AIL Stats v Old Belvedere (H)

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Energia All Ireland League Division 1B

Old Belvedere v St. Mary’s College RFC

Templeville Road

Saturday 2nd December 2023

 

 

MATCH PREVIEW

Game Seven of the Energia All Ireland League Division 1B, and the first game of block three of AIL Fixtures. Unbeaten League leaders St. Mary’s welcome Dublin rivals Old Belvedere to Templeville Road.

 

This is 1st v 3rd in the Energia AIL Division 1B table. Last Season Belvo won both meetings between both sides.

 

So far this season, Old Belvedere have beaten Blackrock, Buccaneers, UCC and Highfield but have lost to Naas and Garryowen.

 

Meanwhile St. Mary’s College have won all six AIL games to date with bonus point wins over Buccaneers, Old Wesley, UCC, Naas, Highfield and Garryowen.

 

This is bound to be a tough game in Templeville with both teams in good form recently.

 

GAME STATS TO DATE:

AIL Div 1B

St. Mary’s – WWWWWW

Old Belvedere – LLWWWW

 

 

AIL Results:

R1: St. Mary’s 41-25 Buccaneers; Old Belvdere 18-20 Naas;

R2: Old Wesley 22-38 St. Mary’s; Garryowen 20-12 Old Belvedere;

R3: St. Mary’s 31-25 UCC; Old Belvedere 43-40 Blackrock;

R4: Naas 14-25 St. Mary’s; Buccaneers 19-45 Old Belvedere;

R5: St. Mary’s 55-29 Highfield; Old Belvedere 34-29 UCC;

R6: Garryowen 22-31 St. Mary’s; Highfield 14-29 Old Belvedere;

 

Previous Meetings:

Sat 02 Oct 2010: St. Mary’s 9-17 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 02 Apr 2011: Old Belvedere 25-19 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 25 Nov 2011: St. Mary’s 15-10 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 28 Jan 2012: Old Belvedere 7-27 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 09 Nov 2012: St. Mary’s 16-18 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 29 Mar 2013: Old Belvedere 15-25 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 30 Nov 2013: St. Mary’s 24-27 Old Belvedere – Templevill Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 25 Jan 2014: Old Belvedere 22-22 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 27 Sep 2014: Old Belvedere 10-14 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 10 Jan 2015: St. Mary’s 13-9 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 03 Nov 2018: Old Belvedere 29-24 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 02 Mar 2019: St. Mary’s 10-7 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 14 Dec 2019: St. Mary’s 14-13 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 01 Jan 2020: Old Belvedere 15-10 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 20 Nov 2021: St. Mary’s 24-21 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 19 Feb 2022: Old Belvedere 24-23 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 01 Oct 2022: Old Belvedere 32-28 St. Mary’s – Ollie Campbell Park (AIL Div 1B)

Sat 15 Apr 2023: St. Mary’s 21-32 Old Belvedere – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1B)

 

Top Scorers:

St. Mary’s College:

Points: Mick O’Gara 71, Daniel Sancery 25, Jamie Harding 20, Conor Dean, Conor Hayes & Ethan Baxter 15, Hugo Conway, Ben Taylor Leandro Ramirez & Ronan Watters 10, Liam Corcoran, Michael McCormack, Myles Carey & Steven Kilgallen 5;

Tries: Daniel Sancery 5; Jamie Harding 4; Ethan Baxter, Conor Hayes & Conor Dean 3 each; Mick O’Gara, Hugo Conway, Ben Taylor, Leandro Ramirez & Ronan Watters 2 each; Michael McCormack, Liam Corcoran, Myles Carey & Steven Kilgallen 1;

 

Old Belvedere:

Points: Mick O’Kennedy 35, Calum Dowling 25, Peter O’Beirne 20, David Wilkinson 19, Jack Keating 15, Jayden Beckett, Joe White 10, Conal Bird, Patrick Dowling, Hugh Flood, Adam Howard, Gavin Nugent, Connor Owende, Kale Thatcher, Fionn McWey & Ariel Robles 5.

Tries: Calum Dowling 5, Peter O’Beirne 4, Jack Keating 3, Joe White 2, Jayden Beckett, Conall Bird, Patrick Dowling, Hugh Flood, Adam Howard, Gavin Nugent, Mick O’Kennedy, Connor Owende, Kale Thatcher, Fionn McWey & Ariel Robles.