Queen’s University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union team of Queen’s University Belfast. Founded in 1869, it is the second oldest rugby union club in Northern Ireland. They originally played as Queen’s College, Belfast and have won the Ulster Senior Cup a record 21 times.
In 1993 when the AIB League was expanded to four divisions with forty six senior clubs, five university clubs, including Queen’s, joined the league. Queen’s entered Division Four. Since then they played regularly in Division Three and Division Four.
In 2000 they were relegated to the Ulster Senior League but returned to the AIB League two years later. Their senior team will play the 2014-15 season in Division 2A after winning the Ulster Senior cup and Dudley Cup in the 2013-14 season.
Queen’s University RFC Women compete in the Ulster Women’s Premiership and are the holders of the Ulster Women Junior Cup.

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Honours
- All-Ireland League
- 1923-24, 1931–32, 1936–37
- Ulster Senior Cup: 23
- 1885-86, 1886–87, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1891–92, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1946–47, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1980–81, 2009–10, 2013-14
- Ulster Senior League: 17 (3 shared)
- 1890-91, 1899–1900, 1911–12, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1952–53 (shared), 1953–54 (shared), 1956–57 (shared), 1963–64, 1966–67, 1979–80
- Ulster Junior Cup: 15
- †1888-89, †1889-90, †1920-21, †1932-33, †1933-34, †1937-38, †1946-47, †1947-48, †1948-49, †1950-51, †1951-52, †1958-59, †1963-64, †1968-69, †1969–70
- Irish Universities Dudley Cup
- SONI Ulster Rugby Premiership Division 2
- 2017–18
- Ulster Women Junior Shield
- 2018-19
† Won by 2nd XV † Won by Freshers
Latest posts
- Senior Cup Final: City of Armagh 22 Queen’s University 40
- Carrick 7s: Lynda Warring Memorial Cup
- AIL2A Play Off Final: Queens 17 Buccaneers 18
- McCrea Cup: Grosvenor 21 Queens II 15 Final
- Junior Cup: Queens University 12 Co Cavan 7
- AIL 2A: Queen’s University 33 Old Crescent 13
- Senior Cup: Queens 52 Malone 7 Quarter Final
- McCrea Cup: Queens 27 Instonians 26 Semi Final
- McCrea Cup: Queen’s University II 35 CIYMS 10 Quarter Final
- AIL2B: Queens 48 Nenagh Ormond 21
- Elite Provincial League: Cooke II 12 Queens III 43
- Ulster Women’s Premiership: Queen’s University 22 Omagh Academicals 0
- Ulster Senior Cup: Queen’s University 39 Ballymena 10
- Premiership Women: Queen’s University 19 Co Cavan 10
- AIL 2A: Queen’s University 40 UL Bohemian 8
- Premiership Women: Queen’s University 43 City of Derry 0
- Premier 1: Queen’s University II 62 Grosvenor II 5
- Irish Universities Rugby Union Conroy Cup 2021
- AIL 2A: Queen’s University 60 Dolphin 0
- Club Men: Queen’s University, Kings Scholars and UU Jordanstown U20 Tournament.
- Championship Women: Queen’s University II 5 Ballynahinch 8
- AIL 2A: Queen’s University 40 Ballymena 24
- Club Women: Belfast Harlequins 17 Queen’s University 22 Friendly
- Club Men: Queen’s University 19 Ballyclare 28 U20 Friendly
- Premiership 1: Queen’s University 59 Rainey Old Boys 7
- Club Academy: Queen’s University 19 Instonians 12
- Club Academy: Academy 0 Queen’s University 5
- Premiership 1. Queens go top with emphatic win against Banbridge.
- Club Women: QUB RFC U18 Performance Camp.
- Club Men: Queen’s University v Lisburn Preseason
- Club Rugby: Girls U18 Performance Camp at Queen’s University
- Club Rugby: QUB U18 Girls Performance Camps
- Varsity: Queen’s Pirates 28 King’s Scholars 19
- HSL supports Queen’s Rugby to boost breast cancer awareness
- Community Series: Ballynahinch 17 Queen’s University 20
- Club Men: Belfast Harlequins 28 Queen’s University 17 Preseason
- Club Men: Belfast Harlequins II 14 Queen’s University II 22 Friendly
- Club Men: Malone 19 Queen’s University 40 Preseason
- Club Men: Malone II 17 QUB Freshers 14 Preseason
- Club Women: QUBRFC Return to Rugby
- Junior Cup. City of Derry 10 Queen’s University 0
- McCrea Cup. Malone II 29 Queen’s University II 26
- Junior Cup. Queen’s University 12 Co Cavan 10
- Club Rugby. Queen’s University II’s 68 Dungannon II’s 7 (Provincial D1)
- AIL 2A. Queens University 33 Ballymena 26
- Ulster Premiership: Queen’s University 10 Ballynahinch 20
- Women’s Conference Queen’s University II 15 Lisburn 58
- AIL 2A: Queen’s University 20 Rainey OB 17.
- Conference: Belfast Harlequins 37 Queens University II 17
- AIL 2A: Queen’s University 15 Cashel 17
- Premiership Women: Queen’s University 67 Omagh Academicals 0
- Premiership: Queens 32 Malone 13
- Premiership Women: QUB Women 20 City of Derry Women 5
- Championship: Queens II’s and Ballyshannon make their Conference debut.
- Senior Cup: Ballynahinch 38 Queen’s University 27
- Club Men: Queen’s retain Dudley Cup after win against Dublin University
- Club Men: Grosvenor 50 Queen’s University II 19 (McCrea Cup)
- Club Women: Cooke II 5 Queens University 47 (Junior Shield)
- Club Women: Super Sunday Preview.
- Club Men: Queens University II 18 Academy 10 (McCrea Cup SF)
- Club Women: Queens University 52 Randalstown 0
- Club Women: Ballynahinch 27 Queens University 10
- Club Men: Queen’s University 19 City of Armagh 33 (URP D1)
- Club Men: Malone 24 QUB 5 (UR Premiership D1)
- Club Men: Queen’s University Belfast 29 University College Dublin 24 (Dudley Cup)
- Club: Queens University 19 Banbridge 7 First Trust Senior Cup
- Forster Cup: Limavady II 10 Queens University III 24
- Club Women: Queens University 0 Belfast Harlequins 27 (Conference)
- WOMEN: Cooke 76 Queens 15 (Rosie Stewart Final)
- Women: Rosie Wrap Up Semi Finals.
- Women: Rosie Wrap Up Week 3.
- Women: Cooke overcome spirited Queen’s.
- Women: AIL Round 1 Results
- Women: Queens 5 Cooke 10
- Queen’s University retain Carrick 10s Title
- Women: Rosie Stewart Cup – Queens University 33 Enniskillen 0
- Women: Heartbreak for Queen’s Ladies in Play Off Thriller.
- Women: AIL Week 6 Round Up.
- Women: AIL Week 4 Round Up
- Women: AIL Week 3 Round Up.
- Club. Queen’s University 43 Enniskillen 10 WAIL 2N
- Women: Ulster Women’s Finals
- Four To Follow: McGuigan and Henderson Update
- Rosie Stewart Cup: Queen’s 0 Carrick 15
- AIL 2: Queens University 44 Clonakilty 25
- The PigDogs are coming (again!)
- Carrick 7’s Day 3: Abbey Ladies 10’s