J4 XV · Season archive
J4 XV — Season 2007/08
Top of Pool 1 of the J4 League, then beaten by Old Wesley in the play-off quarter-final, and by a point in an extra-time Winters Cup tie against the same opponents.
Top of Pool 1 of the J4 League, then beaten by Old Wesley in the play-off quarter-final, and by a point in an extra-time Winters Cup tie against the same opponents.
No team photo from 2007/08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/10/2007 | League, Pool 1 | Bective Rangers | H | 46–3 | W | Templeville Road |
| 20/10/2007 | League, Pool 1 | Parkmore | H | 12–11 | W | Templeville Road. Leinster lists Parkmore as home team with comment 'Please note change of venue to St Marys College RFC'. |
| 03/11/2007 | League, Pool 1 | MU Barnhall | A | 12–18 | L | Parsonstown |
| 17/11/2007 | League, Pool 1 | UCD | H | 15–7 | W | Templeville Road |
| 01/12/2007 | League, Pool 1 | Terenure | H | 17–5 | W | Templeville Road |
| 08/12/2007 | League, Pool 1 | Stillorgan-Rathfarnham | A | 23–14 | W | CUS Sportsground, Clonskeagh |
| 05/01/2008 | League, Pool 1 | Bective Rangers | A | 21–15 | W | Energia Park, Donnybrook |
| 12/01/2008 | League, Pool 1 | Parkmore | H | 17–13 | W | Templeville Road |
| 26/01/2008 | League, Pool 1 | Dublin University | A | 48–17 | W | Santry |
| 09/02/2008 | League, Pool 1 | Dublin University | H | 43–0 | W | Templeville Road |
| 16/02/2008 | League, Pool 1 | UCD | A | 29–12 | W | Belfield Bowl |
| 23/02/2008 | League, Pool 1 | Terenure | A | 34–13 | W | Lakelands |
| 01/03/2008 | League, Pool 1 | Stillorgan-Rathfarnham | H | 15–0 | W | Templeville Road |
| 06/03/2008 | League, Pool 1 | MU Barnhall | H | 58–14 | W | Templeville Road. Rearranged Round 10 fixture (Thursday). Not included in the Leinster Pool 1 table (St. Mary's P13). |
| 15/03/2008 | League play-off, quarter-final | Old Wesley | H | 10–20 | L | Templeville Road. Two tries to four. |
| 29/03/2008 | Winters Cup, 1st round | Dublin University | A | 27–7 | W | College Park |
| 12/04/2008 | Winters Cup, 2nd round | Old Wesley | A | 30–31 | L | Ballycorus Road. Went to extra time and featured 9 tries (6 to St. Mary's); referee took the teams off during a thunder storm (2008/09 club match reports). |
| Not recorded | League play-off, quarter-final | Old Wesley | – | L | Date and score not found. Source: 2008/09 club match reports ('Wesley had put paid to our league ambitions at the quarter-final stage last season'); reunion booklets: 'J4 League Playoffs – quarter finals'. |
Results come from the Leinster Rugby results archive (17), the match reports (1). Where the Leinster record has a game, its score and date are used.
Paul Moran (captain) is the 'Wally Moran' of the match reports: the 11/10/2008 report calls Wally Moran 'last years skipper'.
Leinster added two Pool 1 fixtures against Dublin University (26/01/2008 and 09/02/2008) that are not on the original 7-team Pool 1 fixture list (J4 League Fixtures 2007-2008).
The 21/03/2009 report describes Old Belvedere as 'last year's J4 league & cup double winners'; the Winters Cup roll of honour lists Old Belvedere for 2008.
The 18/04/2009 report says the 2008/09 cup win over Old Wesley made it '3-2 in Mary's favour over the last 2 seasons', i.e. two 2007/08 defeats by Old Wesley (league quarter-final and Winters Cup 2nd round).
League rules 2007/08: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for losing by 7 points or less (J4 League Rules 2007-2008).
The club's J5 squad also played in the J4 League this season, as St. Mary's College RFC B in Pool 3.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Mary's College | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 332 | 128 | +204 | 1 | 49 |
| 2 | Terenure College RFC B | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 346 | 154 | +192 | 1 | 45 |
| 3 | Parkmore | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 335 | 122 | +213 | 4 | 44 |
| 4 | University College Dublin Rugby | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 188 | 144 | +44 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | MU Barnhall | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 206 | 237 | −31 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Stillorgan-Rathfarnham | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 121 | 243 | −122 | 2 | 18 |
| 7 | Bective Rangers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 139 | 324 | −185 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Dublin University | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 92 | 407 | −315 | 1 | 9 |
Table from the Leinster Rugby results archive.
Comments: When teams finish level on points they are seperated using the following criteria in order 1,2,3: 1. Team that wins most league games 2. Result of game(s) between tied teams 3. Points Difference
2 names. No 2007/08 team lists found; Paul Moran is the captain (membership book) and the 11/10/2008 report says Nick Cunningham 'continued where he left off before his departure to Australia last season'.
No match reports from 2007/08 have been found. If you have any, please send them to archives@smcrfc.com.