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St. Mary's College 2002-2019 · Mary G's 2023-25 · Three Saints from 2025
Season by Season
Newest first. Click a season for the story, results, tables, team sheets, reports and photos. Results are from the club's membership books and match reports (2009-2019) and from Leinster Rugby's results service (Leinster competitions from 2010, and every game from 2022). For the honours and big finals, see the Women's Rugby Hub.
2026-27 Three Saints — Leinster Women's League Division 5 In progress
Three Saints have started the season in Division 5 with two wins from two: 29-22 away to Co Carlow and 14-0 at home to Wanderers.
Coaching: Sarah Brennan-Fallon · Management: Rhya Weafer
Results (2 won, 0 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 27 Sep 2026 | Leinster League Div 5 | County Carlow (A) | W 29–22 | Carlow |
| Sun 4 Oct 2026 | Leinster League Div 5 | Wanderers (H) | W 14–0 | Templeville Road |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service.
Leinster League Div 5 — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Offaly Lions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Three Saints | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | County Carlow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tallaght/Garda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Port Dara Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Newbridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 72 | -36 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 0 |
Team sheets from Leinster Rugby (2 matches)
Sun 27 Sep 2026 — County Carlow (A) W 29–22: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Sarah Fallon, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Gabby Byrne, 5 Vanessa McEvoy, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Kate Giblin, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Edel O'Regan, 12 Eimear Furlong, 13 Ciara Grant, 14 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 15 Niamh Rowe, 16 Sorcha Kampff, 17 Louise Murphy, 18 Christina Megannety, 19 Sinéad Walsh, 20 Sabrina Cagnazzo
Sun 4 Oct 2026 — Wanderers (H) W 14–0: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Sorcha Kampff, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Sinéad Walsh, 5 Sarah Fallon, 6 Vanessa McEvoy, 7 Gabby Byrne, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Kate Giblin, 10 Ciara Grant, 11 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 12 Eimear Furlong, 13 Violeta Gutsaeva, 14 Sabrina Cagnazzo, 15 Niamh Rowe, 16 Louise Murphy, 17 Christina Megannety, 18 Jess Ince
2025-26 Three Saints — Division 5/6 Super Six, then Division 6 (3rd)
Guinness RFC, St. Mary's College RFC and De La Salle Palmerston launched Three Saints in August 2025 — the name honours St Mary, St Jean-Baptiste de la Salle and St James (of St James's Gate). The first phase was the Division 5/6 Super Six A (one win, 31-12 at Portlaoise); the second was Division 6, where wins over UCD, Portlaoise and a walkover from Dundalk brought third place. Three Saints reached the Division 5 & 6 Cup quarter-final (lost 0-40 at Lansdowne), and also played in the Plate and the Metro Plate.
Captain: Rosemary Smyth (co-captain) · Coaching: Sarah Brennan-Fallon · Management: Rhya Weafer
Results (5 won, 9 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 5 Oct 2025 | Div 5/6 Super Six A | Tallaght (H) | L 3–19 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 12 Oct 2025 | Div 5/6 Super Six A | Swords (H) | L 5–31 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 19 Oct 2025 | Div 5/6 Super Six A | Portlaoise (A) | W 31–12 | Togher - Portlaoise Rugby Club |
| Tue 28 Oct 2025 | Women's Metro Plate | Garda Westmanstown (H) | L 7–27 | Kirwan Park |
| Sun 2 Nov 2025 | Div 5/6 Super Six A | Balbriggan 2nd XV (H) | L 7–52 | Kirwan Park |
| Sun 9 Nov 2025 | Div 5/6 Super Six A | New Ross 2nd XV (A) | L 0–28 | Southknock |
| Sun 18 Jan 2026 | Leinster League Div 6 | Balbriggan 2nd XV (A) | L 10–38 | Bowhill-Balrothery Balbriggan RFC |
| Sun 8 Feb 2026 | Leinster League Div 6 | Navan J2 (A) | L 5–34 | Balreask Old |
| Sun 22 Feb 2026 | Leinster League Div 6 | Dundalk (H) | W walkover | Templeville Road |
| Sun 8 Mar 2026 | Leinster League Div 6 | UCD 2nd XV (H) | W 43–10 | Kirwan Park |
| Sun 15 Mar 2026 | Leinster League Div 6 | Portlaoise (H) | W 24–21 | Iveagh Grounds |
| Sun 29 Mar 2026 | Division 5 & 6 Cup Round 1 | UCD 2nd XV (H) | W walkover | Templeville Road |
| Sun 12 Apr 2026 | Division 5 & 6 Cup Round 2 | Lansdowne (A) | L 0–40 | Lansdowne Road |
| Sun 19 Apr 2026 | Division 5 & 6 Plate Semi-Final | Balbriggan 2nd XV (H) | L 19–43 | Templeville Road |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service.
Div 5/6 Super Six A — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | BP | BP L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 50 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | New Ross 2nd XV | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 43 | 110 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Tallaght | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 70 | 81 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Three Saints | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 142 | -96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Portlaoise | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 168 | -120 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Balbriggan 2nd XV | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 95 | -22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Leinster League Div 6 — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navan J2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 63 | 66 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | Balbriggan 2nd XV | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 81 | 82 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | Three Saints | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 103 | -21 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 12 |
| 4 | Portlaoise | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 103 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Dundalk | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 115 | -65 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 6 |
| 6 | UCD 2nd XV | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 130 | -76 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 2 |
Team sheets from Leinster Rugby (12 matches)
Sun 5 Oct 2025 — Tallaght (H) L 3–19: 1 Christina Megannety, 2 Anna Weldon, 3 Mariana Hayes, 4 Caolinn O'Gorman, 5 Violeta Gutsaeva, 8 Gabby Byrne, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 12 Scholastique Veyssiere, 13 Eimear Furlong, 14 Ciara Grant, 15 Kate Giblin, 16 Lou Guillaume-Karpe, 17 Sorcha Kampff, 18 Sarah Fallon, 19 Jess Ince, 20 Niamh Rowe, 21 Vanessa McEvoy
Sun 12 Oct 2025 — Swords (H) L 5–31: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Anna Weldon, 3 Sorcha Kampff, 4 Lou Guillaume-Karpe, 5 Sarah Fallon, 6 Ciara Grant, 7 Niamh Rowe, 8 Aoife Conaghan, 9 Kate Giblin, 10 Isabel Bishop, 11 Jess Ince, 12 Eimear Furlong, 13 Violeta Gutsaeva, 14 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 15 Vanessa McEvoy, 16 Caolinn O'Gorman, 17 Eva Cahill
Sun 19 Oct 2025 — Portlaoise (A) W 31–12: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Sorcha Kampff, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Gabby Byrne, 5 Vanessa McEvoy, 6 Anna Weldon, 7 Violeta Gutsaeva, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Aoife Conaghan, 12 Scholastique Veyssiere, 13 Ciara Grant, 14 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 15 Kate Giblin, 16 Sarah Fallon, 18 Christina Megannety
Tue 28 Oct 2025 — Garda Westmanstown (H) L 7–27: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Anna Weldon, 3 Sorcha Kampff, 4 Vanessa McEvoy, 5 Gabby Byrne, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 12 Eimear Furlong, 13 Ciara Grant, 14 Violeta Gutsaeva, 15 Niamh Rowe, 16 Sarah Fallon, 17 Christina Megannety, 18 Sarah Thomas, 19 Aoife Conaghan, 20 Lou Guillaume-Karpe, 21 Eva Cahill, 22 Edel O'Regan
Sun 2 Nov 2025 — Balbriggan 2nd XV (H) L 7–52: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Sorcha Kampff, 3 Sarah Thomas, 4 Anna Weldon, 5 Gabby Byrne, 6 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 7 Ciara Grant, 8 Violeta Gutsaeva, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Aoife Conaghan, 12 Scholastique Veyssiere, 13 Niamh Rowe, 14 Edel O'Regan, 15 Kate Giblin, 16 Lou Guillaume-Karpe, 17 Christina Megannety, 18 Vanessa McEvoy
