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U20 Freshers XV — Results & Match Reports

The club's second U20 side: the U20 Pennant XV (U21 Pennant 2009-13) and, from 2025-26, the U20 Freshers XV. For the 2003-04 Pennant League and All-Ireland Pennant Cup double, see the U20 Hub. From 2013-14 to 2024-25 the club ran a single U20 side.

2026-27 U20 Freshers XV In progress

Season in progress in J.P. Fanagan Premier 3; it opened with a walkover from Ashbourne on 4 October 2026.

Results (1 won, 0 lost) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 4 Oct 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Ashbourne (H)	W walkover	Templeville Road

J.P. Fanagan Premier 3 — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	BP L	Pts
1	Wicklow	1	1	0	0	55	5	50	0	5
2	St. Mary's College	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
3	Suttonians	1	1	0	0	23	22	1	0	4
4	North Wexford	1	0	1	0	26	26	0	0	3
5	Coolmine	1	0	1	0	26	26	0	0	3
6	MU Barnhall	1	0	0	1	22	23	-1	1	1
7	Ashbourne	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	University of Galway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Malahide	1	0	0	1	5	55	-50	0	0

2025-26 U20 Freshers XV

The club's first U20 Freshers season — and, as Leinster Rugby noted, the first time in over a decade that St. Mary's fielded two U20 teams. Played J.P. Fanagan Premier 3 (seventh of seven; two wins and two draws, including a 24–7 win away to Vikings and 27–22 at Wicklow). Out of the Harry Gale Cup in round 1 (15–31 at De La Salle Palmerston).

Results (2 won, 9 lost, 2 drawn) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 12 Oct 2025	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Bective Rangers (H)	L 12–24	Templeville Road
Sun 19 Oct 2025	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	MU Barnhall (A)	L 5–30	Parsonstown
Sun 2 Nov 2025	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Vikings (Suttonians & Coolmine) (H)	D 19–19	Templeville Road
Sun 9 Nov 2025	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Sharks (Ashbourne & Ratoath) (A)	L 34–50	Ashbourne RFC
Sun 23 Nov 2025	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Wicklow (H)	L 26–27	Templeville Road
Sun 7 Dec 2025	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	University of Galway (A)	L 17–38	Dangan
Sun 18 Jan 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Bective Rangers (A)	D 24–24	Energia Park, Donnybrook
Sun 1 Feb 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Vikings (Suttonians & Coolmine) (A)	W 24–7	Coolmine RFC
Sun 22 Feb 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Wicklow (A)	W 27–22	Ashtown Lane
Sun 8 Mar 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	MU Barnhall (H)	L 26–45	Kenilworth Square
Sun 15 Mar 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	University of Galway (H)	L conceded	Templeville Road
Sun 22 Mar 2026	J.P. Fanagan Premier 3	Sharks (Ashbourne & Ratoath) (H)	L 14–38	Templeville Road
Sun 29 Mar 2026	Harry Gale Cup	De La Salle Palmerston (A)	L 15–31	Kirwan Park

J.P. Fanagan Premier 3 — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TD	Pts
1	Bective Rangers	12	10	1	1	330	168	162	52	26	26	49
2	MU Barnhall	12	8	1	3	369	188	181	56	29	27	45
3	Wicklow	12	8	0	4	219	225	-6	34	35	-1	42
4	Vikings (Suttonians & Coolmine)	12	4	1	7	230	258	-28	36	41	-5	24
5	Sharks (Ashbourne & Ratoath)	12	4	1	7	186	301	-115	30	48	-18	23
6	University of Galway	12	3	0	9	214	312	-98	32	48	-16	18
7	St. Mary's College	12	2	2	8	228	324	-96	36	49	-13	18

2012-13 U21 Pennant XV

Fourth in Phase 1 Pool 1 of the Pennant League; several fixtures were conceded. The club did not field a second U21/U20 side again until 2025-26.

Results (2 won, 3 lost) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Mon 8 Oct 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 1	Greystones (H)	W 30–7	Templeville Road
Sun 14 Oct 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 1	UCD (A)	L conceded	Belfield Bowl
Mon 22 Oct 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 1	Wanderers (H)	W 40–19	Templeville Road
Sun 4 Nov 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 1	Naas (A)	L conceded	Forenaughts
Sun 11 Nov 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 1	Seapoint (H)	L conceded	Templeville Road

J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 1 — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Diff	Bonus Points	Points
1	Naas	5	4	1	159	37	122	24	5	19	4	20
2	UCD	5	4	1	77	41	36	12	6	6	2	18
3	Seapoint	5	4	1	52	71	-19	8	10	-2	2	18
4	St. Mary's College	5	2	3	70	26	44	10	4	6	2	10
5	Greystones	5	1	4	7	106	-99	1	16	-15	0	4
6	Wanderers	5	0	5	50	134	-84	6	20	-14	0	0

Original 2012-13 results page →

2011-12 U21 Pennant XV

Fifth in Phase 1 Pool 3 and fifth in Phase 2 Section C of the Pennant League. Out of the Purcell Cup in round 1 (3–43 v Lansdowne).

