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Clontarf welcomed an already relegated Trinity side to Castle Avenue for the final League fixture of the season. I will miss the annual AIL visit to College Park which is the historic home of Irish Rugby. Apparently the Irish Rugby logo of the shamrocks on the Irish jerseys was originally the Trinity College Rugby logo, […] The post Clontarf 31 Dublin University 12 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

    Every now and then in a season, a game appears on the schedule like a comet. Clontarf and Terenure having been circling each other since last season’s final blow-out saw Terenure crowned Energia Champions for the first time. Clontarf restored some balance with an early season victory but the reality is that, in […] The post Terenure v Clontarf appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

If a pundit had said to me last week that Clontarf would score 6 tries against UCD on Saturday I think I could probably see how that could be achieved against a side missing some heavy hitters, sitting relatively safe in the league. In short , with not a lot to play for and no […] The post UCD 38 Clontarf 32 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

Clontarf welcomed Young Munster to Castle Avenue on Saturday to one of the rare outings on the 4G surface, as the main pitch resembled Leitrim, there being so much standing water on it! Playing on the 4G has the feel of Russian Roulette about it. The fast surface encourages speed because levels of accuracy are […] The post Clontarf 31 Young Munster 12 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

This game could be accurately described as a slugfest. Think of two blindfolded men standing on a greasy pole over a precipice swinging at each other with cricket stumps. Firstly, a major shout out to the back line which was littered with young replacements after a raft of injuries and Leinster duties. Mark O’Sullivan was […] The post City of Armagh 12 Clontarf 15 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

So, after a week of rain the main pitch was deemed unplayable, as it resembled a dish of porridge with green fuzz on it. That added to the pre-match tension as the word on the street was that Hinch were boosted by a liberal sprinkling from the Ulster Academy. Given that their back line had […] The post Clontarf 45 Ballynahinch 24 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

Well, wasn’t that exciting! A game that had everything. More excitement than the circus, more emotion than the opera, more drama than Hitchcock. And it started soooo badly. One of the great rugby truisms is that penalty jeopardy rests mostly with the defenders. Side-line chatter about penalty count is more of an indication of the […] The post Cork Con 27 Clontarf 26 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

I suspect we will be waiting some time before we get as exciting a game as this again. It helps that both Clubs have been top four rivals for the last 15 years and that consistent rivalry has built a well of respect that flows away from the pitch and settles with social intent in […] The post Clontarf 26 Lansdowne 29 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more

Clontarf maintained a 7 point lead at the top of division 1A with a patchy victory over an enthusiastic Shannon side in Thomond Park on Saturday. As you would expect, after the long Christmas break much of the initial action was punctuated by errors, with both sides coughing up possession at lineout time. The most […] The post Shannon 20 Clontarf 24 appeared first on Clontarf Rugby ..read more