Episode 84, and we're back with another Leinster Club Interview on The Leinster Listen, this time with Guinness RFC and captain Carl Stafford, who also joined the committee this season. A Dublin 12 brewery factory club founded in 1943 at the Iveagh Grounds, still one of the few working-class teams in Leinster rugby, now fielding a combined senior side with Tallaght RFC, and the club where I first picked up a rugby ball. Here is what we cover in this episode:

🏉 **Who they are**; Carl Stafford on captaincy, the committee, and a club born in 1943 for Guinness workers at the Iveagh Grounds

💚 **What makes them different**; working-class roots, Crumlin on your doorstep, and open arms when bigger clubs shut the door

👩‍🦰 **Women's rugby**; no standalone Guinness women's team yet, links to Three Saints, and why the game still needs local platforms

📜 **Club history**; St James's Gate factory teams, Mary's sending Carl to Drimnagh, U19 league glory, and Leinster League battles

🤝 **Community and Leinster Rugby**; schools, development officers, pathways with Leinster, and what guidance beats a blank cheque

🎯 **Challenges and ambition**; no academy pipeline, GAA and soccer competition, the Tallaght amalgamation, and tag or touch for every age

⭐ **Legends and grounds**; Bomber keeping the lights on, volunteer awards, balls over the terrace walls, and what leinster player he wants at training

📍 **How to join**; Tuesday nights at the Iveagh Grounds, Thursday at Fairhouse, development players welcome, and reach out via club socials