J4 XV · Season archive
J4 XV — Season 2025/26
Second in Division 7 in the first season up, then a final lost 0–15 to Old Belvedere at Ollie Campbell Park.
Second in Division 7 in the first season up, then a final lost 0–15 to Old Belvedere at Ollie Campbell Park.
No team photo from 2025/26 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 |
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| 27/09/2025 | Metro Division 7 | Navan | H | 35–5 | W | Templeville Road |
| 11/10/2025 | Metro Division 7 | CYM | A | 7–19 | L | Terenure Road North |
| 17/10/2025 | Metro Division 7 | Old Wesley | H | 27–8 | W | Templeville Road |
| 01/11/2025 | Metro Division 7 | Guinness | A | 48–34 | W | Iveagh Grounds |
| 21/11/2025 | Metro Division 7 | Blackrock College | A | 16–20 | L | Stradbrook |
| 12/12/2025 | Metro Division 7 | Navan | A | 21–19 | W | Balreask Old |
| 10/01/2026 | Metro Division 7 | CYM | H | 40–10 | W | Templeville Road |
| 17/01/2026 | Metro Division 7 | Old Wesley | A | 7–14 | L | Energia Park, Donnybrook |
| 07/02/2026 | Metro Division 7 | Old Belvedere | A | 15–22 | L | Belvedere College Distillery Road |
| 20/02/2026 | Metro Division 7 | Old Belvedere | H | 10–7 | W | Wanderers RFC. St. Mary's home fixture played at Wanderers RFC ('neutral ground' – Director of Junior Rugby, 04/04/2026 programme) |
| 28/02/2026 | Metro Division 7 | Blackrock College | H | 39–25 | W | Templeville Road |
| 13/03/2026 | Metro Division 7 | BGF Ravens | A | 27–7 | W | Mount Temple College. Leinster lists two fixtures v BGF Ravens on 13/03/2026 (away at Mount Temple College and home at Templeville Rd), both 27–7; club sources record one game at Templeville Road, 29–7, counting for double points ('Double Points' / 'Double up') |
| 13/03/2026 | Metro Division 7 | BGF Ravens | H | 27–7 | W | Templeville Road. Leinster lists two fixtures v BGF Ravens on 13/03/2026 (away at Mount Temple College and home at Templeville Rd), both 27–7; club sources record one game at Templeville Road, 29–7, counting for double points ('Double Points' / 'Double up') |
| 21/03/2026 | Metro Division 7 | Guinness | H | 0–0 | D | Templeville Road. Leinster: 'Game Off', recorded 0–0 and counted as a draw in the Leinster table; club sources (programme, stats workbook, 2026/27 membership book) record it as conceded by Guinness |
| 28/03/2026 | Winters Cup, 1st round | Clontarf | A | w/o | L | Castle Ave. Walkover: conceded by St. Mary's |
| 04/04/2026 | Metro Division 7 final | Old Belvedere | A | 0–15 | L | Ollie Campbell Park, Cabinteely. Division 7 final (play-off final) |
Results come from the Leinster Rugby results archive (16). Where the Leinster record has a game, its score and date are used.
CYM (A): Leinster date 11/10/2025; club stats workbook, 04/04/2026 programme and 2026/27 membership book have 10/10/2025
13/03/2026 v BGF Ravens: club stats 29-7 (Leinster 27–7)
17/01/2026 v Old Wesley: Leinster has Old Wesley at home at Energia Park (Donnybrook), 14–7; the club stats workbook, programme and 2026/27 membership book have 'St. Mary's 7-14 Old Wesley' at Templeville Road
12/12/2025 v Navan: venue 'Balreask Old' in Leinster, 'Balreask Oak' in club sources
Division 7 final: Leinster and the programme cover date it Saturday 04/04/2026; the club stats workbook and 2026/27 membership book have 03/04/2026. The programme cover and stats workbook call it the 'Metro League Division 8 Final' although the programme text, Leinster and the membership book have Division 7
21/03/2026 v Guinness: Leinster 'Game Off' (0–0, counted as a draw); programme, stats and membership book 'Conceded by Guinness'
Table: Leinster has St. Mary's P14 W9 D1 L4 PF 319 PA 197, 41 pts; the 04/04/2026 programme has W10 D0 L4, 319–197, 43 pts; the 2026/27 membership book has W10 D0 L4, 323–197, 43 pts (323 = club score 29–7 v BGF Ravens counted twice). Guinness: Leinster 6 pts with D1, programme/book 4 pts
Winters Cup walkover v Clontarf: club stats workbook 27/03/2026 ('Winters Cup - Round 1'); the 2026/27 membership book prints '18/04/2025 Clontarf v St. Mary's Castle Ave 1st Round – Conceded by St. Mary’s' under 'WINTERS (J3/J4) CUP'
Winters Cup walkover v Clontarf: Leinster dates it Saturday 28/03/2026 (club stats workbook 27/03/2026)
Third successive league final (Chairman of Rugby, 04/04/2026 programme). The captain's message notes the J4 won their last five league games before the final.
