Sports Editor: Peter Henry
Tuesday October 11, 2005
Trinity News
SPORT DUCAC Annual General Meeting Peter Henry The Annual General Meeting of the DU Central Athletic Club (DUCAC) will be held at the end of the month. The Central Athletic Club’s function is to promote, finance and supervise sport in all its forms among the members of the University. All students automatically become members once they register and receive their College student card. The Club is run by an Executive Committee and several sub-committees: the Captains’, Pavilion Bar, Pavilion Members’ and Sports Facilities Committees. Officers elected at the AGM are the Chairman, ViceChairman, Hon Treasurer, Senior Hon Treasurer, Hon Secretary, Chairman of the Sports Facilities Committee, Hon Secretary of the Sports Facilities Committee,
Chairman of the Pavilion Members’ Committee, Chairman of the Captains’ Committee and Chairman of the Bar Committee. Eight representatives of the Sports Clubs and six Pavilion members are also elected to the Executive Committee at the meeting. The eight Club representative positions are the most closely fought for. Last year’s Club representatives were mostly individuals with particular interests in the Boat Club and GAA Clubs. The Captains’ Committee consists of all the current Captains of the affiliated Clubs and a Chairman and Hon Secretary. It meets twice a year to award University Colours, better known as “Pinks”, to Trinity’s top athletes. The Club’s bar is the Pavilion Bar in College Park. The Bar Committee supervises and organises the administration and management of the Bar.
The Pavilion Members’ Committee looks after the interests of Pavilion members: those members who are not current students, mostly staff and graduates. Graduates of Oxford and Cambridge Universities are also eligible to join the Club as Pavilion members. The Sports Facilities Committee is responsible for advising the Physical Recreation Officer of the Department of Sport and Recreation, currently Ms Michelle Bennett, of the running of the Sports Centre and for supervising the maintenance and upkeep of the Sports Premises and Sports Grounds in our University. The AGM takes place in the Edmund Burke theatre at 7:30 pm on Thursday, 27th October. Notice of intended business will be posted on the Club’s notice board at Front Gate by Thursday 20th.
DU Bicycle Club on the road again Michael Barry The Cycling Club in Trinity is being revived after a lull of several years. A group of students have decided to get the Club back on its feet, aiming ultimately to compete in the Irish Cycling Intervarsities and against other clubs in national races. After recruiting new members during Freshers’ Week and making an initial short trip to Enniskerry on Saturday, the Bike Club plans to organise longer trips every Saturday from College to the
counties surrounding Dublin. By next spring it is hoped that members should have gained a level of fitness enabling them to compete in the 2006 cycling season. Weekends away to counties undecided should hopefully also form part of the training regime. Organiser-in-chief Michael Barry comments that “as a new club all these things will take a little time. Some of the new members come from well established clubs, so their experience and advice on how to organise many aspects of the Club will be invaluable.”
The Club hopes to be recognised by the Central Athletic Club in a short time. The last Cycling Club affliated to DUCAC folded in 2002. The Club, which will take the name of the DU Bicycle Club (after its original incarnation in 1878) is meeting every Saturday at 10:30 am at Front Gate. Anyone with a bike (mountain or road) is welcome, with the route and pace changeable to suit all levels of fitness. Contact mibarry@tcd.ie with any enquiries.
DU Boat Club has a disappointing 2005 Peter Henry
Canoe Club at O’Connell Bridge on Thursday Photo: Greg Ellman
A disappointing performance at Henley Royal Regatta this year saw the Club’s senior four qualify for the Men’s Student Coxed Fours event, only to be beaten by Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, in the first round. At the Irish Championships in July, the Boat Club competed in the novice eight and novice four categories. The novice eight came fourth in their heat behind UCD Boat Club, UCC Rowing Club and St Michael’s Rowing Club, failing to qualify. The four was more successful, taking second in their heat behind Belfast Rowing Club, and third in the final behind Belfast Rowing
Club and Coláiste Iognáid Rowing Club. Unfortunately the Club has lost one of last year’s most promising oarsmen, Anthony O’Neill, who has opted to continue his studies this year at Manchester University. The new rowing year began for the Club on Saturday when aspiring oarsmen were given a tour of the Club at Islandbridge. Training will officially begin for all levels this week. A more detailed and formalised approach to training methods is being adopted for the year ahead, and all involved can expect the best in terms of training, equipment and coaching. The Club can be contacted at dubc@tcd.ie.
