J5 XV · Season archive
J5 XV — Season 2006/07
Where the current J4/J5 story begins. There was no J5 league yet, so the J5s' competitive rugby was the O'Connor Cup, lost 17–19 away to CYM in the second round, and the D.P. Smyth J5 Blitz, where they reached the final.
Where the current J4/J5 story begins. There was no J5 league yet, so the J5s' competitive rugby was the O'Connor Cup, lost 17–19 away to CYM in the second round, and the D.P. Smyth J5 Blitz, where they reached the final.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/03/2007 | O'Connor Cup, 2nd round | CYM | A | 17–19 | L | Terenure Road North. Leinster lists the tie as 'Round 2'; the club season report calls it a narrow first round exit |
Results come from the Leinster Rugby results archive (1). Where the Leinster record has a game, its score and date are used.
30/03/2007 v CYM: Leinster and the 2007-08 membership book honours line call it Round 2; the 2006-07 season report says 'a narrow first round exit' (no score given by the club).
Only one friendly all season (no details) – opposition lacked similar playing numbers (season report).
Player of the Season: James Nolan (Prop).
D.P. Smyth J5 Blitz: St. Mary's finished as runners-up; the club organised the blitz, with thanks to John Carvill, John Pyne and Frank Kennedy (season report). No blitz scores found.
The 2006-07 membership book lists Maurice Davin as Junior 5 Captain; no J5 fixtures had been arranged at the time of printing.
The Leinster J4 League Section C 2006/07 entry is the J4 A team, not the J5.
No Leinster team sheet exists for the CYM game.
2 names. Only the captain (Maurice Davin) and the player of the season (James Nolan) are named for the J5 in the 2006-07 season report; no team sheets found.
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 – J5’s
Source: J4_J5_season_report (2006-07).
J5’s – Only had one friendly all season, despite efforts to get more fixtures the J5’s suffered through opposition not having similar playing numbers. Only other involvement was the J5 cup in which we suffered a narrow first round exit and the DP Smyth Cup, in which we finished as runners-up.
Highlight – Organisation of blitz, and competitiveness shown in the blitz.
Lowlight – Exiting the cup in the first round.
Captain – Maurice Davin
Manager – Ian Grimson
Coaches – Tim Henderson and Eamon Moran
Player of the Season – James Nolan (Prop)
Special thanks to John Carvill, John Pyne and Frank Kennedy for their help in arranging the blitz.
2006/07 J4/J5 Season Report 2006-07 – Aims for 2007/08 (J4 and J5)
Source: J4_J5_season_report (2006-07).
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.