AIL Stats v Queens (A)
Energia All Ireland League Division 1B
Queens University v St. Mary’s College RFC
Dub Lane
Saturday 16th December 2023
MATCH PREVIEW
Round Nine of the Energia All Ireland League Division 1B and the final game of 2023 sees league leaders St. Mary’s College RFC travel to Dub Lane to face 9th place Queens University.
This is the first meeting between these sides in the All Ireland League.
So far this season Queens have had wins against Naas and Garryowen but have lost to Old Wesley, Blackrock, Buccaneers, UCC, Highfield, and Old Belvedere.
Meanwhile St. Mary’s College have won all eight AIL games to date, seven of which with bonus points, over Buccaneers, Old Wesley, UCC, Naas, Highfield, Garryowen and Old Belvedere and Blackrock.
As always in the All Ireland League, this is sure to be a difficult away trip for the League Leaders and another entertaining game in store.
GAME STATS TO DATE:
AIL Div 1B
St. Mary’s – WWWWWWWW
Queens – LWWLLLLL
AIL Results:
R1: St. Mary’s 41-25 Buccaneers; Queens 20-38 Old Wesley;
R2: Old Wesley 22-38 St. Mary’s; Nass 33-50 Queens;
R3: St. Mary’s 31-25 UCC; Queens 41-32 Garryowen;
R4: Naas 14-25 St. Mary’s; Blackrock 17-7 Queens;
R5: St. Mary’s 55-29 Highfield; Queens 16-21 Buccaneers;
R6: Garryowen 22-31 St. Mary’s; UCC 29-27 Queens;
R7: St. Mary’s 34-27 Old Belvedere; Queens 26-34 Highfield;
R8: St. Mary’s 20-3 Blackrock; Old Belvedere 43-13 Queens;
Previous Meetings:
None – the teams have never met in the All Ireland League
Top Scorers:
St. Mary’s College:
Points: Mick O’Gara 90; Daniel Sancery & Jamie Harding 25; Conor Hayes & Leandro Ramirez 20; Hugo Conway, Conor Dean, Ethan Baxter & Ronan Watters 15; Ben Taylor 10; Leroy Jack, Liam Corcoran, Michael McCormack, Myles Carey & Steven Kilgallen 5;
Tries: Daniel Sancery & Jamie Harding 5 each; Conor Hayes & Leandro Ramirez 4 each; Mick O’Gara, Hugo Conway, Ethan Baxter, Conor Dean, & Ronan Watters 3 each; Ben Taylor 2; Leroy Jack, Michael McCormack, Liam Corcoran, Myles Carey & Steven Kilgallen 1 each;
Queens University:
Points: James Humphreys 62, Lukas Kenny 25; Alexander Clarke 20; James Wright, Jonny Hunter & Harry Long 15; Lorcan McLoughlin 10; Ben McFarlane 8; Cameron Hillis, Ryan Street, Ryan Davies, Ben Gibson, Peter Heasley & Robbie Johnston 5;
Tries: Lukas Kenny 5; Alexander Clarke 4; James Wright, Jonny Hunter & Harry Long 3 each; Lorcan McLoughlin 2; Cameron Hillis, Ryan Street, Ryan Davies, Ben Gibson, Peter Heasley & Robbie Johnston 1 each;