TRINITY RUGBY U-20’S WIN EPIC ENCOUNTER WITH UCD TO RETAIN THE FRASER MCMULLEN CUP At the end of 100 plus minutes of pulsating rugby at Lakelands Park, the Dublin University Under-20s retained the Fraser McMullen Cup with a 28-23 come back over UCD. The last club to lift the trophy in both 2018 and 2019, Tony Smeeth’s Trinity Rugby found themselves staring into a five-point deficit heading towards the end of normal time. However, a Conor Booth try brought Trinity back on level terms and with full back Harry Colbert amassing 10 consecutive points during extra time, they gained the upper hand over their arch-rivals. TRINITY GAELIC FOOTBALLERS CROWNED ALL IRELAND FRESHER CHAMPIONS: Trinity’s first year footballers were crowned the Rory O’ Connor Electric Ireland Fresher division two champions, following a 14-point victory over opponents IT Carlow. Trinity began the brightest of both teams - within ten minutes they took the lead with a 0-04 to 0-01 lead. Following a goal and point from Carlow IT they took the lead for the first and only point in the game. On 23 minutes, the long-awaited Trinity goal came, and Trinity never looked back from that point on. O’REILLY TRY INSPIRES MEMORABLE COLOURS TRIUMPH FOR TRINITY RUGBY Trinity Rugby men’s team consolidated their position in the Division 1A of the All- Ireland League (AIL) by finishing in fifth place and claiming the annual Dudley Cup and Colours trophy against UCD. Trinity Rugby won their first Colours three in a row since 1991 after overcoming UCD 34 – 27 at a wet College Park. TRINITY VOLLEYBALL MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TEAM WIN STUDENT SPORT IRELAND CUP FINALS Trinity Women’s Volleyball team beat TUS to win the Student Sport Ireland Cup. This team are the first to have won both the student league finals and the student cup finals in Ireland. Trinity Men’s Volleyball team also won the Student Sport Ireland Cup final against NUIG. DUBLIN UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB – NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS: The Rowing Ireland National Rowing Championships took place in August 2021 with 503 crews competing over 55 categories. There were 130 races held with 52 finals over the weekend. Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC) club captain, Tom Stevens, won the Club X 1 event and set a course record of over ten seconds. The DUBC novice crew won the 4x+ event and also set a new course record. Click here to view your exclusive membership offer for Trinity Sport
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