AIL Stats v Blackrock (A) – St Mary's College RFC

Energia All Ireland League Division 1B

Blackrock v St. Mary’s College RFC

Stradbrook

Saturday 20th January 2024

MATCH PREVIEW

Round Eleven of the Energia All Ireland League Division 1B features a Dublin Derby with 4th place Blackrock hosting unbeaten League leaders St. Mary’s College Stradbrook.

So far this season Blackrock have had wins against UCC, Queens, Old Wesley Nass and Buccaneers but have lost to Highfield, Old Belvedere, Garryowen, St. Mary’s and Buccaneers.

Meanwhile St. Mary’s College have won all ten AIL games to date, 9 with bonus points, over Buccaneers, Old Wesley, UCC, Naas, Highfield, Garryowen, Old Belvedere, Blackrock and last two rounds over Queens University.

A great game will be in store with Blackrock looking for revenge after defeat in Templeville on 9th December 2023 meeting.

Following the AIL, there is a Metro League Premier 2 top of the table clash between the St. Mary’s J1’s and Blackrock’s J1 also in Stradbrook. A great afternoon’s rugby to look forward to on Saturday down in Stradbrook.

GAME STATS TO DATE:

AIL Div 1B

St. Mary’s – WWWWWWWWWW

Blackrock – WLLWWWLLLW

AIL Results:

R1: St. Mary’s 41-25 Buccaneers; UCC 20-31 Blackrock;

R2: Old Wesley 22-38 St. Mary’s; Blackrock 21-24 Highfield;d

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

R4: Naas 14-25 St. Mary’s; Blackrock 17-7 Queens;

R5: St. Mary’s 55-29 Highfield; Old Wesley 27-38 Blackrock;

R6: Garryowen 22-31 St. Mary’s; Blackrock 32-29 Naas;

R7: St. Mary’s 34-27 Old Belvedere; Garryowen 32-26 Blackrock;

R8: St. Mary’s 20-3 Blackrock;

R9: Queens 17-22 St. Mary’s; Blackrock 19-26 Buccaneers;

R10: St. Mary’s 36-14 Queens; Buccaneers 21-23 Blackrock;

Previous Meetings:

Sat 18 Sep 1993: Blackrock 21-18 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1)

Sat 18 Feb 1995: St. Mary’s 17-6 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 23 Mar 1996: Blackrock 7-11 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1)

Sat 29 Mar 1997: Blackrock 40-43 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1)

Sat 22 Nov 1997: St. Mary’s 41-23 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 16 Jan 1999: St. Mary’s 34-11 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 16 Dec 2000 St. Mary’s 9-5 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 30 Mar 2002: Blackrock 23-24 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1)

Sat 16 Nov 2002: St. Mary’s 22-31 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 08 Nov 2003: St. Mary’s 18-23 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 29 Apr 2006: Blackrock 17-22 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1)

Sat 19 Apr 2008: Blackrock 49-27 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1)

Sat 23 Feb 2009: St. Mary’s 18-8 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1)

Sat 05 Dec 2009: St. Mary’s 25-3 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 06 Mar 2010: Blackrock 9-26 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 27 Nov 2010: Blackrock 18-21 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 26 Feb 2011: St. Mary’s 15-34 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 05 Nov Nov 2011: Blackrock 18-19 St. Mary’s – Stradbrook (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 24 Mar 2012: St. Mary’s 31-13 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1A)

Sat 09 Dec 2023: St. Mary’s 20-3 Blackrock – Templeville Road (AIL Div 1B)

Top Scorers:

St. Mary’s College:

Points: Mick O’Gara 103; Jamie Harding & Conor Hayes 30; Leandro Ramirez & Daniel Sancery 25; Conor Dean & Ronan Watters 20; Hugo Conway & Ethan Baxter 15; Ben Taylor & Michael McCormack 10; Leroy Jack, Liam Corcoran, Myles Carey & Steven Kilgallen 5;

Tries: Conor Hayes & Jamie Harding 6 each; Leandro Ramirez & Daniel Sancery 5 each; Conor Dean & Ronan Watters 4 each; Mick O’Gara, Hugo Conway & Ethan Baxter 3 each; Ben Taylor & Michael McCormack 2 each; Leroy Jack, Liam Corcoran, Myles Carey & Steven Kilgallen 1 each;

Blackrock College:

Points: Oliver Coffey 75, Graham Curtis 25, Matthew Cosgrove 15; James Fennelly 14; Peter Quirke 13; Liam Nicholson, Odhran Ring, Matthew Dwan, Josh Dixon & Andrew Savage 10, Chris Rolland, David Heavey, Roy Whelan,

James Burke, Brian Colclough, Jack Gardiner, Louis Keyes, Cian Reilly, Gavin Thornbury & Liam Turner 5.

Tries: Graham Curtis 5; Matthew Cosgrove & Oliver Coffey 3; Liam Nicholson, Josh Dixon & Andrew Savage, James Burke, Mathew Dwan & Odhran Ring 2 each; Chris Rolland, David Heavey, Roy Whelan, Brian Colclough, Peter Quirke, James Fennelly, Jack Gardiner, Louis Keyes, Cian Reilly, Gavin Thornbury & Liam Turner 1 each;