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brilliant third place the following season in the Second
Division places. In the following five years a number of trophies were won, bringing the club to new heights, and drawing large crowds on regular occasions. However these great times were to come to an end, when in 2013 Clon were relegated back to junior status for the first time in nine years. The club had struggled all season long, with the countrywide recession hitting the town hard, forcing a number of players to move abroad, including star centre Darragh Lynch. Many other players, overseas signings had to leave, resulting in a sudden drop in numbers in the adult squad. The club are extremely lucky therefore, to have such a fantastic underage setup. In 2013 the Under 17s triumphed in The Munster league, and then the same team almost repeated the feat a year later. With a number of that squad currently playing underage rugby with Munster and some even Ireland, there is a strong sense within the club that good times are sure to come again soon, and the onus is now on some of the up-and-coming young men to help Clon climb back up the National Leagues ladder.
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Football Club: playing in the Division 1 of the Junior League. Catering for 3 men's adult teams and under 20's, 2 ladies' teams and the full range of underage teams from under 8's to under 18's. Clon RFC have state of the art facilities with a gymnasium.
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Blewitt was a stalwart player and administrator. The club disbanded again before the Second World War and was not heard of again until that fateful evening in the
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