Sun 9 Nov 2025 — New Ross 2nd XV (A) L 0–28: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Christina Megannety, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Sarah Thomas, 5 Gabby Byrne, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 12 Violeta Gutsaeva, 13 Ciara Grant, 15 Kate Giblin, 16 Vanessa McEvoy
Sun 18 Jan 2026 — Balbriggan 2nd XV (A) L 10–38: 1 Sinéad Walsh, 2 Mariana Hayes, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Vanessa McEvoy, 5 Anna Weldon, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Ciara Grant, 11 Edel O'Regan, 12 Eimear Furlong, 13 Violeta Gutsaeva, 14 Sorcha Kampff, 15 Kate Giblin, 16 Sarah Fallon
Sun 8 Feb 2026 — Navan J2 (A) L 5–34: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Elizabeth Cunningham, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Vanessa McEvoy, 5 Gabby Byrne, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Edel O'Regan, 12 Ciara Grant, 13 Violeta Gutsaeva, 14 Niamh Rowe, 15 Aoife Conaghan, 16 Sarah Fallon
Sun 8 Mar 2026 — UCD 2nd XV (H) W 43–10: 1 Sinéad Walsh, 2 Mariana Hayes, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Vanessa McEvoy, 5 Gabby Byrne, 6 Sorcha Kampff, 7 Violeta Gutsaeva, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 12 Eimear Furlong, 13 Niamh Rowe, 14 Aoife Conaghan, 15 Kate Giblin, 16 Sarah Fallon, 17 Jess Ince, 18 Grace James, 19 Christina Megannety, 20 Ciara Grant, 21 Elizabeth Cunningham
Sun 15 Mar 2026 — Portlaoise (H) W 24–21: 1 Christina Megannety, 2 Mariana Hayes, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Vanessa McEvoy, 5 Gabby Byrne, 6 Sorcha Kampff, 7 Grace James, 8 Caolinn O'Gorman, 9 Kate Giblin, 10 Ciara Grant, 11 Edel O'Regan, 12 Violeta Gutsaeva, 13 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 14 Isabel Bishop, 15 Niamh Rowe, 16 Sarah Fallon, 17 Aoife Conaghan, 18 Katie Reel
Sun 12 Apr 2026 — Lansdowne (A) L 0–40: 1 Katie Reel, 2 Sarah Fallon, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Sorcha Kampff, 5 Elizabeth Cunningham, 8 Gabby Byrne, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Ciara Grant, 11 Edel O'Regan, 12 Niamh Rowe, 13 Eimear Furlong, 14 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 15 Aoife Conaghan, 16 Grace James
Sun 19 Apr 2026 — Balbriggan 2nd XV (H) L 19–43: 1 Katie Reel, 2 Sarah Fallon, 3 Eva Cahill, 4 Sorcha Kampff, 5 Christina Megannety, 6 Elizabeth Cunningham, 7 Vanessa McEvoy, 8 Gabby Byrne, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Ciara Grant, 11 Edel O'Regan, 12 Niamh Rowe, 13 Eimear Furlong, 14 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 15 Aoife Conaghan, 16 Grace James, 17 Mariana Hayes
Reports & articles
2024-25 DLSP/St. Mary's/Guinness — Division 6
The Mary G's opened against DLSP and, part-way through the season, De La Salle Palmerston joined the two clubs in a combined squad — the half-season trial that led to Three Saints. Fourth in Division 6, with a win over Swords and a 29-19 win away to Lansdowne in that club's first-ever senior women's home game. In the Division 5 & 6 Cup the amalgamated side beat Clontarf 19-12 at Templeville Road before losing the quarter-final to Garda Westmanstown. Co-captains for the Cup: Lizzie Cunningham, Rosemary Smyth and Scholastique Veyssiere.
Captain: Scholastique Veyssiere · Coaching: Sarah Brennan-Fallon (player/coach), Andrew Bishop, Maeve Gebruers, Eoin Ó Nialláin, Eoin Neylon · Management: Rhya Weafer
Results (3 won, 9 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 28 Sep 2024 | Season opener | DLSP (A) | L 37–41 | Kirwan Park (club report) |
| Sun 6 Oct 2024 | Leinster League Div 6 | County Carlow (H) | L 15–19 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 20 Oct 2024 | League | Lansdowne (A) | W 29–19 | Lansdowne Road (club report) |
| Sun 17 Nov 2024 | Leinster League Div 6 | Lansdowne (H) | L 15–39 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 1 Dec 2024 | Leinster League Div 6 | Midland Warriors (H) | L 14–36 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 12 Jan 2025 | Leinster League Div 6 | County Carlow (A) | L 7–50 | Oak Park |
| Sun 16 Feb 2025 | Leinster League Div 6 | Swords (A) | W 26–21 | Bowhill-Balrothery Balbriggan RFC |
| Sun 9 Mar 2025 | Leinster League Div 6 | Midland Warriors (H) | L 26–31 | Templeville Road |
| Wed 12 Mar 2025 | Division 5 & 6 Plate Semi-Final | Lansdowne (H) | L 15–29 | Kirwan Park |
| Sun 30 Mar 2025 | Division 5 & 6 Cup Round 1 | Clontarf 2nd XV (H) | W 19–12 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 6 Apr 2025 | Division 5 & 6 Cup Quarter-Final | Garda Westmanstown (A) | L 0–22 | Westmanstown |
| — | League | Midland Warriors | L 14–27 | (club report) |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service and the club's membership books and match reports.
Leinster League Div 6 — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | BP L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Carlow | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 201 | 101 | 100 | 33 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Midland Warriors | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 154 | -2 | 24 | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | Lansdowne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 171 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Three Saints | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 196 | -93 | 17 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Swords | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 82 | -8 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
Team sheets from Leinster Rugby (6 matches)
Sun 12 Jan 2025 — County Carlow (A) L 7–50: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Elizabeth Cunningham, 3 Sinéad Walsh, 4 Alison Kemple, 5 Gabby Byrne, 6 Sorcha Kampff, 7 Jessica Sheehan, 8 Rosemary Smyth, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Melanie Brash, 12 Ciara Grant, 13 Rhya Weafer, 14 Lisa Guigon, 15 Sarah Fallon, 16 Anna Brennock
Sun 16 Feb 2025 — Swords (A) W 26–21: 1 Sinéad Walsh, 2 Elizabeth Cunningham, 3 Rosemary Smyth, 4 Gabby Byrne, 5 Jessica Sheehan, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Lisa Guigon, 12 Scholastique Veyssiere, 13 Rhya Weafer, 16 Sarah Fallon, 17 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 18 Aoife Conaghan, 19 Niamh Rowe, 20 Mariana Hayes, 21 Chloe-Ann O'Connor, 22 Ciara Grant
Sun 9 Mar 2025 — Midland Warriors (H) L 26–31: 1 Sarah Fallon, 2 Elizabeth Cunningham, 3 Mariana Hayes, 4 Sinéad Walsh, 5 Chloe-Ann O'Connor, 8 Gabby Byrne, 9 Rhya Weafer, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 12 Ciara Grant, 13 Niamh Rowe, 14 Jess Ince, 15 Lisa Guigon, 16 Sarah Thomas, 17 Jessica Sheehan
Wed 12 Mar 2025 — Lansdowne (H) L 15–29: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Elizabeth Cunningham, 3 Rosemary Smyth, 4 Gabby Byrne, 5 Sarah Bracken, 8 Ciara Grant, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Lisa Guigon, 12 Scholastique Veyssiere, 13 Rhya Weafer, 14 Kate Giblin, 15 Niamh Rowe, 16 Sarah Fallon, 17 Jess Ince, 18 Melanie Brash, 19 Aoife Conaghan, 20 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 21 Sarah Thomas, 22 Shayne Richardson
Sun 30 Mar 2025 — Clontarf 2nd XV (H) W 19–12: 1 Mariana Hayes, 2 Elizabeth Cunningham, 3 Sarah Thomas, 4 Sarah Fallon, 5 Melanie Brash, 6 Aarthmi Jeyachandran, 7 Aoife Conaghan, 8 Gabby Byrne, 9 Isabel Bishop, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Kate Giblin, 12 Ciara Grant, 13 Rhya Weafer, 14 Lisa Guigon, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Niamh Rowe, 17 Shayne Richardson
Sun 6 Apr 2025 — Garda Westmanstown (A) L 0–22: 1 Anja Paterson, 2 Sarah Fallon, 3 Mariana Hayes, 4 Sinéad Walsh, 5 Jessica Sheehan, 8 Gabby Byrne, 9 Rhya Weafer, 10 Holly Williams, 11 Melanie Brash, 12 Scholastique Veyssiere, 13 Ciara Grant, 14 Niamh Rowe, 15 Lisa Guigon, 16 Sorcha Kampff, 17 Jess Ince, 18 Aarthmi Jeyachandran
Reports & articles
2023-24 St. Mary's/Guinness ("Mary G's") — Division 5
Bolstered by players from Guinness RFC's former women's team, the side played as St. Mary's/Guinness — the "Mary G's" — training at Templeville Road and the Iveagh Grounds. In Division 5 they beat Roscrea 24-22 at Templeville Road, then moved into the Division 5B phase. In the Division 5 Cup they beat Emerald Warriors 31-17 at Templeville Road.
