Episode 66, and we're trying something new on The Leinster Listen — a Leinster Club Interview with Emerald Warriors RFC. Ireland's leading LGBT+ inclusive rugby club, founded in Dublin in 2003, with men's+ sides in the Leinster Metro League, the Azure women's+ team in Leinster Women's Division 4, and a trophy cabinet that includes the 2025 Union Cup in Oslo. Here is what we cover in this episode:

🏉 Who they are; name, role, and the club's founding in August 2003

💚 What makes them different; Ireland's first primarily LGBTQ+ rugby club, open to all, and a fixture on the international IGR circuit

👩‍🦰 Women's rugby; the Azure women's+ team, Leinster league rugby, and the Emily Valentine Vase at Union Cup 2025

📜 Club history; Bingham Cup 2008 in Dublin, Union Cup 2019, and two decades of firsts

🤝 Community and Lei ...