AIL Stats Season 2003-04
Club President – Ossie Fogarty
Captain of the Club – John Ryan
Coaches – Brent Pope & Gary Halpin
AIB All Ireland League Division 1 Games:
| 25/10/2003 | St. Mary’s | 13-13 | Garryowen | Templeville Road |
| 01/11/2003 | Dolphin | 24-18 | St. Mary’s | Musgrave Park |
| 08/11/2003 | St. Mary’s | 18-23 | Blackrock | Templeville Road |
| 15/11/2003 | Co Carlow | 36-6 | St. Mary’s | Oak Park |
| 06/12/2003 | St. Mary’s | 21-25 | Clontarf | Templeville Road |
| 13/12/2003 | Ballymena | 6-9 | St. Mary’s | Eaton Park |
| 03/01/2004 | St. Mary’s | 17-44 | Buccaneers | Templeville Road |
| 17/01/2004 | Cork Constitution | 20-16 | St. Mary’s | Temple Hill |
| 24/01/2004 | St. Mary’s | 13-34 | Shannon | Templeville Road |
| 07/02/2004 | Lansdowne | 29-10 | St. Mary’s | Lansdowne Road |
| 28/02/2004 | St. Mary’s | 34-13 | Dungannon | Templeville Road |
| 13/03/2004 | Belfast Harlequins | 24-9 | St. Mary’s | Deramore Park |
| 03/04/2004 | St. Mary’s | 14-6 | UCD | Thomond Park |
| 17/04/2004 | Galwegians | 19-13 | St. Mary’s | Crowely Park |
Final Table:
| Final Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | TB | LB | PTS | |
| 1 | Cork Constitution | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 251 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 51 |
| 2 | Shannon | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 366 | 199 | 167 | 4 | 1 | 49 |
| 3 | Belfast Harlequins | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 361 | 219 | 142 | 6 | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | Buccaneers | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 193 | 122 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| 5 | Ballymena | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 249 | 186 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Blackrock | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 257 | 236 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Garryowen | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 260 | 286 | -26 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Co Carlow | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 304 | 282 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Clontarf | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 251 | 243 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | UCD | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 226 | 294 | -68 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Lansdowne | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 251 | 305 | -54 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 12 | Dungannon | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 185 | 249 | -64 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 13 | Galwegians | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 213 | 355 | -142 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | St. Mary’s | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 212 | 316 | -104 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 15 | Dolphin | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 227 | 350 | -123 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
AIL Selections:
| Opposition: | Garryowen | Dolphin | Blackrock | Co Carlow | Clontarf | Ballymena | Buccaneers | Cork Constitution | Shannon | Lansdowne | Dungannon | Belfast Harlequins | UCD | Galwegians |
| Venue: | Templeville Road | Musgrave Park | Templeville Road | Oak Park | Templeville Road | Eaton Park | Templeville Road | Temple Hill | Templeville Road | Lansdowne Road | Templeville Road | Deramore Park | Thomond Park | Crowely Park |
| Date: | 25/10/2003 | 01/11/2003 | 08/11/2003 | 15/11/2003 | 06/12/2003 | 13/12/2003 | 03/01/2004 | 17/01/2004 | 24/01/2004 | 07/02/2004 | 28/02/2004 | 13/03/2004 | 03/04/2004 | 17/04/2004 |
| Competition: | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 | AIL Div 1 |
| Score: | 13-13 | 18-24 | 18-23 | 6-36 | 21-25 | 9-6 | 17-44 | 16-20 | 13-34 | 10-29 | 34-13 | 9-24 | 14-6 | 13-19 |
| 15 | Clinton Hall | Clinton Hall | Clinton Hall | Clinton Hall | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes | Darragh Hughes |
| 14 | Graeme Ingles | Ronan Doherty | Paddy Lane | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Clinton Hall | Karl Gilligan | Karl Gilligan | Clinton Hall | Paddy Lane | Ronan Doherty | Cathal Connolly | Robert Smyth | John McWeeney |
| 13 | Barry Lynn | Karl Gilligan | Graham Crawford | Alan Shirley | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Karl Gilligan | Karl Gilligan | Karl Gilligan | Graham Crawford | Karl Gilligan |
