St. Mary's College RFC & The Leinster Senior Cup
Eleven wins from nineteen finals, from Joe Fanagan's side of 1958 to the AIL champions of 2026.
St. Mary's won the Leinster Junior Cup four times between 1905 and 1911 and were promoted to senior rugby in 1911. In their first season they entered the Leinster Senior Challenge Cup and, on St. Patrick's Day 1912, beat Monkstown, "twice winners of the trophy and strong favourites", before losing the semi-final to Bective Rangers. Senior status was regained in 1941, and semi-finals followed in 1943 and 1948.
The first win came in 1958, "after 58 years", when Joe Fanagan's side beat Blackrock College in a gale at Lansdowne Road. Since then St. Mary's have won the cup 11 times from 19 finals, including back-to-back wins in 1974 and 1975. Between 2008/09 and 2015/16 the competition was played as the Leinster Senior League Cup, and the club counts its 2010 and 2013 wins in that competition among its Senior Cups.
If you have photographs, programmes, team lists or memories from any of these finals, please send them to archives@smcrfc.com.
Click any final for the story, the team and the photo caption. Years are as the club lists them; where a final was played in the calendar year before, the season is shown.
1958 Joe Fanagan — beat Blackrock College 6–0 Won
St. Mary's first Senior Cup, "after 58 years". The path to the final went through Old Wesley (14–0), Palmerston (3–0) and Clontarf in an equally tough semi-final, before Blackrock College at Lansdowne Road.
Having lost the toss, St. Mary's faced a near gale, with rain, then hail and sleet. It was 0–0 at half-time. Early in the second half Sean Cooke kicked a penalty, and midway through the half Cooke worked an overlap for Ken Wall to send Brian Hussey over far out on the right. Paddy Dowling went off injured and later returned, and the Irish Independent singled out the forwards Bagnall, Carmody, Cusack, Kerrigan and Corrigan. The victory banquet was held in the Ormond Hotel.
St. Mary's: Vinnie McGovern; Brian Hussey, Ken Wall, Paddy Dowling, Derry Hussey; Sean Cooke, Joe Fanagan (capt.); Michael Hoctor, Richie Whitty, Hugh Kerrigan, Jack Bagnall, Tony Cusack, Ned Carmody, Nicky Corrigan, Johnny Lee.
Team photo: Back: F. Doherty (President), J. Lee, M. Hoctor, N. Corrigan, A. Cusack, H.R.G. Kerrigan, K. Wall, Rev. W. Kennedy. Centre: R. Whitty, J. Bagnall, E. Carmody, J. Fanagan (Capt.), V. McGovern, S. Cooke, P. Dowling. Front: D. Hussey, B. Hussey.
The club marked the 50th anniversary of the win with a dinner on 23 November 2007.
1960 Sean Cooke — lost to Dublin University 11–14 in a replay Runners-up
The final against Trinity was drawn 6–6, and Dublin University won the replay 14–11. St. Mary's still finished the season with the best club record in the country and were named Team of the Year.
Team photo, Senior Cup finalists 1959-60: R. Mitchell (referee), F. O'Leary, H. Kerrigan, P. Demery, D. Moloney, K. Prendergast, B. Duffy, B. Whelan, J. Sheerin; D. O'Donovan, R. Whitty, N. Kenny, J. Bagnall, S. Cooke (Capt.), E. Carmody, P. Moran; W. Murray, J. Kelly.
1963 Sean Cooke — lost to UCD 3–12 Runners-up
Sean Cooke led the Firsts to another final, "only to be pipped by the UCD side, skippered by Jimmy Kelly". UCD also beat the 2nd XV in the Metropolitan Cup final that season, after extra time.
1966 Denis Hickie — lost to Terenure College 8–11 Runners-up
Team photo: President Lorcan Gogan, captain Denis Hickie, manager Jack Sheerin. Back: L. Gogan, C. Ryan, T. O'Neill, D. Mullan, D. Moloughney, B. Kos, E. O'Dwyer, S. Cooke, B. Cotter, J. Sheerin. Front: F. Dowling, P. Moran, N. Kenny, D. Hickie, T. Kerins, S. Lynch, K. Parkinson.
Under Denis Hickie, St. Mary's beat Old Belvedere and UCD to reach the final at Lansdowne Road, where Terenure won their first title 11–8: "a memorable final… yet another final defeat for St. Mary's".
