1ST XV
Fixtures, Results, Match Reports, Tables, Squad List and more.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 28 May 2025
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1ST XV
Our 1XV compete on 3 fronts; in Division 2A of the Energia All Ireland league, Ulster SONI League as well as the Ulster Senior Cup.
Leagues
Energia AIL & SONI Ulster League
Training
Tuesdays & Thursday – 7pm Eaton Park
Coaching Team
2021/22 Season
1ST XV - 2022/23
1 | Date | Time | Opponents | Venue | Comp | Res | For | Agst | Report | |
2 | 1ST XV | 27/8/22 | 14:30 | Hinch | Home | Conf 1 | Loss | 5 | 18 | |
3 | 1ST XV | 3/9/22 | 14:30 | Queens | Home | Conf 1 | Loss | 26 | 31 | |
4 | 1ST XV | 18/1/22 | 14:30 | Banbridge | Away | Conf 1 | win | 34 | 19 | |
5 | 1ST XV | 17/9/22 | 14:30 | Malone | Away | Conf 1 | Lost | 26 | 22 | |
6 | 1ST XV | 1/10/22 | 14:30 | Blackrock | Away | AIL | Lost | 38 | 24 | Link |
7 | 1ST XV | 8/10/22 | 14:30 | Navan | Home | AIL | Win | 20 | 14 | link |
8 | 1ST XV | 15/10/22 | 14:30 | UL Bohemians | Away | AIL | Win | 20 | 24 | |
9 | 1ST XV | 29/10/22 | 14:30 | Nenagh | Home | AIL | Win | 16 | 14 | link |
10 | 1ST XV | 5/11/22 | 14:30 | Cashel | Away | AIL | Loss | 27 | 0 | |
11 | 1ST XV | 12/11/22 | 14:30 | Barnhall | Home | AIL | Loss | 21 | 22 | |
12 | 1ST XV | 18/11/22 | 19:45 | Banbridge | Away | AIL | Win | 24 | 19 | |
13 | 1ST XV | 26/11/22 | 14:30 | Dolphin | Home | AIL | Win | 26 | 10 | link |
14 | 1ST XV | 3/12/22 | 14:30 | Old Crescent | Away | AIL | Loss | 14 | 32 | |
15 | 1ST XV | 10/12/22 | 14:30 | Queens | Home | AIL | Postponed | |||
16 | 1ST XV | 26/12/22 | 14:30 | Dungannon U23 | Home | Win | 31 | 10 | ||
17 | 1ST XV | 31/12/22 | 14:30 | Armagh | Home | Conf 1 | Loss | 14 | 29 | |
18 | 1ST XV | 7/1/23 | 14:30 | Queens | Home | AIL | Loss | 12 | 26 | |
19 | 1ST XV | 14/1/23 | 14:30 | Queens | Away | AIL | Loss | 43 | 25 | |
20 | 1ST XV | 21/1/23 | 14:30 | Old Crescent | Home | AIL | Postponed | |||
21 | 1ST XV | 28/1/23 | 14:30 | Dolphin | Away | AIL | Win | 40 | 38 | |
22 | 1ST XV | 2/2/23 | 19:45 | Malone | Home | Senior Cup | Win | 35 | 14 | |
23 | 1ST XV | 11/2/23 | 12:30 | Old Crescent | Home | AIL | Win | 22 | 19 | |
24 | 1ST XV | 18/2/23 | 14:30 | Barnhall | Away | AIL | Loss | 14 | 31 | link |
25 | 1ST XV | 25/2/23 | 14:30 | Cashel | Home | AIL | Win | 26 | 19 | link |
26 | 1ST XV | 4/3/23 | 14:30 | Nenagh | Away | AIL | Loss | 24 | 34 | link |
27 | 1ST XV | 9/3/23 | 20:00 | Senior Cup QF v Armagh | Home | Senior Cup | Win | |||
28 | 1ST XV | 25/3/23 | 14:30 | UL Bohemians | Home | AIL | Win | 25 | 22 | link |
29 | 1ST XV | 1/4/23 | 14:30 | Navan | Away | AIL | Loss | 19 | 26 | link |
30 | 1ST XV | 8/4/23 | 14:30 | Senior Cup SF v QUB | Home | Loss | 24 | 29 | link | |
31 | 1ST XV | 15/4/23 | 14:30 | Blackrock | Home | AIL | Loss | 31 | 34 | link |
ENERGIA AIL TABLE (2A)
SONI ULSTER LEAGUE TABLE DIV 2

JOHN NICHOLL
HEAD COACH

TIM SMALL
BACKS

DARRELL O'KANE
FORWARDS

ANDREW WARWICK
FORWARDS

ADRIAN HAMILTON
FORWARDS

GLEN BOYD
MANAGER

MATTHEW IRVINE
MANAGER
SENIOR SQUAD
BACKS

GLEN BAILLIE
SCRUM HALF
DOB: 25/9/93 W:92KG H: 5FT 11
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18s, U19s, U20s

