Category Archives: Senior Club Rugby

MY CLUB: OLD WESLEY RFC Old Wesley Rugby Club Donnybrook Dublin 4 By DAIRE WALSH THE new 2015/16 season has proven to be a memorable one so far for Old Welsy RFC, who currently find themselves riding high at the … Continue reading →

UCD 56 – 22 Young Munster KO : 14:30 Sat 26th Sep 15 UCD Scorers Tries: Billy Dardis 3, Brian Cawley, Mark McGroarty, Adam Byrne, James Tracy, Jeremy Loughman, Jamie Glynn; Cons: Billy Dardis 2, Bobby Holland, Liam Bourke; Pen: … Continue reading →

Terenure College 32 – 21 Galwegians KO : 16:30 Sat 19th Sep 15 Terenure College Scorers Tries: Harry Moore, Oisin Heffernan, Eoin Joyce, James O’Donoghue; Cons: Stephen O’Neill 3; Pens: Stephen O’Neill 2 Galwegians Scorers Tries: Penalty try, Paddy Finn; … Continue reading →

McGrath brace seals Clontarf victory CLONTARF…………………………………… 20 OLD BELVEDERE…………………………….. 14 Daire Walsh A brace of superb tries from Rob McGrath proved decisive at Castle Avenue last night, as Clontarf secured their second league victory of the season against 14-man Old … Continue reading →

Clontarf 20 – 14 Old Belvedere KO : 19:30 Fri 18th Sep 15 Clontarf Scorers Tries: Rob McGrath 2; Cons: Joey Carbery 2; Pens: Joey Carbery 2 Old Belvedere Scorers Try: Rory O’Loughlin; Pens: Shane McDonald 3 Clontarf Lineups Rob … Continue reading →

Highfield pipped at the post AIL DIVISION 2B Daire Walsh BECTIVE RANGERS……………………………………….. 28 HIGHFIELD………………………………………………….. 27 SECOND-ROW David Kelly helped himself to a brace of tries at Donnybrook on Saturday afternoon, but Highfield ultimately came up just short against Bective Rangers … Continue reading →

Former Reds star Mathison eyes Munsters success RUGBY: Tony Mathison is the latest southern hemisphere import hoping to make his name in Irish rugby. Former Queensland Reds player Mathison was appointed Young Munster coach during the off season and begins … Continue reading →

Mike Ruddock: Ireland in a happy place By Daire Walsh   Ireland will head into this month’s Rugby World Cup on the back of consecutive Test defeats to Wales and England, but according to former Grand Slam-winning Welsh coach Mike … Continue reading →

We Left Everything Out There – Wood With 25 minutes remaining in Saturday’s Ulster Bank League final at the Aviva Stadium, Clontarf were on course to become the first club since Shannon in 2006 to successfully defend the Division 1A title. However, … Continue reading →

Focus On ‘Next Minute’ Pays Off For Ruddock’s Lansdowne Side Lansdowne head coach Mike Ruddock was delighted to see his squad prevail in an exciting Ulster Bank League Division 1A final on Saturday, especially given the fact that 13 players from their … Continue reading →