1969 Sean Lynch — beat Dublin University 14–11 in a replay after extra time Won
The final against Trinity at Lansdowne Road on Saturday 19 April 1969 ended 6–6, a superb dropped goal by Donal Mullan forcing the replay. Paul MacWeeney of the Irish Times wrote that "no finer or more dramatic matches were ever seen in the 87 year old history of the competition".
In the replay a week later, on 26 April, Trinity led 11–3. A Johnny Moloney try made it 11–6, and almost on the final whistle Sean Cooke dived over at the posts and converted to level the scores. In extra time, with less than a minute left, Cooke kicked the winning penalty. Sean Lynch captained the side and Ned Carmody coached it.
St. Mary's: S. Cooke; D. Moloughney, T. Young, K. Corrigan, N. Kenny; D. Mullan, J. Moloney; S. Lynch (capt.), S. Finlay, A. Byrne, D. Byrne, J.B. Sweeney, D. Hickie, G. Glendon, J. Cagney.
Team photo: E. Carmody (coach), A. Byrne, T. McCormick, J. Cagney, D. Byrne, J.B. Sweeney, G. Glendon, D. Mullen, S. Cooke, T. Deering, W. Meehan (President); D. Moloughney, N. Kenny, D. Hickie, S. Lynch (Capt.), A. Andreucetti, S. Finlay, K. Corrigan; J. Moloney, T. Young.
1971 Johnny Moloney — beat UCD 5–3 Won
Played in wind and rain, with St. Mary's resisting against the strong wind. Six minutes after half-time Eddie Wigglesworth charged down a clearance by the UCD out-half on the line and Fergus Meehan dropped on the ball for a try, which Wigglesworth converted. Seven minutes later UCD full-back Tony Ensor kicked a 30-yard penalty, and then came "the longest 25 minutes" (Sean Diffley, Sunday Independent).
It was the club's third Senior Cup, and with the Metropolitan Cup and the McCorry Cup it completed a unique treble. Sean Lynch missed out on a medal because of his Lions selection.
St. Mary's: C. Sweeney; T. McCormack, K. Corrigan, P. Andreucetti, N. Kenny; F. Meehan, J. Moloney (capt.); R. Foley, A. Andreucetti, A. Byrne, J.B. Sweeney, D. Byrne, E. Wigglesworth, D. Hickie, F. Dowling.
Team photo: V. McGovern (Coach), K. Corrigan, F. Dowling, N. Kenny, D. Hickie, J. Sweeney, D. Byrne, R. Foley, T. McCormack, P.J. Bolger (President); A. Andreucetti, A. Byrne, E. Wigglesworth, J. Moloney (Capt.), F. Meehan, P. Andreucetti, C. Sweeney.
1973 Tony Hickie — lost to Wanderers 10–13 Runners-up
Wanderers won the final 13–10, Tony Ensor kicking them to the title. The club's 1973-74 report called the next year's win "our third victory out of four finals in the past six years".
Still needed: the date, the St. Mary's team and a photograph.
1974 Paul Andreucetti — beat Bective Rangers 9–3 Won
St. Mary's beat Old Wesley 7–6, Terenure 19–11 and Lansdowne 19–9 in the semi-final to reach the final at Lansdowne Road on Saturday 27 April 1974. Out-half Henry Murphy withdrew on the morning of the match and Frank Kennedy moved to out-half. Tom Grace kicked a 45-yard penalty after eight minutes, then Johnny Moloney broke and served Kennedy for the only try, converted by Grace. Bective's only score was a dropped goal. It was the club's fourth Senior Cup and "the third in the last six seasons".
St. Mary's: A. Hickie; T. Grace, L. Grissing, P. Andreucetti (capt.), T. Young; F. Kennedy, J. Moloney; S. Lynch, A. Andreucetti, T. Feighery, J. Sweeney, P. O'Reilly, E. Wigglesworth, J. Donnellan, D. Hickie.
Team photo: Back: E. Carmody (Coach), T. Feighery, A. Hickie, T. Grace, J. Sweeney, J. Donnellan, M. Glynn, P. O'Reilly, S. Lynch, T. Brooder (Manager). Centre: T. Young, H. Murphy, A. Andreucetti, P. Andreucetti (Capt.), J. O'Donohue (President), F. Kennedy, R. O'Connor, E. Wigglesworth. Front: L. Grissing, J. Moloney.
