Well done to Beware who beat us by 14-10 last night in St. Mary's. However, there was much to be pleased about from our lads last night. Basics were good, very few knock ons and some great finishing from the lads on the wing.
If only we could defend!. As usual we couldnt get the 6 tags and a turnover. We have 2 weeks to work on this and improve. Next up is Lack of Courage on 13th June. They currently top the table so we really need our first choice lads to be available for this.
About Us
- MDI Saints RFC
- Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Now in our second year.. We are a rugby team based in the Mater Dei Institute. This year we are entering some student 7s competitions for the first time in our history. We will also be entering the St. Mary's College RFC league as per usual
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Team Vs Beware 23rd May 8.00pm
Starters
Stephen O'Hara
Timothy Allcutt
Noel Jackson
Alan Crean
Barry Deering
Oliver Fox
Kevin Timothy
Subs
Hinds
Robert Harvey
Kevin Foran
Stephen O'Hara
Timothy Allcutt
Noel Jackson
Alan Crean
Barry Deering
Oliver Fox
Kevin Timothy
Subs
Hinds
Robert Harvey
Kevin Foran
Saints 9 Mavericks 18
Second game of the season..its fair to say we are finding it pretty tough but at least we played an awful lot better this week. Scoring 9 tries was a decent effort, going to really try and improve defensively next Monday. Basics again letting us down but we are still all enjoying it and its great to play against such good teams. Congratulations to the Mavericks who really gave us a lesson in support play.
Anyway, back to the drawing board and we'll get ready for Monday 23rd Vs Beware who look like another very good team.
Anyway, back to the drawing board and we'll get ready for Monday 23rd Vs Beware who look like another very good team.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Match Day 2 - Mater Dei Saints V The Mavericks
Match Day # 2
Mater Dei Saints Vs The Mavericks
19.15 - St Marys RFC
Team and Subs as follows
Starters
Stephen O'Hara
Timothy Allcutt
Noel Jackson
Michael Hinds
Barry Deering
Kevin Timothy
Gearoid O'Flaherty
Substitutes
Kevin Foran
Robert Harvey
** Oliver Fox
Mater Dei Saints Vs The Mavericks
19.15 - St Marys RFC
Team and Subs as follows
Starters
Stephen O'Hara
Timothy Allcutt
Noel Jackson
Michael Hinds
Barry Deering
Kevin Timothy
Gearoid O'Flaherty
Substitutes
Kevin Foran
Robert Harvey
** Oliver Fox
Lansdowne give us a 19-3 thrashing!
Well..we were well beaten in our first game of the season. Lansdowne were brilliant but then again you'd expect any team with X Internationals to beat a bunch of over the hill college lecturers, plucky students and ne'er do wells.
The IRFU have decided to null and void all first round games from last week as a lot of other teams got a beating of a lifetime.
While Landsdowne were top class we did really well to score 3 tries - Rob Harvey, Tim Allcutt and Kevin Jinking Jenkins Timothy all crossed the (invisible) whitewash.
Enjoyable but I'd hope we can be relatively competitive in our next outing.
The IRFU have decided to null and void all first round games from last week as a lot of other teams got a beating of a lifetime.
While Landsdowne were top class we did really well to score 3 tries - Rob Harvey, Tim Allcutt and Kevin Jinking Jenkins Timothy all crossed the (invisible) whitewash.
Enjoyable but I'd hope we can be relatively competitive in our next outing.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
IRFU Mens Tag Rugby League - Group 2 Fixtures
09/05/2011 19:15 Lansdowne Lon. v Mater Dei Saints
16/05/2011 19:15 Moorsey's Army v Mater Dei Saints
23/05/2011 20:00 Old Farts V Mater Dei Saints
30/05/2011 20:00 Syntax Errors v Mater Dei Saints
06/06/2011 20:00 Unlikely Lads v Mater Dei Saints
13/06/2011 19:15 Old Boys RFC v Mater Dei Saints
20/06/2011 19:15 DSLE v Mater Dei Saints
TBA TBA Semi Final
TBA TBA Final
16/05/2011 19:15 Moorsey's Army v Mater Dei Saints
23/05/2011 20:00 Old Farts V Mater Dei Saints
30/05/2011 20:00 Syntax Errors v Mater Dei Saints
06/06/2011 20:00 Unlikely Lads v Mater Dei Saints
13/06/2011 19:15 Old Boys RFC v Mater Dei Saints
20/06/2011 19:15 DSLE v Mater Dei Saints
TBA TBA Semi Final
TBA TBA Final
Friday, May 6, 2011
Starting Team for Monday 9th May - 19:15 KO
Vs Lansdowne Longhorns
Stephen O'Hara
Timoth Allcutt
Robert Harvey
Kevin Timothy
Barry Deering
Michael Hinds
Noel Jackson
Replacements: Chris, Enda, Kevin Foran, Barrie Mc, Gearoid
Stephen O'Hara
Timoth Allcutt
Robert Harvey
Kevin Timothy
Barry Deering
Michael Hinds
Noel Jackson
Replacements: Chris, Enda, Kevin Foran, Barrie Mc, Gearoid
Monday, May 2, 2011
Injury updates
Barrie still out with a sore hamstring. Colin still out with damaged ankle ligs. Everyone else seems to be ok.
1 Week to go!... Training plans
Only 1 week to go before start of the league in St. Mary RFC Templeogue. As per usual we'll run a few drills on Tuesday (12.40pm - Usual place) and on Thursday we will give everyone a chance to run around with the first team squad.
If you are not named to start do not despair..Every single player who is named in the travelling match day squad for Monday 9th May will play at least 50% of the game. The lads who start are by no means the first choice, its just that they have played together before and will hopefully not do anything too daft in the opening 10 minutes. As per usual Gearoid and myself will run the subs during the game.
We've worked hard, put in the hours practicing. Firstly enjoy the games dont stress about anything, enjoy it and remember to keep your discipline. No gobbing off at the refs and each other..We always play a hell of a lot better when there are less vocals. Play to your strengths, if you are not a good passer dont hit 15 metre passes off your left while running. If you are not a quick, do not look to beat the man all the time - Fix and pass just like we do in training!
Enjoy!
If you are not named to start do not despair..Every single player who is named in the travelling match day squad for Monday 9th May will play at least 50% of the game. The lads who start are by no means the first choice, its just that they have played together before and will hopefully not do anything too daft in the opening 10 minutes. As per usual Gearoid and myself will run the subs during the game.
We've worked hard, put in the hours practicing. Firstly enjoy the games dont stress about anything, enjoy it and remember to keep your discipline. No gobbing off at the refs and each other..We always play a hell of a lot better when there are less vocals. Play to your strengths, if you are not a good passer dont hit 15 metre passes off your left while running. If you are not a quick, do not look to beat the man all the time - Fix and pass just like we do in training!
Enjoy!
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