J4 XV · Season archive
J4 XV — Season 2012/13
Fifth of seven in Section A of the J4 League, with six wins and six defeats.
Fifth of seven in Section A of the J4 League, with six wins and six defeats.
No team photo from 2012/13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/09/2012 | Friendly | Tallaght | A | 38–7 | W | |
| 22/09/2012 | Friendly | Terenure | A | 14–19 | L | |
| 06/10/2012 | League, Section A | MU Barnhall | A | 41–0 | W | |
| 20/10/2012 | League, Section A | Blackrock College | H | 36–10 | W | |
| 03/11/2012 | League, Section A | Terenure | H | 8–15 | L | |
| 17/11/2012 | League, Section A | Clontarf | H | 17–13 | W | |
| 01/12/2012 | League, Section A | Lansdowne | A | 6–12 | L | |
| 08/12/2012 | League, Section A | Wanderers | H | 14–10 | W | |
| 05/01/2013 | League, Section A | MU Barnhall | H | 23–8 | W | |
| 12/01/2013 | League, Section A | Blackrock College | A | 18–7 | W | Stradbrook |
| 16/02/2013 | League, Section A | Lansdowne | H | 8–13 | L | |
| 23/02/2013 | League, Section A | Terenure | A | 10–41 | L | |
| 02/03/2013 | League, Section A | Wanderers | A | 14–46 | L | |
| 02/04/2013 | League, Section A | Clontarf | A | w/o | L | Walkover: conceded by St. Mary's |
| 06/04/2013 | Winters Cup, round 2 | Wanderers | A | 3–30 | L |
Results come from the club's own results list (15). Where the Leinster record has a game, its score and date are used.
MemBook 2013-14 records 'Round 1 Terenure Coll. A Conceded by St. Mary's College B' – that walkover belongs to the J4 B team.
A second J4 side (J4B) played in Section D of the J4 League this season, finishing sixth of eight. Its results are on the J4B XV 2012/13 page.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | BP | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lansdowne | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 235 | 108 | +127 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 2 | Terenure College RFC A | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 330 | 150 | +180 | 1 | -4 | 37 |
| 3 | Clontarf | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 260 | 177 | +83 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 253 | 202 | +51 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | St. Mary's College | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 195 | 175 | +20 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | NUIM Barnhall A | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 70 | 278 | −208 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Blackrock College | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 80 | 333 | −253 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Table from the club's league records.
Two unlabelled trailing columns in the source sheet (e.g. '8 8', '6 10') are omitted.
21 names. Only one A-team list survives: the 15/09/2012 friendly v Tallaght. Players mentioned only in the 12/01/2013 Blackrock report narrative are not added.
2 reports from the season, as written at the time. Click any match to open the report.
15 Sep 2012 Tallaght 7 St. Mary's 38 Won Friendly
J4 XV 38-7 Tallaght
Tries: Darragh O'Neill (2), Adam Delemere, Nick Cunningham, Mark Byrne& Andrew Conway.
Conv: Brian Moran (4)
15 Darragh O'Neill
14 Nick Cunningham
13 Adam Delemere
12 Olan Cleary
11 Alex Mullin
10 Brian Moran
9 Conor Smith
8 Stephen Muldowney
7 Richard Pyne
6 Mark Byrne
5 Marco Pietri
4 John Twomey
3 Jarlath Flanagan
2 Jody Brooks
1 Alan Godfrey
Subs:
16 Andrew Godfrey
17 Tony Flynn
18 Sean Furlong
19 Peter McCarron
20 Mark Hagan
21 Fergal Ward
12 Jan 2013 Blackrock College 7 St. Mary's 18 Won League, Section A
Blackrock College 7 - 18 St. Marys J4 XV
The J4's travelled to Stradbrook to take on a Blackrock team looking for nothing but a win in order to keep them on track in their hunt for the J4 league title. On a cold morning you would be forgiven for expecting a slow start to proceedings but you would have been disappointed. Mary's opened with some great running and good hands putting the Rock team on the back foot from the off and it wasn't long before Ronan O'Donnell went over in the left corner after some great work from the pack, special mention to Joe Doddy's silky hands, and good execution from the backs. It wasn't long before Mary's were cutting through the Rock defence again, great work from the centres freed up the space to allow Nick to touch down in the right corner. The two touchline conversions were unsuccessful but a score of 10-0 after ten minutes and it was looking like we could run riot. At this point Rock decided to up their game and we lost our way a bit and the early scoring didn't transpire into a try fest. 10-0 at half time. A stern talking to at half time meant Mary's regrouped and tried to get back to their game plan. A lot of the game being played in between the 22's meant there wasn't much trouble for the score board operator until Mary's finally strung a few phases together and Andrew Godfrey scorched onto a miraculous floated pass by Tim Henderson to beat his man and score from 20 yards out. The pass was notable for the fact it managed to leave Tim's hands more than anything else. Again the touchline conversion was just out of reach. Rock upped the ante after this and after a series of assaults on the Mary's line managed to barge over after some soft defending and the easy conversion was added, 15-7. It should never have been this close. The team upped the intensity and won a penalty in front of the sticks which Teddy duly slotted. The last few minutes were seen out in the middle of the park and the score finished 18-7. The win keeps us on track to be in the mix for the title especially after leaders Clontarf lost on the same weekend. Next week brings a huge game against Terenure in Lakelands which could make or break the season.
1 line-up, 1 with scorers. The source is given under each one. Click any match to open it.
15 Sep 2012 Tallaght 7 St. Mary's 38 Won Friendly
St. Mary's: 1 Alan Godfrey, 2 Jody Brooks, 3 Jarlath Flanagan, 4 John Twomey, 5 Marco Pietri, 6 Mark Byrne, 7 Richard Pyne, 8 Stephen Muldowney, 9 Conor Smith, 10 Brian Moran, 11 Alex Mullin, 12 Olan Cleary, 13 Adam Delemere, 14 Nick Cunningham, 15 Darragh O'Neill.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Godfrey, 17 Tony Flynn, 18 Sean Furlong, 19 Peter McCarron, 20 Mark Hagan, 21 Fergal Ward.
Scorers. Tries: Darragh O'Neill (2), Adam Delemere, Nick Cunningham, Mark Byrne, Andrew Conway. Conversions: Brian Moran (4).
From the match report.