The two regular-season games v Old Belvedere were split: lost 15–22 away, won 10–7 at Wanderers.
The 2025/26 membership book said the J4 would play the O’Connor Cup at the end of the season; the only cup game recorded is the conceded Winters Cup (J3/J4) tie v Clontarf.
The coaches' message refers to the J4 as the 'Barmen' team, mainly players in their early 20s, with significant turnover and several season-ending injuries.
The final line-up is from the main club stats workbook; the 'Junior Rugby Stats Season 2025-26' and 30 March 2026 copies have the final's team but no score.
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Table from the Leinster Rugby results archive.
Comments: Navan deducted 1 point for conceding a higher level. Blackrock deducted 4 points. Blackrock deducted 4 points for conceding 1 game.
65 names. All players named in the J4 XV selections of the club stats workbook 'Statistics & Score details Season 2025-2026' (league and final; same data as 'Junior Rugby Stats Season 2025-26' and the J3-J4 sheet as at 30 March 2026) plus the 04/04/2026 programme line-up.
No match reports from 2025/26 have been found. If you have any, please send them to archives@smcrfc.com.
13 line-ups, 12 with scorers. The source is given under each one. Click any match to open it.
27 Sep 2025 St. Mary's 35 Navan 5 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Conner Gunn, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Kieran Egan, 4 Gavin Potts, 5 Matthew Kennedy, 6 Adam Faulkner, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conn Loane, 10 Harry Fanning, 11 Andrew Gallagher, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Matt Coughlan, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Aaron Doherty, 18 Oisín Nee, 19 Hugo Mathews, 20 James McHugh, 21 Gary Lynch, 22 Ryan Miller.
Scorers. Tries: Conor Budds, Harry Fanning (2), Matt Coughlan, Ryan Miller. Conversions: Harry Fanning (2). Penalties: Harry Fanning (2).
From the club stats workbook.
11 Oct 2025 CYM 19 St. Mary's 7 Lost Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Andrew Gibbons, 2 Séan O'Leary, 3 Henry Tracey, 4 Gavin Potts, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 Adam Faulkner, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Barra O'Loughlin, 11 Ryan Miller, 12 Jamie Grace, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Luke Lawrence, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Liam Sardinha, 17 David McGill, 18 Fearghal Power, 19 Hugo Mathews.
Scorers. Tries: Leo Faulkner. Conversions: Barra O'Loughlin.
From the club stats workbook.
17 Oct 2025 St. Mary's 27 Old Wesley 8 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Cian Carolan, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Conor McElearney, 4 Gavin Potts, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 Adam Faulkner, 7 Matthew Kennedy, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Matt Coughlan, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Ryan Miller, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 George O'Shea, 18 Conner Gunn, 19 James McHugh, 20 Fearghal Power, 21 Jack O'Kelly, 22 Daniel Martinez Dunn.
Scorers. Tries: Cian Carolan, Conor Budds, Daniel Martinez Dunn. Conversions: Dara Lynch (3). Penalties: Dara Lynch (2).
From the club stats workbook.
1 Nov 2025 Guinness 34 St. Mary's 48 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Cian Carolan, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Conner Gunn, 4 Darragh Stapleton, 5 Matthew Kennedy, 6 Alex Ryan, 7 James McHugh, 8 Gordon Tracey, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Andrew Gallagher, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Cillian O'Donoghue, 15 Harry Fanning.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Oisín Nee, 18 Jack Grant, 19 George O'Shea, 20 James Casey, 21 Jack O'Mahony, 22 Luke Lawrence.
Scorers. Tries: James McHugh, Matthew Kennedy, Andrew Gibbons, Jack O'Mahony, Harry Fanning (2). Conversions: Dara Lynch (6). Penalties: Dara Lynch (2).
From the club stats workbook.
21 Nov 2025 Blackrock College 20 St. Mary's 16 Lost Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Aaron Doherty, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Conner Gunn, 4 Jack Grant, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 James McHugh, 7 Gordon Tracey, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Matt Coughlan, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Andrew Gallagher, 15 Jamie Grace.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Oisín Nee, 18 Hugo Mathews, 19 Conor Budds, 20 James Walsh, 21 Daniel Martinez Dunn.