Coaching: Caglar Tuc, Sarah Brennan-Fallon · Management: Sarah Brennan-Fallon
Results (3 won, 10 lost, 1 drawn) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 17 Sep 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Emerald Warriors (A) | L conceded | Lakelands Terenure RFC |
| Sun 24 Sep 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Roscrea (H) | W 24–22 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 1 Oct 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Newbridge (A) | L 19–60 | Newbridge College |
| Sun 5 Nov 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Garda Westmanstown (A) | L 20–36 | |
| Sun 19 Nov 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Navan 2nd XV (H) | L 5–38 | Iveagh Grounds |
| Sun 26 Nov 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Midland Warriors (A) | L 19–33 | |
| Sat 9 Dec 2023 | Leinster League Div 5 | Swords (H) | L 0–5 | Templeville Road (Templeville Road Conceded by Swords) |
| Sun 14 Jan 2024 | Leinster League Div 5 | DLSP (H) | W walkover | Templeville Road |
| Sun 21 Jan 2024 | Leinster League Div 5 | Birr (A) | D 0–0 | |
| Sun 28 Jan 2024 | Leinster League Div 5B | Garda Westmanstown (H) | L conceded | Templeville Road |
| Sun 4 Feb 2024 | Leinster League Div 5B | Midland Warriors (A) | L conceded | |
| Sun 18 Feb 2024 | Leinster League Div 5B | Emerald Warriors (H) | L 17–26 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 24 Mar 2024 | Division 5 Cup Round 1 | Emerald Warriors (H) | W 31–17 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 7 Apr 2024 | Division 5 Cup Semi-Final | Navan 2nd XV (A) | L conceded | Balreask Old |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service.
Leinster League Div 5 — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navan 2nd XV | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 68 | 117 | 26 | 32 |
| 2 | Newbridge | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 134 | 150 | 49 | 29 |
| 3 | Swords | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 106 | 46 | 25 | 27 |
| 4 | Roscrea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 182 | 138 | 44 | 29 | 23 |
| 5 | Birr | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 107 | 83 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| 6 | Emerald Warriors | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 93 | 173 | -80 | 15 | 17 |
| 7 | Garda Westmanstown | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 103 | 161 | -58 | 18 | 12 |
| 8 | Three Saints | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 87 | 194 | -107 | 12 | 9 |
| 9 | Midland Warriors | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 91 | 227 | -136 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | DLSP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -18 |
Leinster League Div 5B — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Garda Westmanstown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Emerald Warriors | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 5 |
| 4 | Three Saints | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 |
Team sheets from Leinster Rugby (9 matches)
Sun 24 Sep 2023 — Roscrea (H) W 24–22: 1 Amy Beck, 2 Sorcha Kampff, 3 Alison Kemple, 4 Erica Fagan, 9 Romane Ariste, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Roisin Chapman, 13 Jade Kennedy, 16 Sarah Fallon
Sun 1 Oct 2023 — Newbridge (A) L 19–60: 1 Alison Kemple, 2 Amy Beck, 3 Erica Fagan, 4 Sarah Fallon, 5 Sorcha Kampff, 9 Romane Ariste, 10 Nora Steiner, 11 Jade Kennedy, 12 Rosemary Smyth
Sun 5 Nov 2023 — Garda Westmanstown (A) L 20–36: 1 Jade Kennedy, 2 Anna Brennock, 3 Amy Beck, 4 Erica Fagan, 5 Alison Kemple, 9 Erika Magan, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 12 Rosemary Smyth, 13 Maja Ptaszynska, 14 Sorcha Kampff
Sun 19 Nov 2023 — Navan 2nd XV (H) L 5–38: 1 Amy Beck, 2 Anna Brennock, 3 Sorcha Kampff, 4 Erica Fagan, 5 Alison Kemple, 9 Erika Magan, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Jade Kennedy, 12 Rosemary Smyth, 13 Nora Steiner, 14 Roisin Chapman
Sun 26 Nov 2023 — Midland Warriors (A) L 19–33: 1 Alison Kemple, 2 Amy Beck, 3 Anna Brennock, 4 Erica Fagan, 5 Jade Kennedy, 6 Scholastique Veyssiere, 7 Rosemary Smyth, 8 Romane Ariste, 9 Sorcha Kampff, 10 Nora Steiner
Sat 9 Dec 2023 — Swords (H) L 0–5: 1 Alison Kemple, 2 Sorcha Kampff, 3 Erica Fagan, 4 Anna Brennock, 5 Rosemary Smyth, 9 Romane Ariste, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Erika Magan, 12 Shayne Richardson, 13 Sarah Fallon
Sun 21 Jan 2024 — Birr (A) D 0–0: 1 Sarah Fallon, 2 Amy Beck, 3 Sorcha Kampff, 4 Erica Fagan, 5 Alison Kemple, 9 Romane Ariste, 10 Erika Magan, 11 Rosemary Smyth, 12 Roisin Chapman, 13 Anna Brennock
Sun 18 Feb 2024 — Emerald Warriors (H) L 17–26: 1 Amy Beck, 2 Anna Brennock, 3 Sarah Fallon, 4 Erica Fagan, 5 Alison Kemple, 9 Romane Ariste, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Rosemary Smyth, 12 Rhya Weafer, 13 Sorcha Kampff, 14 Erika Magan
Sun 24 Mar 2024 — Emerald Warriors (H) W 31–17: 1 Jade Kennedy, 2 Anna Brennock, 3 Amy Beck, 4 Alison Kemple, 5 Erica Fagan, 8 Rosemary Smyth, 9 Romane Ariste, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Sorcha Kampff, 12 Rhya Weafer, 13 Maja Ptaszynska, 14 Roisin Chapman, 15 Erika Magan, 16 Sarah Fallon
Reports & articles
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2022-23 Refounded — Leinster Women's League Division 4
Sarah Brennan-Fallon — a former captain — re-established the women's team and the club applied to Leinster to enter a senior side. Rebuilding with a mix of returning players and newcomers, the team played Division 4: the first game back was a 5-55 defeat to South East Lions at Templeville Road, and numbers were stretched through the winter, with several fixtures conceded.