Men’s Student Coxed Fours, Henley Royal Regatta: Joseph Calnan (bow), Rory Browne (2), Richard Moore (3), Edward RoffeSilvester (stroke), Jane Fraher (cox) Novice eight, Irish Championships: Gabriel Magee (bow), Gavin Doherty (2), John McCabe (3), Anthony O’Neill (4), Gregory Nason (5), Rory Browne (6), David Keane (7), Seán Osborne (stroke), Jane Fraher (cox) Novice four, Irish Championships: John McCabe (bow), Anthony O’Neill (2), David Keane (3), Seán Osborne (stroke), Jane Fraher (cox) Additional Reporting: David Cummins
100 years ago in College Sport Rugby Football Notes Up to the present the first XV have played four matches, all of which they won, but the form shown was not what one would expect, considering how many of last year’s men were available. None of the victories were by large scores, though if the opportunities offered had been taken advantage of, two at least of the teams would have been defeated by large scores. There have been many brilliant bouts of passing by the backs, and many good rushes by the forwards, deserving a score if someone had not failed at the critical moment. Perhaps the worst form shown was against Bective, when the three quarters were most to blame, and the best form was against Cork County, when Caddell and Robinson gave as good a display as they ever gave for their Club. The forwards showed improved form in this match, and put much more vigour into their play than before. All round, the team is improving, and by the time the English tour comes on ought to be up to the standard of the end of last season. The second XV have not been able yet to get out their best team, and so their record has suffered. Much improvement is seen in the play of Jordi and Smartt especially, so that when everyone turns out they should be a capital side. Very few new backs have
joined the Club this year, but quite a number of the new forwards should add strength to the junior teams. Quinlan, Proctor, Patterson, and Creighton should prove useful additions. Parke, Thrift, Robinson, Caddell, and Sugars are to be congratulated on being selected to represent Ireland against New Zealand. Association Football This year the Club made an earlier start than it has done for some time past, owing to its admission by a good majority into the First Division of the Leinster Senior League. The consequence is, that since the middle of September, the greatest energy has been displayed by both first and second Elevens, in turning out to practise for the Saturday match. The first Eleven has work extremely hard, even in the face of bad luck, and by the end of the season, we trust, it will have raised the Club nearer to the position it used to occupy in Dublin Association Football. The second Eleven deserves great credit for having, so early, attained such a high place in the Second Division of the League. Several new members have joined, who have already proved themselves valuable adjuncts; two are now playing for the first Eleven. The London United
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Hospitals AFC have kindly consented to come over to play us, and December 6th is the date fixed for the match. Hockey Club With an increasing membership and a great display of keenness, the prospects of the Club are bright indeed. The Junior Teams are especially good this year, and will, no doubt, improve greatly when they settle down and get more practise. At present, combination is far from perfect, but that is only to be expected; still, without it few games will be won. We have lost the services of some reliable men this year, amongst whom we may mention KM Dunlop, WJ O’Reilly, and JR Dowd, all of whom have qualified for the serious game of life. We regret them, and wish them well. At the same time we welcome many new-comers, and hasten to assure them that honours are in store for them, but only to be gained by keenness and good play. The majority of the new men seem to know the game better than we did when we occupied their enviable position, and, consequently, the first practises were not marred by nearly so many casualties as usual. Nevertheless, they have still something to learn. The first XI have played five matches in all, of which they have won four and lost one, defeating Dundrum 4 to 2, Royal
Hibernians 6 to 0, Donnybrook 6 to 0, Corinthians 8 to 2, and being beaten by Palmerston, 3 to 2. The last match was a close one, as we scored first, and kept the lead for some time after change of ends, when our rivals equalised; and after an almost incessant attack, finally won by scoring from a corner just at the call of time. It was a disappointment to be beaten: but the backs deserve nothing but praise for their wonderful defence during the closing stages of the game. To Molony is due special mention for his fine goal-keeping; indeed, the feature of the match was his pluck and coolness. McCormick and Carey did very well, and marked their men carefully. The former was too often penalised for “sticks,” however. Of the halves, Robinson was best, but all three failed in attack in the second half. The forwards took their chances in the circle, but that was all. None but Bridge made any headway in the second half. On the whole, the form shown, especially in defence, was encouraging. The second XI have won three matches out of four, but in two of their wins they had narrow escapes; while last Saturday, against Monkstown second XI, they came badly to grief, being beaten by 4-0. They must pull themselves together if they wish to be at the head of affairs.
