Match - Team News
(02 Mar 2010)
The first Colours match took place in 1952 in Lansdowne Road and, despite the advent of professionalism in rugby, this annual battle is still as keenly fought and as important as it was back in the 1950's.
UCD have had 33 victories, Trinity 20 with 4 matches drawn.
For the players it remains one of the highlights of their rugby year. The fact that the match is also an AIL Division 2 fixture this year is an additional incentive.
The Colours match has traditionally been an opportunity for both teams to display their running and ball handling skills and this year should be no exception and a feast of attractive rugby should be enjoyed by all.
Both University XVs ply their trade in the AIB Division two. Trinity are currently in sixth place on 28pts, with UCD in tenth on 24pts. Significantly if UCD win their game in hand they will go level with Trinity with three games to go, which just goes to show how tight the margins are going to be in this year's interesting historic match up.
UCD
15: Michael Twomey (St. Michael's College)
14: Terry Jones (Terenure College)
13: Andy Cummiskey (St. Michael's College)
12: Eoghan Conran (CBS Naas)
11: Tom Fletcher (Clongowes Wood College SJ)
10: Niall Earls (De la Salle Wicklow)
9: Rob Shanley (St. Michael's College)
1: John A. Lee (Terenure College)
2: Conor Geoghegan (St. Michael's College)
3: Brian Hall (MSJ Roscrea)
4: Ciaran Ruddock (Bishopston CS)
5: Brian Cawley (Blackrock College)
6: Shane Grannel (CBC Monkstown)
7: Kevin Croke (CPC Kilcullen)
8: Matt Nagle (Glenstal Abbey) Captain
Replacements from:
Conor Mitchell (Belvedere College SJ), Risteard Byrne (Terenure College), Arthur Houlihan (Clongowes Wood College SJ), Rory Allwright (Sandford Park), Peter Du Toit (The King's Hospital), Richie Bent (St. Mary's College)
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY:
15: Andy Wallace (Terenure College)
14: Neil Hanratty (Gonzaga College SJ)
13: Conor Colclough (Belvedere College SJ)
12: Conor Mills (Newpark CS)
11: Colin Murphy (Belvedere College SJ)
10: Dave Joyce (C.C. Roscrea)
9: Mick McLoughlin (Clongowes Wood College SJ)
1: Tristan Goodbody (CUS)
2: Mark Murdock (CBS Monkstown)
3: James Gethings (Gonzaga College)
4: Scott LaValla (Budd Bay HS, Olympia, WA, USA)
5: Pierce Byrne (C.C. Roscrea)
6: Alan Mathews (Kilkenny College)
7: Johnny Iliff (St Colman's College, Newry) CAPTAIN
8: Brian Coyle (Clongowes Wood College SJ)
Replacements from:
Craig Telford (The King's Hospital), Paddy McCabe (Belvedere College SJ), Max Waters (St Andrews College), Dominic Gallagher (Rathmore GS Dunmurry), Tim McCoy (Belvedere College SJ), Richard Brady (Foyle and Londonderry), Dermot O'Riordan (Castleknock College)
REFEREE: Kevin Beggs (IRFU)
SUB REFEREE: Ed Kenny (ARLB)
TOUCH JUDGE: Nigel Carrell (ARLB)
4th OFFICIAL: George Clare (ARLB)