Coaching: Sarah Brennan-Fallon, Shayne Richardson, Caglar Tuc · Management: Eily Coughlan
Results (1 won, 14 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9 Oct 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | South East Lions (H) | L 5–55 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 16 Oct 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | Navan (A) | L conceded | Balreask Old |
| Sun 6 Nov 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | Kilkenny (A) | L conceded | Foulkstown |
| Sun 13 Nov 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | Wanderers (H) | L 41–62 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 20 Nov 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | Tullamore J1 (H) | W walkover | Templeville Road |
| Sun 27 Nov 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | Garda Westmanstown (H) | L 17–21 | Templeville Road |
| Tue 6 Dec 2022 | Leinster League Div 4 | MU Barnhall 2nd XV (A) | L 0–50 | Maynooth University |
| Sun 8 Jan 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | Navan (H) | L conceded | Templeville Road |
| Sun 15 Jan 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | Garda Westmanstown (A) | L conceded | |
| Sun 29 Jan 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | Kilkenny (H) | L conceded | Templeville Road |
| Sun 5 Feb 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | Wanderers (A) | L conceded | Wanderers |
| Sun 12 Feb 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | Tullamore J1 (A) | L conceded | Spollanstown |
| Sun 26 Feb 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | MU Barnhall 2nd XV (H) | L conceded | Templeville Road |
| Sun 5 Mar 2023 | Leinster League Div 4 | South East Lions (A) | L conceded | Enniscorthy RFC |
| Sun 12 Mar 2023 | Paul Cusack Cup Round 1 | Wanderers (H) | L conceded | Templeville Road |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service.
Leinster League Div 4 — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | BP L | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MU Barnhall 2nd XV | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 349 | 131 | 218 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| 2 | Kilkenny | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 297 | 92 | 205 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
| 3 | Navan | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 274 | 224 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 4 | Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 359 | 358 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | South East Lions | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 249 | 257 | -8 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Garda Westmanstown | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 369 | -298 | 11 | 1 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Tullamore J1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 133 | 176 | -43 | 22 | 2 | -8 | 10 |
| 8 | St. Mary's College | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 63 | 188 | -125 | 11 | 1 | -12 | -7 |
Team sheets from Leinster Rugby (4 matches)
Sun 9 Oct 2022 — South East Lions (H) L 5–55: 1 Aimee Breen, 2 Sorcha Kampff, 3 Rhya Weafer, 4 Sarah Fallon, 5 Aoife Minogue, 6 Geneviève Le Gouguec, 7 Liza Gibson, 8 Scholastique Veyssiere
Sun 13 Nov 2022 — Wanderers (H) L 41–62: 1 Aimee Breen, 2 Sarah Fallon, 3 Amy Beck, 4 Sorcha Kampff, 5 Cara Ní Shé, 9 Catriona Ryan, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Liza Gibson, 13 Geneviève Le Gouguec, 16 Emily Brady, 17 Rhya Weafer
Sun 27 Nov 2022 — Garda Westmanstown (H) L 17–21: 1 Sorcha Kampff, 2 Amy Beck, 3 Sarah Fallon, 4 Cara Ní Shé, 5 Joanne Tamiazzo, 9 Catriona Ryan, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Emily Brady, 12 Geneviève Le Gouguec, 13 Eimear Furlong, 16 Rhya Weafer, 17 Liza Gibson, 18 Aimee Breen
Tue 6 Dec 2022 — MU Barnhall 2nd XV (A) L 0–50: 1 Aimee Breen, 2 Sarah Fallon, 3 Sorcha Kampff, 4 Joanne Tamiazzo, 5 Suzanne Collier, 9 Rhya Weafer, 10 Scholastique Veyssiere, 11 Genevieve Daunt Brennan, 12 Liza Gibson, 13 Emily Brady, 16 Amy Beck, 17 Cara Ní Shé
Reports & articles
2019-22 No team (2019-20 to 2021-22)
No women's team took the field for three seasons. The 2019-20 membership book still named a women's Director of Rugby, but no fixtures or results were recorded, and Covid then halted the game. When the team returned in 2022-23 the yearbook called it the first women's team the club had fielded in some years.
2018-19 Women's AIL Division 1 — 7th; Flood Lite Cup winners Winners
Back in the All-Ireland League — the club's 16th AIL season — but a very tough one: no league wins and relegation. The team beat Ballynahinch 36-0 away in the All-Ireland Cup and won the inaugural Metro Flood Lite Cup. Emma Hooban won her Ireland caps in 2019 and Paula Fitzpatrick played twice for the Barbarians. It proved to be the last season before the section paused.
Honours: Winners – Metro Flood Lite Cup (inaugural)
Captain: Aoife Moore · Coaching: Stephen Costelloe, Billy Phelan · Management: Eily Coughlan
Results (1 won, 13 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 29 Sep 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Railway Union (H) | L 0–63 | |
| Sun 7 Oct 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (A) | L 0–53 | |
| Sat 13 Oct 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (H) | L 0–20 | |
| Sat 27 Oct 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (H) | L 0–53 | |
| Sat 1 Dec 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (H) | L 7–45 | |
| Sat 8 Dec 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (A) | L conceded | |
| Sat 15 Dec 2018 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (H) | L 10–22 | |
| Sat 5 Jan 2019 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (H) | L 12–64 | |
| Sun 13 Jan 2019 | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Ballynahinch (A) | W 36–0 | |
| Sat 19 Jan 2019 | All-Ireland Cup Round 2 | Suttonians (H) | L conceded | |
| Sat 26 Jan 2019 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Railway Union (A) | L 0–62 | |
| Sat 9 Feb 2019 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (A) | L 0–48 | |
| Sun 3 Mar 2019 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (A) | L 0–26 | |
| Sat 23 Mar 2019 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (A) | L 20–22 |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — final table (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Bohemian | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 348 | 180 | 46 |
| Old Belvedere | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 255 | 101 | 42 |
| Railway Union | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 301 | 159 | 38 |
| Blackrock | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 276 | 195 | 33 |
| Cooke | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 166 | 233 | 26 |
| Galwegians | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 249 | 262 | 22 |
| St. Mary's College | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 49 | 514 | -1 |
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2017-18 Leinster League Division 1 champions; promoted back to the AIL Winners
Out of the AIL, the team topped the Leinster Women's League Division 1 (11 wins from 14, 58 points, 11 clear of Rathdrum), beat Carlow Coyotes in the semi-final and Railway Union 25-0 in the final at Naas — and then won the AIL promotion play-off final 20-10 against Tralee at Portlaoise on 21 April 2018 to regain All-Ireland League status. There were also runs to the All-Ireland Plate final (lost 19-29 to Blackrock) and the Paul Flood Cup final (lost 24-46 to Suttonians at Energia Park).