Scorers. Tries: Leo Faulkner. Conversions: Dara Lynch. Penalties: Dara Lynch (3).
From the club stats workbook.
12 Dec 2025 Navan 19 St. Mary's 21 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Andrew Gibbons, 2 George O'Shea, 3 Conner Gunn, 4 Cian Nolan, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 Alex Ryan, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Matt Coughlan, 12 Jamie Grace, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Andrew Gallagher, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Liam Sardinha, 18 Harry Fanning, 19 Sam O'Shea.
Scorers. Tries: Conor Quinn, Dara Lynch, Alex Ryan. Conversions: Dara Lynch (3).
From the club stats workbook.
10 Jan 2026 St. Mary's 40 CYM 10 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Kieran Egan, 2 George O'Shea, 3 Oisín Nee, 4 Cian O'Brien, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 Alex Ryan, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Cal Gray, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Jamie Grace, 14 Andrew Gallagher, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Liam Sardinha, 17 Gary Masterson, 18 Christopher Kane, 19 Hugo Mathews, 20 David Dixon, 21 Callan Carey, 22 Áron Harrington.
Scorers. Tries: Kieran Egan, Jamie Grace, Barra O'Loughlin, George O'Shea, Dara Lynch, Conor Quinn. Conversions: Dara Lynch (5).
From the club stats workbook.
17 Jan 2026 Old Wesley 14 St. Mary's 7 Lost Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Henry Tracey, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Oisín Nee, 4 James McHugh, 5 Cian O'Brien, 6 George O'Shea, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Leo Faulkner, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Alex Ryan, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Cal Gray, 14 Benjamin Rock, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Liam Sardinha, 18 James Casey, 19 David Dixon, 20 Ryann Reilly, 21 Conor Beasley, 22 Cormac Dempsey-Lerchundi.
Scorers. Tries: Leo Faulkner. Conversions: Dara Lynch.
From the club stats workbook.
7 Feb 2026 Old Belvedere 22 St. Mary's 15 Lost Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Kieran Egan, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Oisín Nee, 4 Liam Kennelly, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 Cian O'Brien, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Christopher Kane, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Andrew Gallagher, 12 Robert Trew, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 James McHugh, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Liam Sardinha, 17 Alex Ryan, 18 Cian Nolan, 19 Dominic Coyle.
Scorers. Tries: Kieran Egan, Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole. Conversions: Dara Lynch. Penalties: Conor Budds.
From the club stats workbook.
20 Feb 2026 St. Mary's 10 Old Belvedere 7 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Henry Tracey, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Conner Gunn, 4 Dominic Coyle, 5 Darragh Stapleton, 6 Cian O'Brien, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Christopher Kane, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Jack Flanagan, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Benjamin Rock, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Matthew O'Connor, 17 Alex Ryan, 18 James McHugh, 19 Kieran Egan, 20 Matt Coughlan, 21 Daniel Martinez Dunn, 22 Denis Daly.
Scorers. Tries: Andrew Gibbons. Conversions: Dara Lynch. Penalties: Dara Lynch.
From the club stats workbook.
28 Feb 2026 St. Mary's 39 Blackrock College 25 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Henry Tracey, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Oisín Nee, 4 Gordon Tracey, 5 Cian O'Brien, 6 James McHugh, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Christopher Kane, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Daniel McGill, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Denis Daly, 14 Benjamin Rock, 15 Conor Budds.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Liam Sardinha, 18 Callan Carey, 19 Alex Ryan, 20 Daniel Martinez Dunn, 21 Adam Sloan, 22 James Bourke.
Scorers. Tries: Denis Daly (3), James Bourke, Daniel Martinez Dunn (2). Conversions: Dara Lynch (3). Penalties: Dara Lynch.
From the club stats workbook.
13 Mar 2026 BGF Ravens 7 St. Mary's 27 Won Metro Division 7
St. Mary's: 1 Conor Beasley, 2 Séan O'Leary, 3 Oisín Nee, 4 Liam Kennelly, 5 Gordon Tracey, 6 Cian O'Brien, 7 Adam Sloan, 8 Christopher Kane, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Matt Coughlan, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Daniel McGill, 14 Benjamin Rock, 15 Jamie Grace.
Replacements: 16 Gary Masterson, 17 Darragh Stapleton, 18 James McHugh, 19 Dominic Coyle, 20 Tom Keogan, 21 Daniel Martinez Dunn, 22 Denis Daly.
Scorers. Tries: Matt Coughlan (2), Benjamin Rock, Gordon Tracey, Christopher Kane. Conversions: Dara Lynch (2).
