Ballymena RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. It is affiliated with the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union. The club was first affiliated in 1887, but the club did not really participate until 1922 when it decided to play in the Junior League in the 1923-1924 season. In 1953 Ballymena became a senior club. The club has to wait until 1963 for its first senior success - the Ulster Senior Cup. Many more successes have followed since that date. Famous players have included Syd Miller, Willie John McBride, Trevor Ringland, David Humphreys (rugby player), David Tweed, Brian Robinson, Philip Rainey who all played with Ireland. A scrum Rugby union (often referred to as rugby, union or football) is one of the two codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Office suspended... Statistics Area: 24,481 km² Population (2006 estimate) 1,993,918 Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) forms one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Ulster Senior Cup is a knock-out competition for senior rugby union teams in the province of Ulster. ... Willie John McBride, MBE is an Irish rugby player. ... David Humphreys MBE (born 10 September 1971 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays fly-half. ...