Honours: Winners – Leinster Women's League Division 1; Winners – AIL promotion play-off; Runners-up – Women's All-Ireland Plate; Runners-up – Paul Flood Cup
Captain: Aoife Moore · Coaching: Philip Lynch, Gareth Logan · Management: Eily Coughlan
Results (18 won, 6 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 17 Sep 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Rathdrum (A) | L 24–26 | Ivy Leaf Grounds |
| Sun 24 Sep 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Railway Union J1 (H) | W 26–0 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 1 Oct 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | CYM (A) | W 50–0 | |
| Sun 15 Oct 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Old Belvedere J1 (A) | W 42–5 | Anglesea Road |
| Sun 22 Oct 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Mullingar (H) | W 44–14 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 5 Nov 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Carlow Coyotes (A) | W 32–12 | Oak Park |
| Sun 12 Nov 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Edenderry (H) | W 27–10 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 19 Nov 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Rathdrum (H) | W 41–7 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 3 Dec 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | Railway Union J1 (A) | L 5–10 | Park Avenue - Railway Union RFC |
| Wed 13 Dec 2017 | Leinster League Div 1 | CYM (H) | W 27–12 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 7 Jan 2018 | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Tullamore (H) | W 23–22 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 14 Jan 2018 | Leinster League Div 1 | Old Belvedere J1 (H) | W 44–7 | Templeville Road |
| Sat 20 Jan 2018 | Leinster League Div 1 | Mullingar (A) | W 17–14 | Shay Murtagh Park - Mullingar RFC |
| Sun 28 Jan 2018 | Leinster League Div 1 | Carlow Coyotes (H) | W 22–5 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 4 Feb 2018 | All-Ireland Cup Round 2 | UL Bohemian (A) | L 19–89 | Annacotty |
| Sun 18 Feb 2018 | Leinster League Div 1 | Edenderry (A) | L 5–10 | Coolavacoose Carbury - Edenderry RFC |
| Sun 25 Feb 2018 | All-Ireland Plate Semi-Final | Highfield (H) | W 17–14 | |
| Sun 11 Mar 2018 | Leinster League Div 1 play-off semi-final | Carlow Coyotes (H) | W 24–13 | Templeville Road |
| Sat 24 Mar 2018 | All-Ireland Plate Final | Blackrock College (N) | L 19–29 | |
| Sun 8 Apr 2018 | Leinster League Div 1 play-off final | Railway Union J1 (N) | W 25–0 | Naas RFC |
| Tue 17 Apr 2018 | Paul Flood Cup Round 1 | Garda/CYM (A) | W 31–14 | JJ McDowell Grounds |
| Sat 21 Apr 2018 | AIL promotion play-off final | Tralee (N) | W 20–10 | Portlaoise RFC |
| Thu 26 Apr 2018 | Paul Flood Cup Semi-Final | Tullow (A) | W 30–25 | Black Gates - Tullow RFC |
| Thu 3 May 2018 | Paul Flood Cup Final | Suttonians (N) | L 24–46 | Donnybrook |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service and the club's membership books and match reports.
Leinster League Div 1 — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Played | W | L | D | PF | PA | Diff | BP | BP W | BP L | BP M | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Mary's College | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 406 | 132 | 274 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2 | Rathdrum | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 328 | 161 | 167 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 3 | Railway Union J1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 239 | 186 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 4 | Carlow Coyotes | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 201 | 193 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Edenderry | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 216 | 283 | -67 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | Old Belvedere J1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 183 | 239 | -56 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Mullingar | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 169 | 318 | -149 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | CYM | 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 129 | 359 | -230 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Team sheets from Leinster Rugby (17 matches)
Sun 17 Sep 2017 — Rathdrum (A) L 24–26: 1 Leah Hayden, 2 Laura Power, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Orla Fitzsimons, 5 Sarah Callaghan, 6 Karen Plunkett, 7 Emma Hooban, 8 Paula Fitzpatrick, 9 Emma Kiernan, 10 Aoife Thompson, 11 Ann O'Brien, 12 Shayne Richardson, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Elizabeth Brophy, 15 Molly Scuffil-McCabe
Sun 24 Sep 2017 — Railway Union J1 (H) W 26–0: 1 Christina Haney, 2 Laura Power, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Orla Fitzsimons, 5 Sarah Callaghan, 6 Aoife Moore, 7 Emma Hooban, 8 Paula Fitzpatrick, 9 Emma Kiernan, 10 Aoife Thompson, 11 Ann O'Brien, 12 Shayne Richardson, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Karen Plunkett, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Dairine Frawley, 18 Emma Lackey, 19 Niamh Fitzgerald
Sun 15 Oct 2017 — Old Belvedere J1 (A) W 42–5: 1 Christina Haney, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Sarah Callaghan, 5 Orla Fitzsimons, 6 Dairine Frawley, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Paula Fitzpatrick, 11 Ann O'Brien, 12 Ciara Scanlan, 13 Laura Power, 14 Karen Plunkett, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Casey O'Brien, 18 Emma Lackey, 19 Emma Hooban
Sun 22 Oct 2017 — Mullingar (H) W 44–14: 1 Melissa Hayden, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Christina Haney, 4 Orla Fitzsimons, 5 Dairine Frawley, 6 Emma Hooban, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Paula Fitzpatrick, 11 Ann O'Brien, 12 Ciara Scanlan, 13 Laura Power, 14 Sinead Lennon, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Karen Plunkett, 18 Casey O'Brien, 19 Emma Lackey, 20 Amy Moran, 21 Ana Hernandez Lara
Sun 12 Nov 2017 — Edenderry (H) W 27–10: 1 Leah Hayden, 2 Sarah Brennan, 3 Casey O'Brien, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Orla Fitzsimons, 6 Dairine Frawley, 7 Emma Hooban, 8 Niamh Fitzgerald, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Aoife Kelly, 12 Amy Moran, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Karen Plunkett, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Christina Haney, 17 Melissa Hayden, 18 Michelle Carroll, 19 Aoife Moore, 20 Paula Fitzpatrick, 21 Scholastique Veyssiere
Sun 19 Nov 2017 — Rathdrum (H) W 41–7: 1 Christina Haney, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Sarah Callaghan, 5 Orla Fitzsimons, 6 Emma Lackey, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Paula Fitzpatrick, 11 Karen Plunkett, 12 Ciara Scanlan, 13 Elizabeth Brophy, 14 Ana Hernandez Lara, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Sarah Brennan, 18 Casey O'Brien, 19 Dairine Frawley, 20 Amy Moran, 21 Sarah Duignan, 22 Ann O'Brien, 23 Emma Hooban
Sun 3 Dec 2017 — Railway Union J1 (A) L 5–10: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Melissa Hayden, 3 Leah Hayden, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Sarah Callaghan, 6 Karen Plunkett, 7 Dairine Frawley, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Emma Kiernan, 10 Ciara Scanlan, 11 Sinead Lennon, 12 Elizabeth Brophy, 13 Ann O'Brien, 14 Silvia Zilio, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Amy Moran, 17 Sarah Brennan, 18 Aoife Kelly, 19 Eimear Tester, 20 Ana Hernandez Lara, 21 Sarah Duignan, 22 Shayne Richardson
Wed 13 Dec 2017 — CYM (H) W 27–12: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Sarah Callaghan, 6 Karen Plunkett, 7 Emma Hooban, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Sinead Lennon, 12 Ciara Scanlan, 13 Ana Hernandez Lara, 14 Elizabeth Brophy, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Sarah Brennan, 18 Michelle Carroll, 19 Dairine Frawley, 20 Amy Moran, 21 Ann O'Brien, 22 Aoife Kelly
Sun 14 Jan 2018 — Old Belvedere J1 (H) W 44–7: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Orla Fitzsimons, 6 Niamh Fitzgerald, 7 Emma Hooban, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Sinead Lennon, 12 Amy Moran, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Shayne Richardson, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Christina Haney, 17 Sarah Brennan, 18 Leah Hayden, 19 Karen Plunkett, 20 Scholastique Veyssiere, 21 Laura Power, 22 Michelle Carroll
Sat 20 Jan 2018 — Mullingar (A) W 17–14: 1 Leah Hayden, 2 Melissa Hayden, 3 Christina Haney, 4 Michelle Carroll, 5 Emma Lackey, 6 Karen Plunkett, 7 Emma Hooban, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Aoife Kelly, 12 Amy Moran, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Shayne Richardson, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Eimear Tester, 18 Scholastique Veyssiere, 19 Casey O'Brien, 20 Sinead Lennon
Sun 28 Jan 2018 — Carlow Coyotes (H) W 22–5: 1 Christina Haney, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Sarah Callaghan, 6 Emma Hooban, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Ana Hernandez Lara, 12 Ciara Scanlan, 13 Casey O'Brien, 14 Scholastique Veyssiere, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Shayne Richardson, 18 Eimear Tester, 19 Amy Moran, 20 Karen Plunkett, 21 Laura Power
