St Fintan's High School Rugby

02/06/2026

Congratulations to all of our players who picked up awards to conclude another brilliant year! It was yet another highly successful season for the school and we can’t wait to go again in August!  
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𝐎𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 - Senior Player’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐁𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬 - Senior Coach’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐠𝐞𝐫 - Senior Coach’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞 - Senior Most Improved Player  
𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 - Young Player Of The Year⁣⁣ 
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𝐂𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 - Junior Player’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 - Junior Coach’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲 - Junior Most Improved Player⁣⁣⁣ 
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𝐅𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧 - 2nd Year Player’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐍𝐨𝐚𝐡 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐲 - 2nd Year Coach’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐨 - 2nd Year Most Improved Player⁣⁣⁣ 
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𝐓𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 - 1st Year Player’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 - 1st Year Coach’s Player Of The Year ⁣⁣⁣ 
𝐊𝐚𝐢 𝐊𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐲 - 1st Year Most Improved Player

13/05/2026

With our 6th Year students coming to the end of their time in St Fintan’s High School, we wish to recognise the commitment and contributions of Brendan Dillon, Luca Macari-Kelly, Oisin Kelly, Michael Bolger, Tadg Young, Ben Barnes, Fionn MacDonald, Sam O’Leary, Fionn Heaney, Ruggero Mencarini and Conor Cogan over the course of their time in the school.  
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Some of this group were part of the team that qualified for the school’s first ever appearance in the Leinster Schools Junior Cup in 2022 where we reached the semi-finals and also secured the Fr. Godfrey Cup for the very first time. The following season, this group once again qualified for the Junior Cup, and made history by becoming the very first, and still the only, school to retain the Fr. Godfrey Cup to date.  
 
They were also part of the teams that qualified for the Leinster Schools Senior Cup in 2024 and 2025, where we reached the semi-finals for the first time ever, becoming the first public school to do so since 1993. They backed this up by qualifying again in 2026, the first time the school had qualified for the Senior Cup in three successive years. 
 
Not to mention their achievements of winning Senior Division 1B for the fourth time (2024), Junior Division 1B for the third time (2022) and winning the Leinster Schools Vinnie Murray Cup (2024) for the very first time, making a total of five winners medals collected by this group over their time in the school.  
 
In addition we’d like to recognise Fionn Cullen, Frank Quinn, Cillian McLaughlin, Adam Coffey, James Nixon, Evan Coyne, Keith Bonar, Zach Newson and Alex Gallagher who all made notable contributions throughout the cycle. ⁣We wish all those above well, and have no doubt they’ll join other past pupils in representing Suttonians & Clontarf over the coming years! 🟥🟨

26/04/2026

A huge congratulations to our twelve past and present students who played their part in Suttonians’ historic Metropolitan Cup win, the club’s first since 1947! 
 
From Frank Keegan (2006) through to Michael Bolger and Oisín Kelly (2026), it’s incredibly special to see players spanning two decades lining out together. That connection is something the school takes immense pride in. 
 
The bond between club and school has never been stronger. 
 
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24/04/2026

Congratulations to past pupil Jack Aungier who is in line to earn his 100th cap for Connacht this weekend! Jack moved to Connacht from Leinster in 2020 and becomes just the 43rd player to reach this milestone for the province!  
 
Jack’s career in professional rugby is an incredible example to our students and there’s much more to come from him in the years to come!  
 
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26/02/2026

24/02/2026

Our Senior Rugby team return to action tomorrow to resume their Vinnie Murray Cup campaign! We’ll face Presentation College Bray who won this competition in 2025, but St. Fintan’s lifted this trophy for the first time in 2024 and didn’t have the opportunity to defend it last season. Both sides have won their last six games in the competition and this one is bound to be tight! 
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🏉 St Fintan’s SCT | Presentation College Bray 
📅 Wednesday 25th February ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣   
📍 Donnybrook   
⏰ 3.30pm   
📣 Support Welcome 
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29/01/2026

An incredible occasion at Donnybrook today as we threw absolutely everything at the three time champions, eventually going down 10-22. Best of luck to St. Michael’s College in the next round. We’ll group for the Vinnie Murray semi-final after the February midterm. 🟥🟨

27/01/2026

Our Senior Rugby team begin their Leinster Schools Senior Cup campaign on Thursday afternoon against St Michael’s College. This is the school’s first ever competitive meeting with St Michael’s, who have won this competition on three occasions.  
 
The first of those wins was in 2007, the same year that St. Fintan’s lifted the Senior Development Cup. It’s been an incredible journey since then and we look forward to representing our community on this stage once again!  
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🏉 St Fintan’s SCT | St. Michael’s College   
📅 Thursday 29th January ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣   
📍 Donnybrook   
⏰ 3.00pm⁣⁣   
📣 Support Welcome⁣