Results (1 won, 12 lost, 1 drawn) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 9 Oct 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 3	Blackrock College (A)	L 10–22	Stradbrook
Sun 16 Oct 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 3	Wanderers (H)	W 22–20	Templeville Road
Sun 23 Oct 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 3	Old Wesley (A)	L 9–13	Energia Park, Donnybrook
Sun 6 Nov 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 3	Seapoint (H)	L 5–22	Templeville Road
Sun 13 Nov 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 3	Skerries (A)	L 6–28	Holmpatrick
Sun 27 Nov 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	Coolmine (H)	D 12–12	Templeville Road
Sun 4 Dec 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	Greystones (A)	L 0–45	Dr Hickey Park
Sun 8 Jan 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	De La Salle Palmerston (A)	L 0–43	Dunmore
Sun 15 Jan 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	SETU Carlow (H)	L 5–67	Templeville Road
Sun 12 Feb 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	Coolmine (A)	L 7–14	Ashbrook
Sun 19 Feb 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	Greystones (H)	L 0–29	Templeville Road
Sun 26 Feb 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	De La Salle Palmerston (H)	L 19–20	Templeville Road
Fri 2 Mar 2012	J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C	SETU Carlow (A)	L 15–29	Ballyhaunis
Sun 11 Mar 2012	Purcell Cup, 1st round	Lansdowne (H)	L 3–43	Templeville Road

J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 1), Pool 3 — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Diff	Bonus Points	Points
1	Skerries	5	4	1	126	57	69	17	6	11	3	19
2	Wanderers	5	3	2	97	73	24	13	8	5	3	15
3	Old Wesley	5	3	2	98	81	17	12	11	1	2	14
4	Seapoint	5	3	2	81	71	10	11	9	2	2	14
5	St. Mary's College	5	1	4	52	105	-53	5	15	-10	1	5
6	Blackrock College	5	1	4	51	118	-67	7	16	-9	1	5

J.P. Fanagan Pennant (Phase 2), Section C — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Diff	Bonus Points	Points
1	SETU Carlow	8	8	0	0	299	71	228	44	11	33	6	38
2	Greystones	8	6	2	0	245	82	163	39	10	29	6	30
3	De La Salle Palmerston	8	3	5	0	102	210	-108	15	32	-17	1	13
4	Coolmine	8	2	5	1	87	169	-82	10	26	-16	2	12
5	St. Mary's College	8	0	7	1	58	259	-201	10	39	-29	2	4

Original 2011-12 results page →

2010-11 U21 Pennant XV Finalists

A season of two finals. Fourth in Pennant Section A, they won the play-off quarter-final at Seapoint and the semi-final 33–31 v Old Belvedere, then lost the final 13–22 to Lansdowne on 10 May 2011. In the Purcell Cup they beat Newbridge, UCD and Lansdowne (24–21 at Lakelands) before losing the final 15–19 to Naas at Templeville Road on 3 May 2011.

Captain: Alan McNamara · Management: Jack Ebbs

Results (12 won, 8 lost) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 10 Oct 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Skerries (A)	W 12–6	Holmpatrick
Sun 17 Oct 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Old Belvedere (H)	L 24–25	Templeville Road
Sat 30 Oct 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Naas (A)	W 22–3	Forenaughts
Sun 7 Nov 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A (Leinster Rugby results round-up)	Coolmine (H)	W 8–6	Templeville Road
Sun 14 Nov 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A (Leinster Rugby results round-up)	Bective Rangers (A)	W 45–17
Sun 21 Nov 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	UCD (H)	W 13–7	Templeville Road
Sun 9 Jan 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Skerries (H)	W 29–16	Templeville Road
Sun 16 Jan 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Old Belvedere (A)	L 28–36	Ollie Campbell Park
Sun 23 Jan 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Lansdowne (A)	L 3–25	Lansdowne Road
Sun 30 Jan 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Naas (H)	L 13–29	Templeville Road
Sun 27 Feb 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A (Leinster Rugby results round-up)	Coolmine (A)	W 37–15
Sun 6 Mar 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	UCD (A)	L 8–10	Belfield Bowl
Fri 11 Mar 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Lansdowne (H)	L 10–34	Templeville Road
Sun 20 Mar 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant Playoffs, quarter-final	Seapoint (A)	W 20–16	Kilbogget Park Killiney
Sun 27 Mar 2011	Purcell Cup, 1st round	Newbridge (H)	W 24–19	Templeville Road
Sun 3 Apr 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant Playoffs, semi-final	Old Belvedere (H)	W 33–31	Templeville Road
Mon 11 Apr 2011	Purcell Cup, 2nd round	UCD (H)	W 22–7	Templeville Road
Wed 27 Apr 2011	Purcell Cup, semi-final	Lansdowne (H)	W 24–21	Lakelands
Tue 3 May 2011	Purcell Cup, final	Naas (H)	L 15–19	Templeville Road (St Marys College won coin toss for home venue)
Tue 10 May 2011	J.P. Fanagan Pennant Playoffs, final	Lansdowne (N)	L 13–22	Ollie Campbell Park