Sun 18 Feb 2018 — Edenderry (A) L 5–10: 1 Christina Haney, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Leah Hayden, 4 Karen Plunkett, 5 Emma Lackey, 6 Casey O'Brien, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Eimear Tester, 12 Amy Moran, 13 Laura Power, 14 Silvia Zilio, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Melissa Hayden, 17 Shayne Richardson, 18 Ciara Scanlan, 19 Ana Hernandez Lara, 20 Sinead Lennon, 21 Scholastique Veyssiere
Sun 11 Mar 2018 — Carlow Coyotes (H) W 24–13: 1 Christina Haney, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Melissa Hayden, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Sarah Callaghan, 6 Emma Hooban, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Shayne Richardson, 12 Ciara Scanlan, 13 Casey O'Brien, 14 Sinead Lennon, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Karen Plunkett, 18 Michelle Carroll, 19 Elizabeth Brophy, 20 Amy Moran, 21 Ana Hernandez Lara, 22 Laura Power
Sun 8 Apr 2018 — Railway Union J1 (N) W 25–0: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Christina Haney, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Karen Plunkett, 6 Emma Hooban, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Sinead Lennon, 12 Paula Fitzpatrick, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Shayne Richardson, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Sarah Callaghan, 18 Michelle Carroll, 19 Amy Moran, 20 Dairine Frawley, 21 Elizabeth Brophy, 22 Laura Power
Tue 17 Apr 2018 — Garda/CYM (A) W 31–14: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Emma Hooban, 3 Christina Haney, 4 Sarah Callaghan, 5 Michelle Carroll, 6 Orla Fitzsimons, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Emma Kiernan, 10 Paula Fitzpatrick, 11 Silvia Zilio, 12 Amy Moran, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Shayne Richardson, 15 Elizabeth Brophy, 16 Karen Plunkett, 17 Emma Lackey, 18 Dairine Frawley, 19 Aoife Thompson, 20 Scholastique Veyssiere, 21 Sarah Duignan, 22 Ana Hernandez Lara
Thu 26 Apr 2018 — Tullow (A) W 30–25: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Christina Haney, 4 Emma Lackey, 5 Karen Plunkett, 6 Emma Hooban, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Elizabeth Brophy, 12 Paula Fitzpatrick, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Shayne Richardson, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Sarah Callaghan, 18 Orla Fitzsimons, 19 Laura Power, 20 Michelle Carroll, 21 Sinead Lennon, 22 Amy Moran
Thu 3 May 2018 — Suttonians (N) L 24–46: 1 Casey O'Brien, 2 Emma Kiernan, 3 Christina Haney, 4 Orla Fitzsimons, 5 Emma Lackey, 6 Emma Hooban, 7 Niamh Fitzgerald, 8 Aoife Moore, 9 Aoife Thompson, 10 Sarah Duignan, 11 Sinead Lennon, 12 Paula Fitzpatrick, 13 Ciara Scanlan, 14 Shayne Richardson, 15 Scholastique Veyssiere, 16 Leah Hayden, 17 Melissa Hayden, 18 Sarah Callaghan, 19 Karen Plunkett, 20 Amy Moran, 21 Elizabeth Brophy, 22 Michelle Carroll
2016-17 Women's AIL Division 1 — 8th (relegated)
Paula Fitzpatrick returned from France and Carol Staunton, the club's first women's international, was captain. The league expanded to a home-and-away 14-game format; wins over Highfield, Cooke and Old Belvedere and a draw with Blackrock were not enough and the team finished bottom and dropped out of the AIL. In the All-Ireland Cup they beat Buccaneers 50-0 before losing the quarter-final to Old Belvedere.
Captain: Carol Staunton · Coaching: Philip Lynch (head), Gareth Logan (forwards), Ian Robinson (backs), Rachel Connolly (S&C) · Management: Mikey Coyle
Results (4 won, 11 lost, 1 drawn) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11 Sep 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (H) | L 5–41 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 18 Sep 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (A) | L 0–5 | Stradbrook |
| Sun 25 Sep 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (H) | W 25–17 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 9 Oct 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (A) | L 3–65 | Anglesea Road |
| Sun 16 Oct 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (A) | L 10–36 | Annacotty |
| Sun 23 Oct 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (H) | L 7–34 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 6 Nov 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Railway Union (H) | L 5–53 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 20 Nov 2016 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Railway Union (A) | L 14–50 | Willow Lodge |
| Sun 8 Jan 2017 | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Buccaneers (A) | W 50–0 | Dubarry Park |
| Sun 15 Jan 2017 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (A) | W 29–17 | Shaw's Bridge |
| Sun 22 Jan 2017 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (H) | L 5–31 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 5 Feb 2017 | All-Ireland Cup Quarter-Final | Old Belvedere (H) | L 0–15 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 12 Feb 2017 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (H) | W 10–8 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 19 Feb 2017 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (A) | L 0–12 | Woodleigh Park |
| Sun 5 Mar 2017 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (H) | D 10–10 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 26 Mar 2017 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (A) | L 36–49 | Crowley Park |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — final table (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Bohemian | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 401 | 112 | 62 |
| Railway Union | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 328 | 165 | 46 |
| Old Belvedere | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 306 | 166 | 42 |
| Galwegians | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 278 | 337 | 36 |
| Highfield | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 189 | 271 | 28 |
| Blackrock | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 169 | 257 | 24 |
| Cooke | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 276 | 370 | 22 |
| St. Mary's College | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 159 | 428 | 18 |
Reports & articles
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2015-16 Women's AIL Division 1 — 8th; Leinster and All-Ireland Plate double Winners
A season hit hard by injuries — Paula Fitzpatrick was playing in France with Toulouse — and the league brought only one win, 20-12 over Galwegians on the opening day. But the spring was memorable: the Leinster Plate, won 15-5 against Old Belvedere at Blackrock, and then the All-Ireland Plate, won 18-0 against Thurles at Anglesea Road on 2 April 2016.
Honours: Winners – Women's Leinster Plate; Winners – Women's All-Ireland Plate
Captain: Grainne Egan · Coaching: Daragh O'Kelly, Ian Robinson
Results (4 won, 8 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 20 Sep 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (H) | W 20–12 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 27 Sep 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (A) | L 5–20 | Woodleigh Park |
| Sun 4 Oct 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (H) | L 10–30 | Templeville Road |
| Fri 16 Oct 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Railway Union (A) | L 10–56 | Park Avenue |
| Sun 25 Oct 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (H) | L 5–31 | Templeville Road |
| Sat 31 Oct 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (A) | L 7–40 | Annacotty |
| Sun 15 Nov 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Queen's University (H) | L 17–24 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 22 Nov 2015 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (A) | L 0–88 | Anglesea Road |
| Sun 10 Jan 2016 | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Old Belvedere (H) | L 10–19 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 6 Mar 2016 | Leinster Plate Final | Old Belvedere (N) | W 15–5 | Blackrock RFC (Stradbrook) |
| Sat 19 Mar 2016 | All-Ireland Plate Semi-Final | Tuam (H) | W walkover | (conceded by Tuam) |
| Sat 2 Apr 2016 | All-Ireland Plate Final | Thurles (N) | W 18–0 | Anglesea Road (Old Belvedere RFC) |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — final table (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Bohemian | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 103 | 31 |
| Blackrock | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 60 | 30 |
| Old Belvedere | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 206 | 67 | 30 |
| Railway Union | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 59 | 28 |
| Galwegians | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 129 | 25 |
| Cooke | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 149 | 203 | 16 |
| Highfield | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 199 | 11 |
| St. Mary's College | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 304 | 5 |
| Queen's | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 272 | 1 |
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2014-15 Women's AIL Division 1 — 7th; All-Ireland Shield finalists Finalists
Seventh in Division 1 with a win away to Tralee. In the knock-out competition for the teams below the Cup the side won away to Nenagh Ormond and New Ross before losing the final 22-5 to Queen's University at Templeville Road on 28 March 2015. Paula Fitzpatrick and Orla Fitzsimons were part of Ireland's 2015 Six Nations-winning squad.
