Irish Universities Rugby Union Conroy Cup 2021

Queen’s University Belfast hosted the 2021 Conroy Cup on Saturday afternoon at the Queen’s Sports Arena. Six varsity sides took part split into two pools as follows.

  • POOL A: Maynooth University, Queen’s University, University College Dublin
  • POOL B: Dublin University, NUI Galway, University College Cork

The teams in each group played each other once, in a 30 minute game, in a league format their final positions in each league determining their play off place. Our photographer Bob Given was there to capture the action in the Queen’s games plus some of the other matches. The results are shown below.

Pool A

Queen’s University195Maynooth University
Queen’s University1210University College Dublin
University College Dublin1514Maynooth University

Pool B

Dublin University330NUI Galway
University College Cork290NUI Galway
Dublin University126University College Cork
Angus Christie heads for the lien against Maynooth

Queen’s progressed to the final after winning both their games in Pool A. , and all scored in their first game against Maynooth with Christie adding two conversions. crossed for Maynooth in reply.

Queen’s grab a late winner against UCD

In their second game and both got over the try line for Queen’s with crossing for UCD with adding a conversion and penalty. Queen’s Christie converted both Queen’s tries to give the host side a two point win.

Trinity on the charge against UCC

Queen’s were joined in the final by Dublin University by virtue of their win against UCC in their last pool match. A try from and a penalty try were enough to see Trinity through after   landed two penalties for the Cork side.

PLAY OFFS

5th PlaceMaynooth University75NUI Galway
3rd PlaceUniversity College Dublin3114University College Cork
FINALQueen’s University128Dublin University
Maynooth see off NUI Galway in the 5th place paly off.

In the 5th Place play off grabbed a try and converted to give Maynooth a two point win after a try from NUIG’s .

In the battle of the University College’s for 3rd Place Dublin came out winners by 31 – 14 against their Cork counterparts. Scorers details were not available for this one.

Queen’s on the attack against Trinity.

Queen’s won a tight final outscoring Trinity two tries to one. Pool and Cusack crossed for Queen’s with Christie converting one. Trinity replied with a try and a Hugh O’Kennedy penalty.

Gallery Below

Over 300 images from all the day by Bob Given Photography.

Squads

Dublin University: Josh Gavin, Robert McNamara, Joe May, Dylan Stafford, Harry Whelan, Hugh O’Kennedy, Jack Atkinson, Cole Kelly, Oisin McCloskey, Gerhard Zdunek, Noah Pim, Mark Dennis, Conor McGroary, Conor Booth, Jonathan Ross, Donagh Hyland, Zia Ahmed, Max Dunne, Dylan Ryan, Darragh Coan, Adam Treanor, Luke Russell, Louis McDonagh.

NUI Galway: John Keogh, Liam McCarten, Calum Wall, Nasym McNamara, Ciaran Shannon, Eoin Slevin, Liam Quilter, Jayden Murphy, Alex Simpson, Sean Dempsey, Conor O’Grady, Cathal Quinn, Sean Suboisky, Niall O’Reilly, Cian Cleary, Ben Clarke, Daniel Bent, TK Okoduga, Evan Regan, Shea Hennessey, Conor Gammell, Peter Rainsford, Drew Hamilton, Jay McGuire.

Maynooth University: Sandro Javikishvili, Caelan Ryle, Gearoid Quinn, Jack Hanley, Connie Campher, Adam Byrne, Dato Khelaia, Ciaran Purcell, Eoghan Murphy, Ronan Lamb, Frank Salu, Fergus Stanley (c), Abdul Olaosebikan, Eddie Carr, Karo Otobe, Josh Akanji, Killian Saunders, Conor Mahon, James Gorham, Ben Fleming, Will Finegan, Luke Mitchell, Callum Cawley, Adam Bagnall, Max Saunders, David Drennan, Declan Ofor, Liam Barry.

Queen’s University: Niall Carville, Chris Poole, Paddy McAlpine, Paddy Eames (c), Connor Neary, Ciaran McCarthy, Robert Reid, Peter Heasley, Harvey Patterson, Angus Christie, Daichi Budimen, Jack Harte, Will Cusack, Ryan Street, Paddy Carson, Daniel Orubo, George Coen, Kian Mulholland, Chris Pyper, Niall Bermingham, Tom Martin, James Lusty.

UCC: Conor Aherne, Jack Sullivan, Dermot Cremin, Eoghan Sheehan, David Doyle, Patrick McBarron (c), Conal Harrington, Richie Foley, Mike Cogan, Joe Griffiths, Connaire McGowan, PJ, Mark Deane, James O’Donovan, Peter Hyland, David O’Halloran, Mark O’Connor, Liam Ormond, Cormac Callnan, Andrew O’Mahony, Barry Voslo, Craig Bateman, Aidan Booth, Sean Mcloughlin, Cathal McDermott, Rob O’Brien, Michael Mulligan

UCD: Hugo O’Malley, Charlie O’Carroll, James Dunne, Naoise Golden, Jack Byrne, Bill Burns, Tommy O’Connor, Fergus Hughes, Thomás Quinn, Niall Carroll, Tom Henderson, Adam Daly, Sam Small, Cormac O’Brien, Zach Harrison, Ben Porter, Rob Harvey, Sean Nee, Alexander DOyle, Jerry Coughlan, Tom Downey, Rory Byrne, Patrick O’Connor, Hugo McWade, Manus Heenan, John Milne, Cullum Kilmartin, Jonny Johnstone.

One response to “Irish Universities Rugby Union Conroy Cup 2021”

  1. Eilish Campbell

    I think GEORGE COHEN should read GEORGE COEN

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