From the club stats workbook.
4 Apr 2026 Old Belvedere 15 St. Mary's 0 Lost Metro Division 7 final
St. Mary's: 1 Kieran Egan, 2 Andrew Gibbons, 3 Henry Tracey, 4 Dominic Coyle, 5 Gordon Tracey, 6 Cian O'Brien, 7 Kyle Corrigan Dromgoole, 8 Christopher Kane, 9 Conor Quinn, 10 Dara Lynch, 11 Matt Coughlan, 12 Barra O'Loughlin, 13 Denis Daly, 14 Benjamin Rock, 15 Jamie Grace.
Replacements: 16 Séan O'Leary, 17 Oisín Nee, 18 Darragh Stapleton, 19 James McHugh, 20 Daniel Martinez Dunn, 21 Daniel McGill, 22 Andrew Gallagher.
From the club stats workbook.
Reviews, previews, programme messages and other pieces from the season, as written at the time.
2025/26 Message from the President (Division 7 final programme, 04/04/2026)
Source: SMCRFC J4 v Old Belvedere - 04.04.2026.
Wishing the J4 team the very best of luck in the Metro League Division 7 Final against Old Belvedere on Anglesea Road.
A special mention to Dara, our team captain, and the Barmen as you go in search of back-to-back Metro League titles a fantastic achievement and a testament to all the hard work, commitment, and team spirit throughout the season.
From everyone in the club, we are right behind you. Give it everything you’ve got and bring that title home once again.
Best of luck we’re all rooting for you!
Gareth Logan, President
2025/26 Message from the Chairman of Rugby (Division 7 final programme, 04/04/2026)
Source: SMCRFC J4 v Old Belvedere - 04.04.2026.
Wishing the J4s all the best in their league final against Old Belvedere. You have had another fantastic season under coaches Dave G, Fran, John & Ciaran and captain Dara. It is such a hugely impressive record of making your third successive league final in a row. The whole club is behind you. Bring it home!
Alan Shirley, Chairman of Rugby
2025/26 Message from the J4 XV captain (Division 7 final programme, 04/04/2026)
Source: SMCRFC J4 v Old Belvedere - 04.04.2026.
One year on from our promotion out of Division 8, we push for the opportunity to raise a league trophy for the second year on the bounce. The J4s staged a late title charge, winning our last 5 games in the league. Playing some excellent rugby, this team is full of talent, heart and physicality.
Known for our social aspect off the pitch, this team is a tight-nit group with one thing for sure, every member is proud to pull on the Blue Jersey for one last time this season to hopefully lift the league trophy.
Best wishes are extended to Belvedere RFC for what promises to be a cracking Easter weekend. We invite you to have a drink in the bar and enjoy a spectacular match.
Dara Lynch, Captain J4 XV
2025/26 Message from the J4 XV coaches (Division 7 final programme, 04/04/2026)
Source: SMCRFC J4 v Old Belvedere - 04.04.2026.
Following on from last year’s fantastic result of winning Division 8 we find ourselves in the final of Division 7.
This is a monumental achievement considering the nature of the J4 "Barmen" team, it's based mainly on guys in their early 20's who are in college or starting out on their working careers.
There has been a significant turnover in personnel this season with players moving up grades to fulfil their ambitions, moving away for further studies or seeking work opportunities abroad. We have also suffered quite a few season ending injuries & it is a credit to the guys that have stepped up to fill the void or brought friends into the squad to enable us to be competitive in this year's league.
The two regular season games versus Old Belvedere have been tight affairs with only a score between us in each of the games, sharing the spoils with one win a piece & we expect another tight contest come Saturday.
We've a good relationship with the Belvo team & management, no doubt we'll have a drink together afterwards no matter the result
Fran Pender, John Miller & Dave Garner, Coach J4 XV
2025/26 Message from the Director of Junior Rugby (Division 7 final programme, 04/04/2026)
Source: SMCRFC J4 v Old Belvedere - 04.04.2026.
This J4 team has shown remarkable resilience, and a real never-say-die attitude all season. Every player supports one another both on and off the pitch, which has been a key part of their success.
Dara Lynch has excelled as captain this year, leading by example and driving the team forward in every match.
After winning the Division 8 League last season, they have not found the step up to Division 7 daunting. While they were beaten away by Old Belvedere earlier in the season, they responded brilliantly with a three-point victory on neutral ground at Wanderers.
The final promises to be another close encounter, and I wish Dara and his team the very best of luck. He will have the support of Dave, Fran, John, and Chris on the sideline.
We all hope to bring the League trophy back to Templeville.
Michael O’Flaherty, Director of Junior Rugby