J1 XV — Results & Match Reports
Every J1 season from 2000/01 to today: results, league tables, line-ups and match reports
Each season has its own page with the fixtures and results, league tables, the St. Mary's line-ups (Leinster team sheets from 2011/12) and the match reports, including D. O'Brien's reports from the club archive. Pick a season below.
For the J1s' story, honours and Metropolitan Cup record, see the J1 XV Hub and the Metro Cup history. Results before 2000/01 are still being gathered: if you have programmes, cuttings or team lists, please send them to archives@smcrfc.com.
The 2020s
A tough season in Metro League Premier 1. After an opening win away to Lansdowne and a 24–14 win at Dublin University, the J1s finished fifth in Group 1 after the Christmas split, then kept their Premier 1 place by beating Blackrock College 34–20 in the relegation play-off at Templeville Road on 30 March 2026.
In their first season back in Metro League Premier 1 the J1s won 10 of 14 league games and finished 2nd, level on 51 points with Terenure College and three behind Lansdowne. They lost the final 29–31 to Lansdowne at Lansdowne Road on 30 March 2025.
The J1s won Metro League Premier 2, losing only one of 14 league games (33–19 away to Greystones) and topping the table on 62 points, three ahead of Blackrock College.
A difficult season: the J1s won one league game (34–21 away to Clontarf) and drew one (22–22 away to Old Wesley), conceded two fixtures, and finished 8th of 8 in Metro League Division 1. They lost the relegation play-off 20–25 away to MU Barnhall on 2 April 2023 and were relegated.
The J1s played two Metropolitan Cups this season. In the delayed 2020-21 competition, played as a pre-season cup in August-September 2021, they got a walkover from Tullamore, won 13–10 away to Old Belvedere and then conceded the semi-final to Terenure College.
No J1 rugby was played in 2020/21 because of Covid-19. Leinster drew up a J1 League Conference 1 for September to November 2020 (eight fixtures against Clontarf, Terenure College, Lansdowne, Naas, UCD, Dublin University, Old Wesley and Old Belvedere), but none of the games took place.
The 2010s
The J1s finished 2nd in Metro League Division 2 (10 wins, 4 defeats including the walkover from Clontarf, 51 points), behind unbeaten Old Wesley.
Back in Metro League Division 2 after relegation, the J1s led the division in mid-November but finished 6th of eight (5 wins, 1 draw, 8 defeats, 28 points). In the Metropolitan Cup they beat Suttonians 51–7 in the first round, then conceded their second-round tie against Lansdowne.
The J1s finished 8th and last in Metro League Division 1 (3 wins, 1 draw, 10 defeats, 21 points) and lost the relegation play-off 0–29 to Dublin University, so were relegated to Division 2.
The J1s finished 6th of eight in Metro League Division 1 (5 wins, 9 defeats, 24 points). They lost to Clontarf 13–25 in the first round of the Metropolitan Cup.
The J1s finished 5th of 8 in Metro League Division 1 (7 wins from 14, 30 points after a 4-point deduction). They reached the semi-final of the Metropolitan Cup, losing 11-35 to Terenure College at Malahide.
The J1s finished 6th of 8 in Metro League Division 1 with 5 wins from 14 games; their last league game, described in the club report as a relegation decider, was an 18-12 win at Dublin University.
In the first season of the restructured Metro leagues the J1s finished 2nd in Metro League Division 1 (9 wins from 14, 43 points) and then won the title by beating table-toppers Clontarf 19-10 in the play-off final at Castle Avenue.
The J1s won a double: the Metro J1 League Section A (11 wins from 12, 49 points) and the 98FM Metropolitan Cup, beating Lansdowne 23-18 in the final at Donnybrook on 21 April 2013. In the Senior Seconds League Cup they were 2nd in Section A and then conceded the play-off to Clontarf.
The J1s won the Metro J1 League Section A, finishing top with 11 wins from 12 games and 52 points. They went out of the 98FM Metropolitan Cup in their first game, losing 29-31 to Clontarf.
The 2010-11 J1s, captained by Mark Donnellan and coached by Steven Hennessy, won 'The J1 Treble'. They won Metro J1 League Section A (12 wins from 14), clinching it by beating Clontarf 16–3 in the last game on 6 March 2011.
The 2000s
The J1s finished 3rd in Metro J1 League Section A (won 6, drew 2, lost 4), behind Lansdowne and Old Belvedere. They lost 3–9 away to Blackrock College in the Newstalk Metropolitan Cup and 22–28 at home to Clontarf in round 1 of the Metro Plate.
The J1s retained the Metro J1 League Section A title with 11 wins, a draw and two defeats, nine points clear of Lansdowne. They went out of the Newstalk Metropolitan Cup in round 2, losing 7–10 away to Old Wesley on 8 March 2009.
The J1s won the Junior 1 Metro League Section A, losing only once in 14 games (20–27 at home to Lansdowne) and finishing 18 points clear of Clontarf.
The J1s finished 5th of 16 in the RE/MAX Junior 1 Metro League (won 9, drew 2, lost 3). In the Metropolitan Cup they beat Greystones, Monkstown and Suttonians at Templeville Road before losing the semi-final 9–32 to Clontarf on 8 April 2007.
The J1s won the J1 League, the club's Junior 1 League title of 2006, and reached the semi-finals of the Metropolitan Cup. No individual results were found for the season.
The J1s reached the semi-finals of the J1 League. No individual results were found for the season.
The J1s won their J1 League section, losing only two league matches (to Old Belvedere and Bective Rangers), and were unbeaten from Christmas until the Metropolitan Cup final.
Captained by Alan Shirley, the J1s were runners-up in both the J1 League and the Metropolitan Cup. They lost the league final to Clontarf and the Metropolitan Cup final to Lansdowne.
The J1s finished 5th in their league section and went out of the Metropolitan Cup in the 2nd round. No individual results were found for the season.
The J1s won the Heineken League, beating De La Salle Palmerston in the final. They also reached the semi-final of the Millennium Championship, where they lost to Cork Constitution.