From the 2003-04 yearbook: "From the Archives", with the Irish Times report
1975 Terry Young — beat Old Wesley 10–9 in a replay Won
St. Mary's beat Terenure in a replay (13–13, then 8–3), Old Belvedere 20–10 and UCD 10–0 to reach the final. The final on Saturday 26 April 1975 ended 6–6, with a Tom Grace try and conversion. In the replay the following Thursday Old Wesley set the pace until the last seven minutes, when Grace scored a try and a late penalty to win it 10–9. The replay was squeezed in before the IRFU Centenary Club Championship weekend in Limerick, which St. Mary's also won: they beat Bangor in the semi-final and drew 9–9 with Garryowen at Thomond Park after extra time, taking the title on tries.
St. Mary's (replay): 15 Tony Hickie, 14 Tom Grace, 13 Frank Kennedy, 12 Liam Grissing, 11 Terry Young (capt.), 10 Henry Murphy, 9 John Moloney, 8 John Donnellan, 7 Denis Hickie, 6 Eddie Wigglesworth, 5 Mick Glynn, 4 J.B. Sweeney, 3 Sean Lynch, 2 Liam Naughton, 1 Tom Feighery.
Team photo, Leinster Senior Cup and Centenary Club Championship of Ireland 1974-75: Back: E. Carmody (Coach), T. Feighery, T. McCormack, E. Mullan, J.B. Sweeney, T. Grace, M. Glynn, J. Donnellan, D. Hickie, A. Hickie, T. Brooder (Manager). Centre: S. Lynch, H. Murphy, L. Naughton, J. O'Donohue (President), T. Young (Capt.), J. Moloney, F. Kennedy, L. Grissing. Front: P. Andreucetti, E. Wigglesworth.
The 1975 Centenary Club Championship →1987 Noel McCarthy — beat Lansdowne 13–12 Won
The road to the final took in a replay against Terenure, a 17–15 win over Bective and a 10–10 draw with Wanderers, won in the replay three days before the final by Steve Hennessy's late drop goal from halfway.
Lansdowne were odds-on favourites at Lansdowne Road, going for three in a row. Tony Gillen dropped a goal after three minutes, Hennessy added a 40-yard penalty and a drop goal, and Derek Dowling's try made it 13–0. Lansdowne fought back to 13–12 with a Greg Dilger penalty and a Purcell try, converted by Dilger, and Hennessy hit an upright with a late penalty. It was the club's sixth Senior Cup, regained "after a 12-year gap". Coach Rory O'Connor, manager Tom Young.
St. Mary's: S. Hennessy; T. Kennedy, I. Slattery, A. Gillen, J. Kennedy; V. Cunningham, J. Cullen; D. Gardner, C. Fitzgerald, D. Dowling, K. Potts, M. Tarpey, K. Egan, D. Fanning, N. McCarthy (capt.).
Team photo: Back: T. Young (Manager), G. Maher, S. Hennessy, M. Tarpey, K. Egan, K. Potts, T. Gillen, V. Cunningham, C. Fitzgerald, R. O'Connor (Coach). Front: T. Kennedy, J. Cullen, D. Fanning, N. McCarthy (Capt.), L.B. Roche (President), J. Kennedy, D. Dowling, D. Gardner. Absent: I. Slattery.
From the 2006-07 yearbook: "Times Past", with Edmund van Esbeck's Irish Times report
1993 Steve Jameson — beat Old Wesley 12–6 Won
Shortly after the All-Ireland League decider against Young Munster, St. Mary's established an early lead and then "had to defend heroically" to win the club's seventh Senior Cup. Declan Fanning replaced the injured Kevin Devlin after 13 minutes. Coach Eddie Wigglesworth, manager J. Curran.
St. Mary's: A. White; T. Gillen, V. Cunningham, G. Lavin, D. Wall; N. Barry, M. Thorne; B. Keane, M. Corcoran, D. Dowling, T. Coughlan, S. Jameson (capt.), K. Potts, K. Devlin, P. Kenny. Replacement: D. Fanning for Devlin.
Team photo: K. Conboy, J. Curran (Manager), A. Hickie (Asst. Coach), N. Barry, M. Thorne, J. Norton, D. Coleman, M. Fanagan, G. Lavin, T. Coughlan, K. Potts, M. Corcoran, P. Kenny, A. White, E. Wigglesworth (Coach); D. Wall, D. Dowling, A. Gillen, S. Jameson (Capt.), M. Johnson (President), K. Devlin, V. Cunningham. Absent: B. Pope, B. Keane, D. Fanning.