| 12 | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Graeme Ingles | Graeme Ingles | Graeme Ingles | Graeme Ingles | Graeme Ingles | Graeme Ingles | Graeme Ingles | Graham Crawford | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield | Chris Fifield |
| 11 | David Lyons | David Lyons | David Lyons | David Lyons | Graham Crawford | Paddy Lane | Robert Smyth | Robert Smyth | Robert Smyth | Robert Smyth | Robert Smyth | Robert Smyth | Ronan Doherty | Robert Smyth |
| 10 | Frank Lynch | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn |
| 9 | Philip Caldwell | Philip Caldwell | Philip Caldwell | John Kilbride | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack | Eoin McCormack |
| 8 | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Philip Ryan | Frank Fitzgerald | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith |
| 7 | Ciaran Potts | Ciaran Potts | Ciaran Potts | Ciaran Potts | Ciaran Potts | Ciaran Potts | Brian Brophy | Brian Brophy | Gavin Hickie | Nathan Smith | Nathan Smith | Brian Brophy | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan |
| 6 | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Ciaran Potts | Jonathan Ellis | Willie Duggan | Willie Duggan | Jonathan Ellis | Jonathan Ellis |
| 5 | Jonathan Ellis | Jonathan Ellis | Jonathan Ellis | Philip Ryan | Shane Jennings | John Ryan | John Ryan | John Ryan | John Ryan | John Ryan | John Ryan | John Ryan | John Ryan | Ciaran Potts |
| 4 | Peter Sullivan | Peter Sullivan | Peter Sullivan | Peter Sullivan | Peter Sullivan | Peter Sullivan | Philip Ryan | P Kelly | Philip Ryan | P Kelly | P Kelly | P Kelly | Peter Sullivan | John Ryan |
| 3 | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare | David Clare |
| 2 | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Peter Smyth | Peter Smyth | Peter Smyth | Peter Smyth | Peter Smyth | Peter Smyth | Peter Smyth |
| 1 | Brian Moran | Brian Moran | Brian Moran | Brian Moran | Brian Moran | Brian Moran | Brian Moran | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan | Matt Duggan |
| Subs: | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Cathal Connolly | Barry McCormack | Barry McCormack | Robert Sweeney | Robert Sweeney | Robert Sweeney | Robert Sweeney | Robert Sweeney | Jonathan Ellis | Brian Moran | Robert Sweeney | Robert Sweeney | Robert Sweeney | Gavin Hickie |
| 17 | Barry McCormack | Cillian O’Byrne | Gary O’Brien | Philip Caldwell | Alan Shirley | Alan Shirley | N Culleton | N Culleton | Brian Brophy | Robert Sweeney | Graeme Ingles | Nathan Smith | Cillian O’Byrne | Emmet Byrne |
| 18 | Simon Gibney | Gary O’Brien | John Kilbride | Clinton Hall | David Lyons | Brian Moran | Philip Caldwell | Philip Ryan | Fergus O’Sullivan | Frank Fitzgerald | ||||
| 19 | Karl Gilligan | Graeme Ingles | Kenny McInerney | Paddy Lane | Cathal Connolly | Graeme Ingles | Frank Fitzgerald | Robert Sweeney | ||||||
| 20 | N Culleton | N Culleton | Gavin Hickie | Adrian Copeland | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Points For: | 13 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| Tries: | Clinton Hall | Philip Caldwell | Graeme Ingles | Darragh Hughes | Chris Fifield | Karl Gilligan | Darragh Hughes | Willie Duggan | Peter Smyth | David Clare | Rob Smyth | |||
| Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Chris Fifield | Karl Gilligan | Ronan Doherty | ||||||||||
| Shane Jennings | John Ryan | |||||||||||||
| Conv: | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | ||||
| Barry Lynn | Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | ||||||||||||
| Karl Gilligan | ||||||||||||||
| Pens: | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | |
| Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Cathal Connolly | Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | ||||
| Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | Barry Lynn | |||||||||||
| Barry Lynn | ||||||||||||||
| Drop: | Cathal Connolly | Barry Lynn | ||||||||||||
| Result: | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | |
| Points Against: | 13 | 24 | 23 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 44 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 19 |
AIL Appearance Summary:
| Name | Starts | Sub | Total |
