A special presentation was made before the Belvo clash with Clontarf in the Leinster League Cup on September 12th, 2009.

Brian Whelan presented the presidents of Old Belvedere and CLontarf with the Jack Whelan trophy.  In honour of the late Jack Whelan, son of Brian, who had very close links with both clubs.

A special lunch was held to honour the occasion and a huge number of people from both the Belvo and Clontarf communities came out to celebrate the life of Jack.

The trophy will be played for each time the two teams meet.  Belvo were the first to claim the trophy with a 21-10 win in the Leinster League Cup.   

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Old Belvedere is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Karl Mullen.

Karl was one of the greatest players ever to have represented not only Old Belvedere, but also Ireland and the British and Irish Lions.

Karl captained Old Belvedere in the 1949-1950 season and not only played for the club for many years (winning several honours) but also went on to manage Belvo and also to serve as President.

Karl won 25 caps for Ireland and was famous for being the first (and until this year the only) man to lead Ireland to a Grand Slam back in 1948.
 
In 1950 Karl led the Lions in Australia and New Zealand - the highest honour a Northern Hemisphere player can achieve.

Karl was a wonderful ambassador for both Old Belvedere and the game of rugby. His passing will be mourned throughout the rugby playing world.

To see statistics of Karl’s international career please visit: http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/4810.html

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