J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Diff	Bonus Points	Deductions	Points
1	Lansdowne	10	10	0	266	104	162	40	12	28	4	0	44
2	Old Belvedere	10	6	4	243	219	24	38	33	5	6	-4	26
3	Naas	10	5	5	141	184	-43	19	24	-5	2	0	22
4	St. Mary's College	10	4	6	162	191	-29	23	28	-5	5	0	21
5	UCD	10	3	7	136	161	-25	17	23	-6	6	0	18
6	Skerries	10	2	8	139	228	-89	15	32	-17	3	0	11

Original 2010-11 results page →

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2009-10 U21 Pennant XV Finalists

Third in Section A of the Pennant League. Reached the Purcell Cup final, beating Clontarf, Bective Rangers and Dublin University, but lost 5–27 to UCD at Donnybrook on 2 May 2010.

Coaching: Robert Sweeney and Richard Sweeney helped with coaching · Management: Jack Ebbs

Results (10 won, 3 lost, 3 drawn) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 11 Oct 2009	Friendly (club record)	Blackrock College (H)	W 31–12	Templeville Road
Sun 18 Oct 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Coolmine (A)	W 21–17	Ashbrook
Sun 8 Nov 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	UCD (A)	L 14–35	Belfield Bowl
Sun 8 Nov 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A (Leinster Rugby results round-up)	Monkstown (H)	W 34–7
Sun 6 Dec 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Seapoint (H)	W 28–5	Templeville Road
Sun 13 Dec 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Dublin University (H)	D 15–15	Templeville Road
Sun 17 Jan 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Coolmine (H)	W 40–8	Templeville Road
Sun 7 Feb 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	De La Salle Palmerston (H)	W 11–10	Templeville Road
Sun 14 Feb 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	UCD (H)	L 3–24	Templeville Road
Sun 21 Feb 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Dublin University (A)	D 22–22	College Park
Sun 28 Feb 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	De La Salle Palmerston (A)	D 21–21	Dunmore
Fri 5 Mar 2010	J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A	Seapoint (A)	W 27–13	Kilbogget Park Killiney
Sun 28 Mar 2010	Purcell Cup, 1st round	Clontarf (H)	W 21–14	Templeville Road
Sun 11 Apr 2010	Purcell Cup, 2nd round	Bective Rangers (A)	W 19–14	Energia Park, Donnybrook
Sun 18 Apr 2010	Purcell Cup, semi-final	Dublin University (A)	W 15–5	College Park
Sun 2 May 2010	Purcell Cup, final	UCD (N)	L 5–27	Energia Park, Donnybrook

J.P. Fanagan Pennant, Section A — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Diff	Bonus Points	Points
1	UCD	10	8	2	0	203	100	103	26	12	14	4	36
2	Dublin University	10	5	2	3	174	117	57	23	15	8	3	29
3	St. Mary's College	10	5	2	3	202	170	32	26	23	3	2	28
4	De La Salle Palmerston	10	4	5	1	143	160	-17	19	19	0	3	21
5	Coolmine	10	2	7	1	91	195	-104	12	26	-14	4	14
6	Seapoint	10	2	8	0	82	153	-71	9	20	-11	5	13

Original 2009-10 results page →

2008-09 U20 Pennant XV

Eleventh of thirteen in the J.P. Fanagan Pennant League; the Purcell Cup tie at UCD was conceded.

