Club history
AIL review
St Mary's College RFC, season by season since 1990-91
A full season-by-season record of St Mary's College RFC in the All Ireland League: division, finishing position, playing record, points and tries scored, captains, coaches, presidents and notable results, alongside the top-placed Leinster club in the top division each year.
Season-by-season record
| Season | Div | Finish | Record | Points | Tries | Pts | Captain | Coaches | President | Notes | Top Leinster club | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | % | For | Ag | +/- | For | Ag | +/- | Club | Finish | ||||||||
| 90-91 | 1 | 7 of 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25% | 91 | 106 | -15 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 4 | Ray Hernan | Dave Mooney / Jim Norton | Noel Cooke | Lansdowne | 3 of 9 | |
| 91-92 | 1 | 6 of 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 38% | 78 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Kevin Potts | Rory O'Connor / Frank Kennedy | Liam Birkett | Old Wesley | 4 of 9 | |
| 92-93 | 1 | 3 of 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 69% | 170 | 94 | 76 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 11 | Steve Jameson | Eddie Wigglesworth / Tony Hickie | Mervyn Johnson | Won Leinster Senior Cup (7th) — beat Old Wesley 12-6 in final | St Mary's | 3 of 9 |
| 93-94 | 1 | 6 of 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 50% | 157 | 163 | -6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 | Steve Jameson | Eddie Wigglesworth / Tony Hickie | Terry Young | Blackrock | 3 of 11 | |
| 94-95 | 1 | 3 of 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 70% | 151 | 137 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 14 | Kevin Devlin | Ciaran Fitzgerald / Jim McShane | Paul Sheeran | Won Leinster Senior Cup (8th) — beat Greystones 29-3 in final | Blackrock | 2 of 11 |
| 95-96 | 1 | 5 of 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 55% | 147 | 119 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 11 | Barry Browne | Ciaran Fitzgerald / Jim McShane | Frank Dowling | St Mary's | 3 of 11 | |
| 96-97 | 1 | 4 of 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 65% | 305 | 279 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 17 | Brian Keane | Ciaran Fitzgerald / Noel O'Dea | Gus Browne | Won Senior Championship (Kitty O'Shea) — beat Lansdowne 36-17 in final | Lansdowne | 2 of 14 |
| 97-98 | 1 | 4 of 14 | 14* | 9 | 0 | 5 | 64% | 430 | 302 | 128 | 59 | 36 | 23 | 18 | Steve Jameson | Steve Hennessy / Hugh McGuire | John Doddy | Reached AIB Div 1 play-offs — lost semi-final 21-23 away to Shannon | St Mary's | 4 of 14 |
| 98-99 | 1 | 4 of 12 | 12* | 7 | 0 | 5 | 58% | 232 | 196 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 14 | Conor McGuinness | Steve Hennessy / Hugh McGuire | John Cunningham | Reached AIB Div 1 play-offs — lost semi-final 17-19 away to Garryowen | St Mary's | 4 of 12 |
| 99-00 | 1 | 1 of 12 | 13* | 10 | 0 | 3 | 77% | 322 | 165 | 157 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 37 | Trevor Brennan | Brent Pope / Nicky Barry | Brendan Spring | AIL Div 1 Champions | St Mary's | 1 of 12 |
| 00-01 | 1 | 6 of 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 302 | 276 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 42 | Victor Costello | Brent Pope / Vincent Cunningham | Paul Dean | St Mary's | 6 of 16 | |
| 01-02 | 1 | 5 of 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 63% | 298 | 285 | 13 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 43 | Peter Smyth | Brent Pope / Conor McGuinness | Declan Coleman | Clontarf | 3 of 16 | |
| 02-03 | 1 | 10 of 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 43% | 344 | 386 | -42 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 33 | Gareth Gannon | Brent Pope / Conor McGuinness | Dermot O'Brien | Clontarf | 1 of 16 | |
| 03-04 | 1 | 14 of 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 25% | 211 | 316 | -105 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 19 | John Ryan | Brent Pope / Gary Halpin | Ossie Fogarty | Relegated to Division 2 at the end of the season | Blackrock | 6 of 15 |
| 04-05 | 2 | 2 of 17 | 18* | 13 | 3 | 2 | 81% | 360 | 215 | 145 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 59 | Dave Clare | Steve Hennessy / Peter Smyth | John Carvill | Won Leinster Senior Cup (9th) — beat DLSP 27-6 in final. Reached AIL Div 2 play-offs — lost final 12-18 to UL Bohemian. Promoted back to Div 1 | Clontarf | 4 of 14 |
| 05-06 | 1 | 11 of 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 43% | 250 | 305 | -55 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 29 | John McWeeney | Steve Hennessy / Peter Smyth | Brian Fanning | Reached AIB Cup final — lost 12-37 to Cork Constitution at Lansdowne Road. Reached Leinster Senior Cup final — lost to Clontarf 16-23 at the RDS | Clontarf | 2 of 16 |
| 06-07 | 1 | 10 of 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 47% | 237 | 269 | -32 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 32 | Barry Lynn | Steve Hennessy / Peter Smyth | John Pyne | Lost AIB Cup quarter-final 13-16 to Garryowen (AET). Lost Leinster Senior Cup semi-final 6-16 to Clontarf | Clontarf | 2 of 16 |
| 07-08 | 1 | 9 of 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 47% | 240 | 270 | -30 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 33 | Gareth Logan | Steve Hennessy / Peter Smyth | Frank Kennedy | Lost AIB Cup quarter-final 15-28 to Shannon. Lost Leinster Senior League Cup final 6-9 to Clontarf | Clontarf | 4 of 16 |
