Rugby Archives – The College View

The victorious DCU Rugby Sevens teams. Credit: Sophie Spence

DCU Force Take Two Titles at Rugby Sevens Festival

April 19, 2017

Last week saw a double header of success for DCU as both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens teams concluded the year with some stellar performances, and silverware, in Terenure. Both teams went into the

24 February 2017; Paul Boyle of Ireland in action against Cameron Woki of France during the RBS U20 Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and France at Donnybrook Stadium, in Donnybrook, Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Boyle tries to balance rugby and university.

April 5, 2017

DCU student Paul Boyle has been picked in the team of the tournament for the recent Under 20 Six Nations Championship. Boyle, who was on-field captain for parts of Ireland’s campaign, was picked as the

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Rugby: A world in union

October 28, 2015

Rewind the clock back to 1995, a time that will live long in the history of a nation. A land that was divided by hatred was ultimately united in sport. One man used the

DCU (bibs) in action against Athlone IT. Credit: David Clarke

DCU scrape single-point victory over Athlone

October 28, 2015

DCU: 13 Athlone IT: 12 DCU squeezed out a win by the narrowest of margins at home to Athlone IT in the Colleges and Universities Rugby League game in St. Clare’s last Wednesday. DCU were

Spence (right) celebrates Ireland's Six Nations victory with team-mate Jenny Murphy. Credit: Sportsfile

Spence Delighted With Player of the Year Nomination

September 30, 2015

Sophie Spence talks to Aaron Gallagher about the honour she has had in her nomination for World Rugby Player of the Year and what she expects from the college’s rugby teams for the year to come.

DCU lose out in Rugby Sevens Final

April 22, 2015

DCU lost out for the second year in a row to Queens University in the SSI rugby sevens competition, the second division team were also beaten in their final while both DCU women’s teams made it to the final

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Are Ireland ready for World Cup glory?

April 8, 2015

Aidan Delaney looks at whether the Irish rugby team are ready for World Cup glory after a victorious Six Nations campaign.

UL prove a barrier to high as DCU crash out in semi–final

March 11, 2015

DCU Force lost out to UL at a windy St Clare’s last week.

Men’s Gaelic football club take more than 10 percent of CLC budget

November 26, 2014

The Club Life Committee budget allocations were announced Iast week.

Sophie Spence celebrate Ireland's recent victory over Kazakhstan in the Rugby World Cup.

Spence leading the next wave of DCU’s rugby tide

October 29, 2014

DCU’s rugby’s new development officer, Sophie Spence, talks to The College View.

Ladies rugby team fall at semi-final hurdle

April 2, 2014

DCU ladies rugby coach Karl Miller talks to The College View about his side’s recent league semi-final loss.

Classy Athlone side cruise to win over DCU

February 19, 2014

DCU’s senior rugby team suffered a heavy defeat to league leaders Athlone IT in St Clare’s on Wednesday afternoon.

IT Carlow were always on top in a game where they showed their true class.

DCU suffer heavy defeat at hands of IT Carlow

December 4, 2013

DCU Force were heavily beaten by an excellent IT Carlow side at St Clare’s last week.

Senior rugby team kick year off with victory

November 6, 2013

The DCU senior rugby team opened up their league campaign with a victory away to NUI Maynooth.

DCU rugby coach confident side will improve on last year

October 9, 2013

DCU rugby coach, Phil de Barra, says that he is confident his side will perform better this year after a disappointing campaign last year.

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Can the Lions become the Wizards of Oz?

April 3, 2013

This summer rugby fans in the northern and southern hemispheres will be fixated on the Lions’ tour of Australia, where they have not played since losing the test series 2-1 in 2001. At this stage,

DCU Devils on cusp of league final

March 6, 2013

DCU Devils make their bid for a league final spot when they meet Waterford IT in the penultimate round today. Team captain Clara McDonald said that all involved are firmly focused on the prize at

Quarter-final loss brings curtain down on rugby season

March 6, 2013

The rugby season ended for the DCU first team last Wednesday with a 27-10 loss to Waterford IT at the quarter-final stage of the All Ireland competition. The DCU team never really got going this

Rugby side fall at the hands of Maynooth

February 20, 2013

After a winter break, a walkover and a postponement, the DCU first team finally got to take their second semester bow last Wednesday. NUI Maynooth were the opponents and while DCU were defeated 35-25, there

Rugby side hoping to make a winning return to action

February 6, 2013

Today marks the end of a long winter hibernation for DCU rugby. The stop-start nature of the college rugby season means today marks only DCU’s second competitive match of the season. It is coach Phil

McDonald excited at prospect of future progress

December 12, 2012

Women’s rugby scholarships in DCU aren’t as well publicised as the men’s, believes Club Captain Clara McDonald. “DCU women’s rugby scholarships aren’t widely publicized. No one is really to blame for it and we just

Furlong happy to bail Ireland out of tighthead crisis

November 28, 2012

Apparently we have a crisis in Ireland. It is covered extensively in newspapers and debated constantly by talking heads on television. No, it is not the economic crisis. It is the tighthead crisis. The tighthead

De Barra concerned only with the positives

November 28, 2012

The structure of the college rugby season can seem strange to the uninitiated. It has the kind of schedule where one cancelled game can leave you twiddling your thumbs for weeks and painfully short of match

Scholarship students under close watch to fulfil obligations

November 14, 2012

DCU’s new Rugby Development Officer, Phil de Barra, has made it a top priority to ensure that his scholarship players endeavour to fulfil all the obligations that they agreed to upon accepting a place in

Athlone hold all the aces in one-sided affair – AIT 53 DCU 5

November 8, 2012

As season openers go it couldn’t have gone much worse for DCU. Nine tries and over fifty points conceded, not to mention a few injuries to go along with it. When you’re playing a quality