| Adrian Copeland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alan Shirley | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Barry Lynn | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Barry McCormack | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Brian Brophy | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Moran | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Cathal Connolly | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Chris Fifield | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Ciaran Potts | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Cillian O’Byrne | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Clinton Hall | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Darragh Hughes | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| David Clare | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| David Lyons | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Emmet Byrne | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eoin McCormack | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Fergus O’Sullivan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Fitzgerald | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Frank Lynch | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary O’Brien | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gavin Hickie | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Graeme Ingles | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Graham Crawford | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| John Kilbride | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| John McWeeney | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| John Ryan | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Jonathan Ellis | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Karl Gilligan | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Kenny McInerney | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Duggan | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| N Culleton | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nathan Smith | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| P Kelly | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Paddy Lane | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Peter Smyth | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Peter Sullivan | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Philip Caldwell | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Philip Ryan | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Robert Smyth | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Robert Sweeney | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Ronan Doherty | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shane Jennings | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Simon Gibney | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Willie Duggan | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 210 | 50 | 260 |
AIL Point Scorers:
| Name | Points |
| Barry Lynn | 102 |
| Cathal Connolly | 27 |
| Karl Gilligan | 12 |
| Chris Fifield | 10 |
| Darragh Hughes | 10 |
| Clinton Hall | 5 |
| David Clare | 5 |
| John Ryan | 5 |
| Peter Smyth | 5 |
| Robert Smyth | 5 |
| Ronan Doherty | 5 |
| Shane Jennings | 5 |
| Willie Duggan | 5 |
| Philip Caldwell | 5 |
| Graeme Ingles | 5 |
| 211 |
AIL Scorers:
| Tries: Chris Ffield, Darragh Hughes, Karl Gilligan & Barry Lynn; Clinton Hall, David Clare, John Ryan, Peter Smyth, Robert Smyth, Ronan Doherty, Shane Jennings, Willie Duggan, Philip Caldwell & Graeme Ingles 1 each; |
| Conv: Barry Lynn 10, Cathal Connolly 3 & Karl Gilligan 1. |
| Pens: Barry Lynn 23 & Cathal Connolly 6. |
| Drops: Barry Lynn 1 & Cathal Connolly 1. |
Season Roundup:
Semi Finals:
01/05/2004 Cork Constitution 20-6 Buccaneers
01/05/2004 Shannon 27-13 Belfast Harlequins
Final: 08/05/2004 Cork Constitution 16-22 Shannon
Winners – Shannon
Relegated – Dolphin & St. Mary’s
Promoted – Dublin University
Round-up:
Game 1: 1st XV v Garryowen (H) – 25.10.03
Game 2: 1st XV v Dolphin (A) – 01.11.03
Game 3: 1st XV v Blackrock (H) – 08.11.03
Game 4: 1st XV v Co Carlow (A) – 15.11.03
Game 5: 1st XV v Clontarf (H) – 06.12.03
Game 6: 1st XV v Ballymena (A) – 13.12.03
Game 7: 1st XV v Buccaneers (H) – 03.01.04
Game 8: 1st XV v Cork Constitution (A) – 17.01.04
Game 9: 1st XV v Shannon (H) – 24.01.04
Game 10: 1st XV v Lansdowne (A) – 07.02.04
Game 11: 1st XV v Dungannon (H) – 28.02.04
Game 12: 1st XV v Belfast Harlequins (A) – 13.03.04
Game 13: 1st XV v UCD (H) – 03.04.04
Game 14: 1st XV v Galwegians (A) – 17.04.04
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