1995 Kevin Devlin — beat Greystones 29–3 Won
The Aluset Leinster Cup final at Lansdowne Road on Saturday 6 May 1995, in front of 4,000. St. Mary's led 9–0 at half-time through a Nicky Barry penalty and a Fergal Campion penalty and drop goal. In the second half Campion dropped a long-range goal and kicked a penalty, Nicky Barry scored after a 50-yard run and Gary Lavin added a second try, both converted by Campion, who finished with 16 points. Greystones' only score was a penalty. Malcolm O'Kelly dominated the line-out. It was the club's eighth Senior Cup. Coach Ciaran Fitzgerald, manager G. Maher.
Replacements: Conor McGuinness, Turlough Meagher (on for Cunningham), Richard Whitty (on for Browne), Ronan Lynch, Frank Fitzgerald.
Team photo: Back: K. Conboy (Asst. Manager), C. Fitzgerald (Coach), V. Cunningham, K. Potts, M. O'Kelly, W. Bowden, N. Barry, A. McEvoy, J. McShane (Asst. Coach), G. Maher (Manager). Middle: R. Whitty, B. Keane, P. Sheeran (President), K. Devlin (Capt.), G. Halpin, B. Browne. Front: F. Campion, P. Lynch.
2005 Paul Nash — beat De La Salle Palmerston 26–7 Won
The Leddin Finance Leinster Senior Cup final at Donnybrook on Saturday 26 February 2005. Barry Lynn scored a try, a conversion and four penalties, Declan Hughes added a try and C. Fifield a conversion. Peter Smyth, back at the club that season, won a Senior Cup medal as the team also won promotion. Coach Steve Hennessy, managers P. Horgan and B. Roantree.
| Section B | Co Carlow 6–11 St. Mary's; St. Mary's 22–24 DLSP; Wanderers 0–71 St. Mary's; Arklow conceded |
| Quarter-final | Dublin University 6–12 St. Mary's (13 Nov 2004) |
| Semi-final | St. Mary's 20–16 Blackrock College (20 Nov 2004) |
| Final | St. Mary's 26–7 De La Salle Palmerston (26 Feb 2005) |
Team photo: Back: R. Grimson, B. Grimson (Asst Manager), S. Hennessy (Coach), G. Logan, J. Sexton, J. Ellis, C. O'Byrne, D. Hughes, S. Gibney, K. Gleeson, P. Horgan (Manager). Front: A. Copeland, B. Smyth, J. Kilbride, J. McWeeney, P. Nash, B. Lynn, P. Brophy, R. Smyth, B. Roantree (Manager).
David Clare was club captain in 2004/05; the team photo marks Paul Nash as captain, and he is thought to have captained the side on the day.
2006 John McWeeney — lost to Clontarf 16–23 Runners-up
The Leddin Finance Leinster Senior Cup final was played at the RDS on 2 April 2006.
| Pool | St. Mary's 19–10 Terenure; Skerries 14–36 St. Mary's; St. Mary's 24–8 Naas; UCD 13–19 St. Mary's |
| Semi-final | St. Mary's 21–16 Suttonians (26 Nov 2005) |
| Final | St. Mary's 16–23 Clontarf (2 Apr 2006, RDS) |
2008 Philip Brophy — lost to Clontarf 6–9 Runners-up
In the semi-final against DLSP on 20 October 2007 Barry Lynn came on for the injured Philip Brophy after three minutes and kicked four penalties as St. Mary's, down to 13 men, won 12–10. The final, first fixed for November 2007, was played at Donnybrook on Saturday 12 April 2008.
| Pool 3 | Skerries 7–36 St. Mary's; UCD 19–49 St. Mary's; St. Mary's 36–6 Bective Rangers |
| Round 1 | St. Mary's 27–17 UCD |
| Semi-final | St. Mary's 12–10 De La Salle Palmerston |
| Final | Clontarf 9–6 St. Mary's (12 Apr 2008, Donnybrook) |
Semi-final team: M. Skelton; D. Fanning, R. Gannon, R. Smyth, R. Doherty; P. Brophy (capt.), M. Darcy; H. Hogan, W. Duggan, M. Aboud, V. Ryan, E. Keane, C. McMahon, R. Sweeney, M. Duggan. Replacements used: B. Lynn, M. Donnellan, G. Logan, M. Crockett.
