J4 XV · Season archive
J4 XV — Season 2006/07
The first season of the current J4/J5 generation: fifth of nine in Section C of the J4 League, and out of the Winters Cup by two points to Millmount House.
The first season of the current J4/J5 generation: fifth of nine in Section C of the J4 League, and out of the Winters Cup by two points to Millmount House.
No team photo from 2006/07 has been identified yet. If you have one, please send it to archives@smcrfc.com.
St. Mary's score shown first. H = home, A = away, N = neutral venue.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result | Venue and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2006 | League, Section C | Bective Rangers | A | 3–27 | L | Energia Park, Donnybrook |
| 18/11/2006 | League, Section C | Wanderers | H | 14–28 | L | Templeville Road |
| 25/11/2006 | League, Section C | Old Belvedere | H | 8–0 | W | Templeville Road |
| 09/12/2006 | League, Section C | Coolmine | H | 5–32 | L | Templeville Road |
| 13/01/2007 | League, Section C | Newbridge | A | 15–0 | W | Rosetown |
| 27/01/2007 | League, Section C | Millmount House | H | 22–17 | W | Templeville Road |
| 03/02/2007 | League, Section C | Terenure | A | 13–13 | D | Lakelands |
| 17/02/2007 | League, Section C | Greystones | H | 10–65 | L | Templeville Road |
| 31/03/2007 | Winters Cup, 1st round | Millmount House | H | 15–17 | L | Templeville Road |
Results come from the Leinster Rugby results archive (9). Where the Leinster record has a game, its score and date are used.
The 2006/07 J4/J5 season report says 'In the league we won 4 and lost 4'; the Leinster record has 3 wins, 1 draw (13–13 at Terenure, 03/02/2007) and 4 defeats.
Leinster lists St. Mary's as 'St. Mary’s College RFC' in Section C; the club's 2017 and 2021 reunion booklets summarise the season as 'J4 League Sec C - 5th place, Winters Cup - Round 1'.
The 2006/07 season report names Chi Yuen Hui (wing) as J4 Player of the Season and says the J4s had 3 wins in a row after Christmas (Leinster: Newbridge 15–0, Millmount House 22–17, then a 13–13 draw at Terenure).
The season report says seven first-choice players were away supporting Leinster in the Heineken Cup quarter-final v Wasps when the J4s lost the cup game.
No J4 B / second J4 team is recorded for 2006/07; the J5s played only one friendly plus the O'Connor Cup and D.P. Smyth blitz (season report).
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coolmine | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 251 | 51 | +200 | 27 |
| 2 | Greystones | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 235 | 73 | +162 | 27 |
| 3 | Old Belvedere | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 63 | +64 | 25 |
| 4 | Bective Rangers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 113 | +69 | 18 |
| 5 | St. Mary's College | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 182 | −92 | 14 |
| 6 | Terenure College | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 76 | 131 | −55 | 11 |
| 7 | Millmount House | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 151 | −87 | 9 |
| 8 | Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 183 | −115 | 8 |
| 9 | Newbridge | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 46 | 192 | −146 | 5 |
Table from the Leinster Rugby results archive.
2 names. No team lists survive for 2006/07; the names are the captain (membership book) and the Player of the Season named in the 2006/07 J4/J5 season report.
No match reports from 2006/07 have been found. If you have any, please send them to archives@smcrfc.com.
Reviews, previews, programme messages and other pieces from the season, as written at the time.
2006/07 J4/J5 Season Report 2006/07 (J4 section and aims for 2007/08)
Source: J4_J5_season_report.
J4’s – Season started well numbers wise. A new recruitment drive was initiated by the management team during last summer to attract numbers and as this worked very well we will be running a similar campaign this summer.
League/Cup – In the league we won 4 and lost 4 which allowed us a mid-table finish. In the cup we lost in the first round to Millmount House.
Highlight – Undoubtedly the new team spirit which was created, as this has been sadly missed in the last few seasons. It helped to keep the squad together and playing for the whole season. Playing wise the 3 wins on the bounce after Christmas was a highlight.
Lowlight – The early cup exit. As seven of our first choice players were away supporting Leinster in the Heineken Cup Q Final vs Wasps we felt the branch could have done more to help rearrange this game.
Captain – Alan Kibble
Manager – Ian Grimson
Coaches – Tim Henderson and Eamon Moran
Player of the Season – Chi Yuen Hui (wing)
Aims for 2007/08 season –
To have the players to field a J5 side every week.
To win at least one trophy between the two sides.
To qualify for at least the semi’s in the J4 league.
To increase the player numbers and standard at the J4/J5 level.