Results (2 won, 11 lost) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 12 Oct 2008	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Old Wesley (A)	L 5–14	Ballycorus Rd
Sun 19 Oct 2008	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	De La Salle Palmerston (H)	L 3–8	Templeville Road
Sun 2 Nov 2008	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	UCD (A)	L 0–55	Belfield Bowl
Sun 16 Nov 2008	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Malahide (A)	W 22–19	Estuary Rd
Sun 23 Nov 2008	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Dublin University (H)	L 17–21	Templeville Road
Sun 4 Jan 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Blackrock College (A)	W 14–13	Stradbrook
Sun 11 Jan 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Coolmine (H)	L 8–22	Templeville Road
Sun 18 Jan 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Newbridge (A)	L 0–29	Rosetown
Sun 22 Feb 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Suttonians (A)	L 12–22	John J McDowell Memorial Grounds
Sun 1 Mar 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Seapoint (A)	L conceded	Kilbogget Park Killiney
Sun 8 Mar 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Naas (H)	L 12–13	Templeville Road
Sun 15 Mar 2009	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Bective Rangers (H)	L 21–34	Templeville Road
Sun 5 Apr 2009	Purcell Cup	UCD (A)	L conceded	Belfield Bowl

J.P. Fanagan Pennant — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Pos	Team	P	W	L	P+	P-	P+/-	TF	TA	BP	Pts
1	UCD	12	12	0	330	75	255	48	9	7	55
2	Bective Rangers	12	10	2	349	113	236	52	12	9	49
3	Dublin University	12	9	3	247	126	121	33	15	6	42
4	Newbridge	12	8	4	267	120	147	39	15	8	40
5	Seapoint	12	8	4	206	184	22	32	22	5	37
6	Old Wesley	12	8	4	236	134	102	33	17	5	37
7	Suttonians	12	6	6	146	241	-95	19	36	3	27
8	De La Salle Palmerston	12	6	6	161	188	-27	19	28	3	27
9	Coolmine	12	4	8	142	231	-89	19	33	3	19
10	Naas	12	3	9	129	318	-189	18	46	2	14
11	St. Mary's College	12	2	10	114	250	-136	18	37	4	8
12	Blackrock College	12	2	10	106	229	-123	13	33	3	7
13	Malahide	12	0	12	121	345	-224	19	59	2	-2

Original 2008-09 results page →

2007-08 U20 2nd XV

Entered in the Pennant League and Gale Cup; the only Leinster record is a fixture conceded to Wicklow in October 2007.

Results (0 won, 1 lost) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 7 Oct 2007	Pennant/Gale Cup Pool 7	Wicklow (H)	L conceded	Templeville Road

Pennant/Gale Cup Pool 7 — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Diff	Bonus Points	Points
Wicklow	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
St. Mary's College	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2006-07 U20 Pennant XV

Played in the J.P. Fanagan Pennant League (ninth; several fixtures were never played) and went out of the Purcell Cup in round 2, 5–9 at Suttonians.

Results (4 won, 4 lost) — St Mary's score first

Date	Competition	Opponents	Result	Venue
Sun 22 Oct 2006	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	De La Salle Palmerston (H)	L 7–27	Templeville Road
Sun 5 Nov 2006	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Dublin University (A)	L 10–57	College Park
Sun 10 Dec 2006	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	UCD (A)	W 18–9	Belfield Bowl
Sun 21 Jan 2007	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Suttonians (H)	W 8–7	Templeville Road
Sun 18 Feb 2007	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	MU Barnhall (H)	L 3–22	Templeville Road
Sun 25 Feb 2007	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Clondalkin/Tallaght (A)	W 19–13	Gordon Park Kingswood
Sun 11 Mar 2007	J.P. Fanagan Pennant	Coolmine (H)	W 31–12	Templeville Road
Sun 25 Mar 2007	Purcell Cup, round 2	Suttonians (A)	L 5–9	John J McDowell Memorial Grounds

J.P. Fanagan Pennant — final table (Leinster Rugby)

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Diff	Bonus Points	Points
MU Barnhall	12	11	1	326	83	243	6	50
Dublin University	12	10	2	382	129	253	8	48
Naas	11	9	2	165	91	74	4	40
Skerries	11	8	3	208	139	69	4	36
De La Salle Palmerston	11	7	4	188	135	53	5	33
Blackrock College	10	4	6	171	151	20	7	23
Coolmine	10	4	6	164	170	-6	6	22
Suttonians	10	3	7	184	176	8	7	19
St. Mary's College	7	4	3	96	147	-51	1	17
Clondalkin/Tallaght	11	2	9	103	219	-116	7	15
UCD	11	3	8	112	266	-154	0	12
Old Belvedere	9	1	8	99	206	-107	2	6
Wanderers	9	1	8	61	347	-286	1	5

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