| 08-09 | 1 | 5 of 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 73% | 332 | 225 | 107 | 46 | 46 | 51 | Philip Brophy | Peter Smyth / Ciaran Potts | Eoin Quinn | Lost AIB Cup 2nd round 13-15 to Cork Constitution. Lost Leinster Senior League Cup semi-final 10-17 to Clontarf | Clontarf | 4 of 16 | |
| 09-10 | 1A | 2 of 8 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 64% | 286 | 200 | 86 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 43 | Hugh Hogan | Peter Smyth / Ciaran Potts | Niall Rynne | Reached AIB Div 1A play-offs — lost final 10-17 to Cork Constitution at Dubarry Park. Won Leinster Senior League Cup final 9-3 v Old Belvedere. Lost AIB Cup 3rd round 3-19 to Garryowen | St Mary's | 2 of 8 |
| 10-11 | 1A | 4 of 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 50% | 278 | 224 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 35 | Paul Nash | Ciaran Potts | Ronnie McBrien | Lost Leinster Senior League Cup final 23-24 to UCD | Old Belvedere | 2 of 8 | |
| 11-12 | 1A | 1 of 10 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 83% | 365 | 257 | 108 | 38 | 38 | 66 | Hugh Hogan | Peter Smyth / Ciaran Potts / Steve Hennessy / James Norton | John Gilsenan | AIL Div 1A Champions. Lost Leinster Senior League Cup semi-final 22-25 to Blackrock | St Mary's | 1 of 10 | |
| 12-13 | 1A | 8 of 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 50% | 316 | 345 | -29 | 30 | 30 | 39 | Richard Sweeney | Hugh Hogan / James Norton | Michael Fanagan | Lost Ulster Bank Bateman Cup final 19-24 to Cork Constitution. Won Leinster Senior League Cup final 32-20 v Lansdowne | Lansdowne | 1 of 10 | |
| 13-14 | 1A | 6 of 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44% | 384 | 370 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 44 | Darragh Fanning | James Norton / Peter Smyth / Jonathan Garth | Steve Hennessy | Clontarf | 1 of 10 | ||
| 14-15 | 1A | 9 of 10 | 19* | 8 | 0 | 11 | 42% | 349 | 409 | -60 | 37 | 37 | 38 | Kevin Sheahan | Peter Smyth / Jonathan Garth | Brian Grimson | Relegated to Division 1B at the end of the season | Lansdowne | 1 of 10 | |
| 15-16 | 1B | 1 of 10 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 89% | 461 | 278 | 183 | 61 | 61 | 72 | Robert Sweeney | Peter Smyth / Jonathan Garth / Malcolm O'Kelly / Peter Burke | Declan Fanning | AIL Div 1B Champions. Promoted back to Div 1A | Clontarf | 1 of 10 | |
| 16-17 | 1A | 7 of 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 39% | 391 | 456 | -65 | 51 | 51 | 38 | Brian McGovern | Jamie Cornett / Jonathan Garth / Malcolm O'Kelly / Peter Burke | Kevin Conboy | Lansdowne | 1 of 10 | ||
| 17-18 | 1A | 9 of 10 | 19* | 4 | 0 | 15 | 21% | 306 | 529 | -223 | 35 | 35 | 21 | Ciaran Ruddock | Peter Burke / Stephen Bradshaw | David Fanagan | Relegated to Division 1B at the end of the season | Lansdowne | 1 of 10 | |
| 18-19 | 1B | 6 of 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 50% | 438 | 424 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 45 | Marcus O'Driscoll | Steve Hennessy / Jamie Cornett / Barry Lynn | Jack Ebbs | Clontarf | 1 of 10 | ||
| 19-20** | 1B | 8 of 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 43% | 215 | 254 | -39 | 22 | 22 | 29 | Thomas O'Reilly | Steve Hennessy / Jamie Cornett / Barry Lynn | Michael O'Flaherty | Covid ended the season — finished in March 2020. The 20-21 season was due to be a Provincial Community League, which again ended in Sep/Oct 2020 due to Covid | UCD | 3 of 10 | |
| 20-21** | Lein Conf 1 | 8 of 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 29 | 40 | -11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Richard Halpin | Steve Hennessy / Jamie Cornett / Mark Sexton | Vinnie Cunningham | Covid ended the season — the season was due to be a Provincial Community League, which again ended in Sep/Oct 2020 due to Covid | Dublin University | 1 of 9 | |
| 21-22 | 1B | 5 of 10 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44% | 454 | 404 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 49 | Richard Halpin | Steve Hennessy / Jamie Cornett / Peter Smyth / Sean Cronin | Patrick Crawford | Clontarf | 1 of 10 | ||
| 22-23 | 1B | 6 of 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 39% | 463 | 462 | 1 | 63 | 63 | 41 | Ronan Watters | Sean Cronin / Jamie Cornett | Gareth Roche | Clontarf | 1 of 10 | ||
| 23-24 | 1B | 1 of 10 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 94% | 558 | 376 | 182 | 82 | 82 | 85 | Ronan Watters | Sean Cronin / Mark McHugh / Jamie Cornett / Conor Dean | Bobby O'Connor | AIL Div 1B Champions. Promoted back to Div 1A | Terenure | 1 of 10 | |
| 24-25 New | 1A | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | Promoted to Division 1A after winning Div 1B in 23-24. Season winner: Clontarf. Full playing record, captain, coaches and president still to add | TBC | TBC | |
| 25-26 New | 1A | 1 of ? | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | AIL Div 1A Champions (confirmed via division-winners records). Full playing record, captain, coaches and president still to add | St Mary's | 1 of ? | |
* Play-offs included · ** Covid ended the season — see notes for each affected year
See also the club's full AIL Statistics pages, or the AIL Years narrative history, 1990-91 to 2005-06.