Honours: Runners-up – Women's All-Ireland Shield
Captain: Emma Kiernan · Coaching: Daragh O'Kelly, Ian Robinson, David Neville · Management: Lorcan Byrne
Results (3 won, 7 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 5 Oct 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (A) | L 0–43 | Stradbrook |
| Sun 12 Oct 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (H) | L 0–66 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 19 Oct 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (A) | L 0–8 | Annacotty |
| Sun 2 Nov 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Railway Union (H) | L 12–22 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 9 Nov 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (A) | L 10–32 | Crowley Park |
| Sun 23 Nov 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (H) | L 15–22 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 30 Nov 2014 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Tralee (A) | W 15–0 | O'Dowd Park |
| Sun 8 Mar 2015 | All-Ireland Shield Quarter-Final | Nenagh Ormond (A) | W 32–12 | |
| Sun 15 Mar 2015 | All-Ireland Shield Semi-Final | New Ross (A) | W 19–5 | |
| Sat 28 Mar 2015 | All-Ireland Shield Final | Queen's University (H) | L 5–22 | Templeville Road |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — final table (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Belvedere | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 358 | 26 | 37 |
| Blackrock | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 101 | 27 |
| Galwegians | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 139 | 115 | 21 |
| UL Bohemian | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 131 | 21 |
| Railway Union | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 130 | 20 |
| Highfield | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 143 | 15 |
| St. Mary's College | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 193 | 5 |
| Tralee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 228 | -2 |
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2013-14 Women's AIL Division 1 — 6th
Sixth in Division 1, with wins over Tralee and Portlaoise, and a Cup quarter-final against Highfield. Over the summer of 2013 the club's sevens won the South-East Sevens in Gorey and were runners-up at the IRFU Club Sevens. Paula Fitzpatrick and Orla Fitzsimons went on to play in the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, where Ireland finished fourth.
Captain: Orla Fitzsimons · Coaching: Danny Dent (head), Kevin O'Farrell, Rory O'Connor (conditioning)
Results (2 won, 6 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 15 Sep 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Tralee (H) | W 17–15 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 22 Sep 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (A) | L 7–27 | Woodleigh Park |
| Sun 6 Oct 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (H) | L 19–35 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 13 Oct 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Portlaoise (A) | W 22–12 | Portlaoise |
| Sun 20 Oct 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (H) | L 10–40 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 3 Nov 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (A) | L 7–23 | Anglesea Road |
| Sun 10 Nov 2013 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (H) | L 0–43 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 16 Mar 2014 | All-Ireland Cup Quarter-Final | Highfield (H) | L 5–24 | Templeville Road |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — final table (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Belvedere | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Highfield | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Blackrock | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 |
| UL Bohemians | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Galwegians | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| St. Mary's College | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Tralee | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Portlaoise | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2012-13 Women's AIL Division 1 — 5th; All-Ireland Plate winners Winners
The club's tenth season. Fifth in Division 1 (with a 46-5 win over Cooke and a draw at Tralee), out of the Cup at Galbally, and then All-Ireland Plate winners for the second time in three years: New Ross 12-0, a walkover from Ballincollig and a 38-5 win over Portlaoise in the final at Clanwilliam. A second women's XV was entered for the first time. The ten years were celebrated at the Captain's Dinner in May 2013. Players of the Year: Aoife Thompson (1st XV) and Michelle O'Sullivan (J1s).
Honours: Winners – Women's All-Ireland Plate
Captain: Anne-Marie Donovan · Coaching: Rodney O'Donnell (head), Barry Shortle (forwards)
Results (8 won, 8 lost, 1 drawn) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 23 Sep 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (A) | L 0–46 | |
| Sun 30 Sep 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (H) | L 5–41 | |
| Sun 14 Oct 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (A) | W 31–0 | |
| Sun 21 Oct 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (H) | W 46–5 | |
| Sun 4 Nov 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (A) | L 5–31 | |
| Sun 11 Nov 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (H) | L 3–13 | |
| Sun 18 Nov 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Tralee (A) | D 0–0 | |
| Sun 13 Jan 2013 | Paul Flood Cup | Old Belvedere (A) | L 3–7 | Anglesea Road |
| Sun 20 Jan 2013 | Paul Flood Cup | Blackrock College (H) | L 3–24 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 3 Feb 2013 | Paul Flood Cup | Portlaoise (A) | W 14–7 | Togher - Portlaoise Rugby Club |
| Sun 10 Feb 2013 | Paul Flood Cup | Navan (H) | W 5–0 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 17 Feb 2013 | Paul Flood Cup | New Ross (A) | W 25–0 | Southknock |
| Sun 24 Feb 2013 | Paul Flood Cup | Galwegians (H) | L 0–12 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 10 Mar 2013 | All-Ireland Plate Quarter-Final | New Ross (H) | W 12–0 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 24 Mar 2013 | All-Ireland Plate Semi-Final | Ballincollig (H) | W walkover | Templeville Road |
| Sat 6 Apr 2013 | All-Ireland Plate Final | Portlaoise (N) | W 38–5 | Clanwilliam RFC |
| — | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Galbally (A) | L 5–14 |
Sources: Leinster Rugby's results service and the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — Phase 1 (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Bohemian | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 25 | 33 |
| Old Belvedere | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 322 | 26 | 30 |
| Highfield | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 37 | 25 |
| Galwegians | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 152 | 177 | 18 |
| St. Mary's College | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 136 | 12 |
| Tralee | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 148 | 9 |
| Blackrock | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 308 | 4 |
| Cooke | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 52 | 376 | 3 |
Paul Flood Cup — table (Leinster Rugby)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Belvedere | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 3 | 104 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Galwegians | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 5 | 137 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 | Blackrock College | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 71 | 50 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | St. Mary's College | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 5 | Portlaoise | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 112 | -63 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 13 |
| 6 | New Ross | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 160 | -155 | 1 | 24 | -23 | 5 |
| 7 | Navan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73 | -73 | 0 | 11 | -11 | -3 |
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2011-12 Women's AIL Division 1 — 6th (Phase 1)
A split season: sixth in Phase 1 of Division 1, then second in the Phase 2 group. Cooke edged the Cup first round 7-6 and the Plate quarter-final was conceded; in the Paul Flood Cup the team reached the semi-final, losing 6-3 to Garda. In 2012 Paula Fitzpatrick won her first Ireland caps and was named Leinster Women's Player of the Year.
