AIB AIL Division 1
Season 2000-01
President
Paul Dean
Captain
Victor Costello
Coaches
Brent Pope & Vincent Cunningham
Finished
6th of 16
Final table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork Constitution | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 420 | 265 | 57 |
| 2 | Galwegians | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 338 | 254 | 51 |
| 3 | Dungannon | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 435 | 283 | 50 |
| 4 | Young Munster | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 364 | 241 | 48 |
| 5 | Ballymena | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 384 | 326 | 43 |
| 6 | St Mary's College | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 302 | 276 | 42 |
| 7 | Garryowen | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 317 | 343 | 36 |
| 8 | Blackrock | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 317 | 302 | 35 |
| 9 | Shannon | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 347 | 307 | 35 |
| 10 | Terenure | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 323 | 358 | 30 |
| 11 | Clontarf | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 343 | 442 | 29 |
| 12 | Lansdowne | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 259 | 300 | 28 |
| 13 | Buccaneers | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 267 | 334 | 26 |
| 14 | DLSP | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 266 | 382 | 23 |
| 15 | Old Crescent | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 306 | 422 | 21 |
| 16 | Belfast Harlequins | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 265 | 418 | 19 |
Match by match
Pens: M. McHugh (4)
Subs: 16 B. Bartley, 17 B. Moran, 18 S. Jennings
Try: R. McIlreavy
Subs: 16 M. Donnellan, 17 E. Keane, 18 B. Bartley, 19 C. McPhillips, 20 G. Hickie
Pens: E. Hekenui (3)
No subs recorded
Try: P. McKenna, D. Hughes · Con: M. McHugh
Subs: 16 G. Hickie, 17 B. Moran, 18 F. Fitzgerald, 19 M. Donnellan, 20 D. Hughes, 21 J. Verdon, 22 C. McPhillips
Pens: M. McHugh (4)
Subs: 16 P. Tucker, 17 K. Jennings
Try: J. McWeeney, P. McKenna · Con: M. McHugh (2) · Pen: M. McHugh
Subs: 16 M. Donnellan, 17 A. Conboy
Tries: G. Gannon, D. Hickie, D. Clare, M. O'Kelly · Con: M. McHugh (3) · Pens: M. McHugh (2)
Subs: 16 P. Lynch, 17 G. Hickie, 18 M. Donnellan, 19 J. Verdon, 20 B. Moran
Tries: D. Hickie, A. Conboy, P. McKenna · Con: M. McHugh (3) · Pens: M. McHugh (3)
Subs: 16 D. Griffin
Tries: D. Hickie, D. Clare, V. Costello · Con: M. McHugh (3)
Subs: 16 A. Conboy, 17 F. Fitzgerald
Tries: D. Hickie, S. Jennings, P. McKenna · Con: M. McHugh (2)
Subs: 16 P. Lynch, 17 D. Hughes, 18 K. Jennings
Try: M. McHugh, E. Hekenui, S. Jennings · Con: M. McHugh (2) · Pen: M. McHugh
Subs: 16 P. Lynch
Try: E. Hekenui, J. McWeeney · Con: M. McHugh (2) · Pens: M. McHugh (4)
Subs: 16 D. Griffin, 17 P. Coyle, 18 A. Conboy, 19 K. Jennings
Try: P. McKenna · Con: M. McHugh · Pens: M. McHugh (3) · Drop: E. Hekenui
Subs: 16 P. Coyle, 17 D. Hughes, 18 K. Jennings
Try: M. O'Kelly, K. Jennings · Con: M. McHugh · Pens: M. McHugh (3) · Drop: E. Hekenui
Subs: 16 D. Hughes, 17 P. Lynch, 18 P. Tucker, 19 G. Hickie, 20 D. Griffin
Try: P. McKenna, G. Logan, S. Jennings
Subs: 16 E. McCormack
Appearance summary
| Name | Starts | Sub | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Smyth | 15 | 0 | 15 Most caps |
| Eoin McCormack | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Shane Jennings | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| David Griffin | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| Mark McHugh | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Peter McKenna | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Victor Costello | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Alan Conboy | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Eddie Hekenui | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| David Clare | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| John McWeeney | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Pat Tucker | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Denis Hickie | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Darragh Hughes | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Trevor Brennan | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Karl Jennings | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Brendan Bartley | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Frank Fitzgerald | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Gareth Gannon | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Malcolm O'Kelly | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Eoin Keane | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mark Donnellan | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Philip Lynch | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Brian Moran | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Conor McPhillips | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gavin Hickie | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Jonathan O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Emmet Byrne | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gareth Logan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Graeme Ingles | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Verdon | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Peter Coyle | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray McIlreavy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Richard Cranfield | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Point scorers
| Name | Points |
|---|---|
| Mark McHugh | 137 Top scorer |
| Peter McKenna | 30 |
| Eddie Hekenui | 30 |
| Denis Hickie | 20 |
| John McWeeney | 15 |
| Shane Jennings | 15 |
| David Clare | 10 |
| Malcolm O'Kelly | 10 |
| Alan Conboy | 5 |
| Gareth Gannon | 5 |
| Gareth Logan | 5 |
| Karl Jennings | 5 |
| Ray McIlreavy | 5 |
| Victor Costello | 5 |
| Darragh Hughes | 5 |
AIL scorers
| Type | Breakdown |
|---|---|
| Tries | Peter McKenna 6; Denis Hickie 4; Eddie Hekenui, Shane Jennings & John McWeeney 3 each; David Clare & Malcolm O'Kelly 2 each; Darragh Hughes, Alan Conboy, Gareth Gannon, Gareth Logan, Karl Jennings, Mark McHugh, Ray McIlreavy & Victor Costello 1 each |
| Conv | Mark McHugh 21 |
| Pens | Mark McHugh 30; Eddie Hekenui 4 |
| Drops | Eddie Hekenui 1 |
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