JAMES WRIGHT
SCRUM HALF
DOB: 18/1/03 W:73KG H: 5FT 9
REP HONOURS: Ulster & Irish Schools

IAN VANCE
SCRUM HALF
DOB: 12/7/92 W:83KG H: 5FT 7
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18, U19

TIM SMALL
OUT HALF
DOB: 28/8/93 W:82KG H:5FT 10
REP HONOURS: Ulster U19, Brumbies U20

EOIN RITSON
OUT HALF
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0
REP HONOURS:

ROSS MCKAY
OUT HALF
DOB: 29/1/03 W:86KG H: 5FT 10
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18, U19, A

PIERCE CROWE
CENTRE
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0
REP HONOURS:

SAM MILLAR
CENTRE
DOB: 24/8/99 W:103KG H: 6FT

ALAN SMYTH
CENTRE
DOB: 17/10/86 W:103KG H: 6FT
REP HONOURS: Ulster Colleges

DARREL MONTGOMERY
CENTRE
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0

BEN MOXHAM
CENTRE / WINGER
DOB: 6/9/01 W:97KG H: 6FT 3
REP HONOURS: Ulster, Irish U20

DEAN MILLAR
WINGER
DOB: 29/3/02 W:80KG H: 5FT 11
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18

TBC
TBC

RHYS IRVINE
WINGER
DOB: 20/11/01 W:80KG H: 6FT

CURTIS HENRY
WINGER
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0

JORDAN FOSTER
WINGER
DOB: 16/3/94 W:97KG H: 6FT

MATTHEW CORR
FULL BACK
DOB: 26/11/01 W:93KG H: 6FT 3
REP HONOURS: Ulster U19, 7s, A

RODGER MCBURNEY
FULL BACK
DOB: 26/10/90 W:118KG H:6FT2
REP HONOURS: Ulster Schools, Irish Clubs

MARK THOMPSON
FULL BACK
DOB: 20/9/99 W:81KG H: 6FT
REP HONOURS: Ulster U19

MATTHEW NORRIS
FULL BACK
DOB: 21/4/98 W:104KG H: 6FT 4
REP HONOURS: Ulster Schools
FORWARDS

SIMON MCWHITER
PROP
DOB: 21/8/01 W:116KG H: 6FT 3

JOSH MARK
PROP
DOB: 14/9/00 W:102KG H: 6FT
REP HONOURS: Ulster Schools

JOSEPH MAWHINNEY
PROP
DOB: 8/10/02 W:117KG H: 6FT 4
REP HONOURS: Ulster Schools

CHRIS CUNDELL
PROP
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0

ANDREW FERGUSON
PROP
DOB: 18/6/86 W:117KG H: 5FT 11
REP HONOURS: Ulster & Irish Colleges

DAVID FORSYTHE
PROP
DOB: 9/7/97 W:95KG H: 5FT 10

ANDREW WILSON
PROP
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0

JAMES MCCORMICK
HOOKER
DOB: 8/1/02 W:108KG H: 6FT
REP HONOURS: Ulster & Irish U18

STUART DONALD
HOOKER
DOB: 25/10/01 W:102KG H: 6FT

JAMES TAGGART
HOOKER
DOB: 29/8/85 W:110KG H: 5FT11
REP HONOURS: Ulster U20, Irish 7s

PADDY BROWNE
2ND ROW
DOB: 15/4/03 W:107KG H: 6FT 5
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18, U19, U23

JONNY BROWNE
2ND ROW
DOB: 31/1/00 W:106KG H: 6FT 4

DAVID WHANN
2ND ROW
DOB: 5/9/91 W:115KG H: 6FT5
REP HONOURS: Ulster Schools, Irish Clubs

PATRICK HARGY
2ND ROW
DOB: 30/8/00 W:99KG H: 6FT 3

PHILIP CAMPBELL
2ND ROW
DOB: 28/1/01 W:100KG H: 6FT4
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18, 19, Irish U18

JAMES MCNABNEY
BACK ROW
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0
REP HONOURS:

JJ MCKEE
BACK ROW
DOB: 11/1/99 W:93KG H: 6FT 3
REP HONOURS: Ulster A, Irish U20

ADAM LAMONT
BACK ROW
DOB: 27/8/02 W:95KG H: 5FT 10
REP HONOURS: Ulster U17,18

PETER WALLACE
BACK ROW
DOB: 17/8/92 W:103KG H: 6FT 2
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18

JACK MILTON
BACK ROW
DOB: 2/1/02 W:100KG H: 6FT
REP HONOURS: Ulster & Ireland U18 Clubs, Ulster A

JAMES HOWE
BACK ROW
DOB: 25/8/o0 W:95KG H: 6FT 1

MATTHEW DICK
BACK ROW
DOB: 22/6/92 W:93KG H: 5FT 10
REP HONOURS: Ulster Colleges

RYAN MATTISON
BACK ROW
DOB: 0/0/0 W:0KG H: 0FT 0

DONAVAN WOULAHAN
BACK ROW
DOB: 15/1/00 W:95KG H: 6FT 3
REP HONOURS: Ulster U18 Clubs