Captain: Gillian Nolan · Coaching: Gordon Matthews, Colin Moran · Management: Cathrina O'Donoghue, Aoife Thompson (assistant)
Results (5 won, 10 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 2 Oct 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Cooke (A) | W 24–22 | |
| Sun 9 Oct 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Blackrock College (H) | L 3–22 | |
| Sun 16 Oct 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Navan (A) | W 24–5 | |
| Sat 29 Oct 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | UL Bohemian (H) | L 0–56 | |
| Sun 6 Nov 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Galwegians (A) | L 0–24 | |
| Sun 13 Nov 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Old Belvedere (H) | L 0–26 | |
| Sun 27 Nov 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 | Highfield (A) | L 0–30 | |
| Sun 4 Dec 2011 | Women's AIL Div 1 Phase 2 | Navan (A) | W 3–0 | |
| Sun 15 Apr 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 Phase 2 | Galwegians (H) | L 17–43 | |
| Sun 22 Apr 2012 | Women's AIL Div 1 Phase 2 | Cooke (H) | W walkover | |
| — | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Cooke (A) | L 6–7 | |
| — | All-Ireland Plate Quarter-Final | UL Bohemian (A) | L conceded | |
| — | Paul Flood Cup Round 1 | Blackrock College (A) | L 6–15 | |
| — | Paul Flood Cup Round 2 | Cill Dara (H) | W 31–0 | |
| — | Paul Flood Cup Semi-Final | Garda (H) | L 3–6 |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — Phase 1 (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Bohemian | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 33 | 34 |
| Highfield | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 67 | 28 |
| Blackrock College | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 57 | 22 |
| Old Belvedere | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 66 | 21 |
| Galwegians | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 103 | 14 |
| St. Mary's College | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 185 | 10 |
| Cooke | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 182 | 5 |
| Navan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 170 | -1 |
Women's AIL Division 1 — Phase 2 (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galwegians | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| St. Mary's College | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| Cooke | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Navan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
2010-11 Women's AIL Division 1 — 7th; All-Ireland Plate winners Winners
Seventh in Division 1. Knocked out of the All-Ireland Cup by Tralee, the team went on to win the All-Ireland Plate, beating Navan, getting a walkover from Clonmel and beating City of Derry 19-7 in the final. They also won the Belfast Harlequins Women's 7s and the Leinster Women's Blitz. Gillian Nolan won her first Ireland caps in the Six Nations.
Honours: Winners – Women's All-Ireland Plate; Winners – Belfast Harlequins Women's 7s; Winners – Leinster Women's Blitz
Captain: Paula Fitzpatrick · Coaching: Des Jackson, Gordon Matthews · Management: Cathrina O'Donoghue
Results (4 won, 2 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 6 Feb 2011 | Paul Flood Cup (group) | Navan (H) | L 0–10 | Templeville Road |
| — | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Tralee (A) | L 3–17 | |
| — | All-Ireland Plate Quarter-Final | Navan (H) | W 23–10 | |
| — | All-Ireland Plate Semi-Final | Clonmel (H) | W walkover | (conceded by Clonmel) |
| — | All-Ireland Plate Final | City of Derry (N) | W 19–7 | |
| — | Paul Flood Cup (group) | Dublin University (A) | W 34–7 |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Women's AIL Division 1 — final table (membership book)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Bohemian | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 381 | 52 | 63 |
| Highfield | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 81 | 55 |
| Old Belvedere | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 191 | 193 | 34 |
| Galwegians | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 169 | 177 | 34 |
| Cooke | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 131 | 175 | 29 |
| Blackrock College | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 228 | 17 |
| St. Mary's College | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 131 | 349 | 17 |
| Clonmel (relegated) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 207 | -5 |
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2009-10 Women's AIL Division 1 — 6th; Paul Flood Cup winners Winners
First season in Division 1 of the Women's AIL, finishing sixth of eight (Ballincollig, Cooke, UL Bohemian, Highfield, Galwegians, Clonmel, Navan, Blackrock). In the All-Ireland Cup a walkover from Youghal set up a quarter-final against UL Bohemian. In February the team won the inaugural Paul Flood Memorial Cup, beating Old Belvedere 5-0 in the final at Templeville Road with the Flood family present. Gillian Nolan and Michelle Ross were in the Ireland squad for the Six Nations.
Honours: Winners – Paul Flood Memorial Cup (inaugural)
Captain: Paula Fitzpatrick · Coaching: Lee Travers, Garreth Crawford
Results (6 won, 1 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 24 Jan 2010 | Paul Flood Cup (pool) | Longford (A) | W 7–0 | The Demesne, Longford |
| Tue 2 Feb 2010 | Paul Flood Cup (pool) | Cill Dara (H) | W 45–0 | Templeville Road |
| Sun 7 Feb 2010 | Paul Flood Cup (pool) | Tuam (H) | W walkover | Templeville Road |
| Sat 13 Feb 2010 | Paul Flood Cup (pool) | Rathdrum (A) | W 57–3 | Ivy Leaf Grounds, Rathdrum |
| Sun 28 Feb 2010 | Paul Flood Cup Final | Old Belvedere (H) | W 5–0 | Templeville Road |
| — | All-Ireland Cup Round 1 | Youghal (H) | W walkover | |
| — | All-Ireland Cup Quarter-Final | UL Bohemian (H) | L 0–34 |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2008-09 Women's AIL Division 2 — Champions Winners
Division 2 champions and promotion to the top flight. After a section with Newbridge, Old Belvedere, Trinity and Malahide, the team beat Youghal in the semi-final at Templeville Road and City of Derry 17-0 in the final at Dubarry Park, Athlone — an 11th consecutive league win.
Honours: Winners – Women's AIL Division 2
Captain: Paula Fitzpatrick · Coaching: Garreth Crawford · Management: Olivia Daly
Results (1 won, 0 lost) — St Mary's score first
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Result | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 25 Apr 2009 | Women's AIL Division 2 Final | City of Derry (N) | W 17–0 | Dubarry Park, Athlone (Buccaneers RFC) |
Sources: the club's membership books and match reports.
Reports & articles
Photo galleries (James Maguire Archive)
2007-08 Women's AIL Division 2 — section winners
Section winners (with Trinity, Newbridge and Old Belvedere) on an unbeaten run of 14 league and cup matches — the team was pictured in February 2008 celebrating ten competitive wins in a row. They lost narrowly to Waterpark in the play-off semi-final and reached the All-Ireland Bowl final, where they were beaten by the AIL champions UL Bohemians. Carol Staunton became the club's first women's international. Paul Flood died in 2008; the Leinster Branch named the Paul Flood Cup in his memory.
Honours: All-Ireland Bowl – Runners-up
Captain: Paula Fitzpatrick · Coaching: Paul Flood · Management: Olivia Daly
2006-07 Women's AIL Division 2 (North)
Paul Flood took over as coach. The season opened with a 45-0 win away to Carrickfergus in a northern section with Enniskillen, Dublin University, Armagh and Navan, but the team did not reach the play-offs and just missed out on the All-Ireland Bowl final. Sarah Brennan won her Leinster cap.
Captain: Debbie Clarke / Sarah Brennan · Coaching: Paul Flood
2005-06 Women's AIL Division 2 (North) — 4th
Fourth in Division 2 (North); a home draw with Enniskillen cost a semi-final place. Anne Carroll, Debbie Clarke and Kiera-Jane Crawford were selected for Leinster.
Captain: Anne Carroll · Coaching: Carl Egan, Darren Martin, Aroha Nathan
2004-05 Women's AIL Division 2 (North-East) — 3rd
Division 2 was split into regional sections and the team finished third in the north-east section, narrowly missing out on the semi-finals of both league and cup (AIL Cup, 3rd round). Debbie Clarke became the first St. Mary's player capped by Leinster; Kiera-Jane Crawford also played for the province. Captain Susan Carty later became the IRFU's Women's Rugby Development Officer.
Captain: Susan Carty · Coaching: Pat Crawford, Sam Brennan, Donal Swift
2003-04 Women's AIL Division 2 — 6th
Second season in Division 2 of the Women's AIL: sixth in the league, and a run to the semi-finals of the AIL Bowl.
Captain: Gillian Fullerton
2002-03 Women's AIL Division 2 — the first season
The club's first women's team. Proposed in 2002 by a group including Garry Manning, Sarah Brennan, Sam Brennan, Samantha Howe and Donal Swift, the team went straight into Division 2 of the Women's All-Ireland League, finished mid-table and reached the semi-finals of the end-of-season competition.
Captain: Samantha Howe · Coaching: Donal Swift, Sam Brennan · Management: Garry Manning, Eileen Fanning
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