2010 Hugh Hogan — beat Old Belvedere 9–3 Won
Team photo: President Niall Rynne, captain Hugh Hogan. Back: Colm McMahon, Stuart O'Flanagan, Robert Sweeney, J. McGrath, A. Doherty, D. Lyons. Centre: C. Potts, I. Grimson, D. Kilbride, R. Copeland, R. Sweeney, G. Logan, S. Bradshaw, K. Carroll, B. O'Flanagan, P. Nash, D. Han, D. Fanning, T. Tierney, P. Smith, P. Brophy. Seated: C. Quinn, C. Donohue, S. McCarthy, N. Rynne, H. Hogan, C. Philips, S. Grissing.
Photos from the final →From 2008-09 the Senior Cup was played as the Leinster Senior League Cup. Captained by Hugh Hogan, with Peter Smyth as Director of Rugby and Ciaran Potts as senior coach, St. Mary's won every game on the way to the final at Donnybrook on Friday 5 February 2010. The preview picked out Jack McGrath, then an Ireland U21 prop, the Sweeney brothers, Robin Copeland, Philip Brophy, Stephen Grissing and wingers Ronan Doherty and Darragh Fanning.
| Pool 2 | Greystones 3–23 St. Mary's; DLSP 5–33 St. Mary's; St. Mary's 36–34 Terenure |
| Quarter-final | St. Mary's 19–8 Lansdowne |
| Semi-final | Clontarf 6–23 St. Mary's |
| Final | St. Mary's 9–3 Old Belvedere (5 Feb 2010, Donnybrook) |
Still needed: the team for the final.
2010/11 Lost to UCD 23–24 Runners-up
The Leinster Senior League Cup final was lost by a point to UCD at Donnybrook on Sunday 21 November 2010.
| Pool 2 | Greystones 13–19 St. Mary's; DLSP 3–58 St. Mary's; Terenure 13–34 St. Mary's |
| Round 1 | St. Mary's 45–0 Old Wesley |
| Semi-final | St. Mary's 16–15 Old Belvedere |
| Final | St. Mary's 23–24 UCD (21 Nov 2010, Donnybrook) |
2012/13 Richard Sweeney — beat Lansdowne 32–20 Won
Section A winners, St. Mary's beat Dublin University in the semi-final and Lansdowne in the Leinster Senior League Cup final at Donnybrook on Friday 14 December 2012, "a memorable final". Captain Richard Sweeney, head coach Hugh Hogan, President Michael Fanagan.
| Section A | St. Mary's 27–5 Lansdowne; UCD 14–14 St. Mary's; St. Mary's 55–8 Bective Rangers; Terenure 9–18 St. Mary's |
| Semi-final | St. Mary's 23–13 Dublin University |
| Final | St. Mary's 32–20 Lansdowne (14 Dec 2012, Donnybrook) |
2026 Conor Dean — lost to Lansdowne 19–36 Runners-up
The new AIL champions opened the 2026/27 season by winning Group 1, beating Old Belvedere 35–21 and Terenure 29–21 at Lakelands, to reach the club's first Senior Cup final since 2012. Lansdowne won the final at Energia Park, Donnybrook, on Saturday 12 September 2026.
| Group 1 | St. Mary's 35–21 Old Belvedere; Dublin University 36–0 St. Mary's; Terenure 21–29 St. Mary's |
| Final | Lansdowne 36–19 St. Mary's (12 Sep 2026, Donnybrook) |
Replacements: Richie Bergin, Adam Mulvihill, Ciaran Scott, Max Egan, Dan Goggin, Robert Gilsenan, Conor Cantwell, Josh Kelly.
From the James Maguire archive, captioned "1986 Senior Cup". St. Mary's went out before the final that season.
From the club records and, from 2006/07, Leinster Rugby's results. Where an opponent is named before the score, they were the home side.
| Season | Reached | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2001/02 | Quarter-final | Lost to Co Carlow |
| 2002/03 | Semi-final | Lost to De La Salle Palmerston |
| 2003/04 | Pool | Out at the pool stage |
| 2004/05 | Winners | Beat De La Salle Palmerston 26–7 in the final |
| 2005/06 | Runners-up | Lost the final 16–23 to Clontarf |
| 2006/07 | Round 2 | Round robin: Bective 9–43, 38–6 Seapoint, Old Wesley 10–46. Knockout: beat Co Carlow 53–0, lost 6–16 to Clontarf |
| 2007/08 | Runners-up | Lost the final 6–9 to Clontarf |
| 2008/09 | Semi-final | Pool: 46–10 DLSP, Cill Dara 0–22, Naas 3–53. QF 78–22 Dublin University. SF lost 10–17 to Clontarf |
| 2009/10 | Winners | Beat Old Belvedere 9–3 in the final (Leinster Senior League Cup) |
| 2010/11 | Runners-up | Lost the final 23–24 to UCD (Leinster Senior League Cup) |
| 2011/12 | Semi-final | Section B: DLSP 10–17, 14–25 Clontarf, UCD 28–45, 26–17 Dublin University. SF lost 22–25 to Blackrock College |
| 2012/13 | Winners | Beat Lansdowne 32–20 in the final (Leinster Senior League Cup) |
| 2013/14 | Pool | Section B: 31–17 Bective, Dublin University 22–23, Clontarf 19–27, 20–25 Terenure |
| 2014/15 | Pool | Section B: Blackrock 20–45, 37–5 Bective, Old Belvedere 24–18 |
| 2015/16 | Pool | Section C: 17–23 Terenure, 44–13 Naas, 10–14 Dublin University |
| 2016/17 | Round 1 | Leinster Senior Cup: lost 13–27 to Lansdowne (7 Jan 2017) |
| 2017/18 | Round 1 | Out in round 1 |
| 2020/21 | Pool | Lost 29–35 to UCD at Templeville Road |
| 2023/24 | Pool | Section A: 28–35 Lansdowne, 29–45 UCD, 17–14 Clontarf |
| 2024/25 | Pool | Section A: Terenure 20–28, Lansdowne 49–24, 48–10 Old Wesley (2nd) |
| 2025/26 | Pool | Section A: UCD 22–38, 49–10 Blackrock, 18–27 Terenure (2nd) |
| 2026/27 | Runners-up | Group 1 winners; lost the final 19–36 to Lansdowne |
Every final, wins highlighted.
The club's first team won the Leinster Junior Challenge Cup four times before becoming a senior club.
1905 J. Reddy — beat Kilkenny 9–3: the club's first trophy Won
Team photo: President Fr. Joe O'Hanlon C.S.Sp. Back: M. McBride, L. O'Toole, H. Evans, M. Franklin, J. O'Sullivan, B. Mulcahy, J. Foley, F. Murray, P. Dwyer. Seated: J.J. Rooney, R. Kinahan, J. Reddy (Captain), T. Black, T. Little. Front: T. Reddy, J. Cummins.
After losing the 1902 and 1903 finals to the Royal Irish Constabulary, St. Mary's beat Palmerston and the RIC to reach the final at Lansdowne Road on Saturday 15 April 1905. After a scoreless first half, captain J. Reddy scored a try, converted by Bob Kinahan, and then dropped a four-point goal; Kilkenny replied with an unconverted try. The cup was presented to Mr. Reddy by Miss Maguire.
St. Mary's: G.M. Black, J.B. Reddy, H.R. Evans, R.J. Kinahan, M.J. McBride, T.F. Reddy, P.J. Little; J.J. Rooney, W.J. Mulcahy, M.J. Franklin, J.S. Foley, P.J. Dwyer, T.C. Little, F.J. Murray, L.J. O'Toole.
1907 T.C. Little — beat Palmerston 16–3 Won
The club had lost the 1906 final to the RIC, its fourth Junior Cup final in five years.
1908 C. Mulcahy — beat Royal Veterinary College 3–0 Won
In 1909 the club won the Junior League but lost the replayed Cup final 3–6 to Dundalk, and in 1910 finished Cup runners-up again.
1911 Ernest Farrell — beat Sandford 12–0 Won
The club's eighth Junior Cup final in ten years and its fourth win. That summer St. Mary's were promoted to senior status, and in 1911/12 they entered the Senior Cup for the first time.
Other trophies won by the 1st XV.
| Competition | Won | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| J.B. Roche Cup | 1972 | Inaugural winners: as Leinster Senior League champions, St. Mary's beat Munster champions Cork Constitution. |
| Centenary Club Championship of Ireland | 1975 | Beat Bangor, then drew 9–9 with Garryowen at Thomond Park, winning on tries. |
| Leinster Senior League | 1972, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1997 | The 1997 title was the Kitty O'Shea Leinster Championship. |
| Floodlit Cup | 1999/2000 | |
| Old Belvedere International Sevens | 1978, 1979, 1990 | |
| Dublin University Centenary Sevens | 2003/04 |
Leinster Senior Cup — From the Archive
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