The third XI, although with no special formation, are “New Zealandish” in their wins. They have played 5 matches, won 5, and have scored 41 goals, at the same time preserving their goal intact. If they continue as they have begun, their record will be hard to equal. 3A were beaten once by Naas second XI, but they were short of a man (it is rumoured the captain is looking for him still), and so cannot be blamed. In awhile they will retrieve themselves, and occupy the position held by the famous team of last season at the head of the “table.” We expect to have visits from Oxford, Cambridge, and Edinburgh Universities, and to take a tour ourselves in the Black North at the end of this term. The Annual Dance is fixed to take place on 5th December next (Tuesday), in the Pillar Room, Rotunda. The Ladies’ Committee is a very good one, and if the members of the Club all attend, as they will, of course, it will be a great success. Mr. WM Johnstone is again kindly acting as Hon Secretary to the Dance Committee.
Extracts taken from TCD: A College Miscellany, No. 194 (1905)
Short Sport Report Surf Club the largest in College With over seven-hundred people joining the DU Surf and Bodyboarding Club in Freshers’ Week, the Club is currently the largest in College. Limited places mean that only a hundred-andtwenty members will be able to go on the first trip, which will be to Lahinch on the Halloween weekend (28-31 October). It is hoped that a trip to Biarritz in France can be organised for next year, possibly during the break between
Hilary and Trinity terms. A bus to Biarritz would mean the possibility of stopping at surf-spots en route; a plane would mean comfort and speed. Organisation of the trip is still in the pipeline, so mode of transport is far from decided. Kevin Walsh is this year’s Captain of the Surf and Bodyboarding Club, which has gone from nonexistence to such size in only a few years.
Fencing Club tour USA and Canada The Fencing Club signed up over a hundred-and-twenty members last week, so can hope to increase its amount of teams this year. Last year twelve teams of five members competed. The standard of the Club’s players has increased greatly over the past two years, primarily due to an improved attitude throughout the Club and a
higher standard of coaching. Four Club members recently completed a tour of Seattle and Vancouver, where they visited three fencing clubs and competed in friendly matches. The Club’s next domestic event is the Trinity Cup, an open team competition attended by Irish and UK teams, which takes place on 5th November.
New Heraeans elected Congratulations to the latest group of new Heraeans elected at a meeting on 6th May last. The DU Heraeans is a Ladies’ club for Trinity’s top sportswomen which arranges several drink receptions throughout the year. The Club could be called a Ladies’ version of the DU Knights of the Campanile, and is equivalent to the Ospreys in Cambridge. The new additions are Jane Bryant (Trampoline), Elizabeth Christie
(Ladies’ Hockey), Niamh Costigan (Ladies’ Gaelic Football), Louise McGuigan (Trampoline), Niamh McMahon (Basketball), Elva Phelan (Equestrian), Nessa Ronayne (Ladies’ Boat), Flodhla Treacy (Harriers and Athletic) and Rachel Wallace (Ladies’ Hockey). An article in Trinity News’s TNT last year revealed some of the rude songs that the Club allegedly sings at its dinners and drink receptions.
Tae kwon-do Club stages Freshers’ demo The Tae Kwon-do Club recruited over two-hundred new members at its Freshers’ Week stand last week. A demo involving patterns, board-breaking and sparring was staged on Wednesday afternoon.
The next event the Club will attend will be the Bank of Ireland Battle of the Martial Arts at UCD on 23rd October. Captain Sandy Hosford hopes to take the Colours title back from UCD this year.
Sailing Club back in action The Sailing Club will be racing at the UL Activity Centre at Killaloe on the 22nd and 23rd of this month. The Club currently has seven competitive teams of six per team, with three teams training
regularly. Intervarsity competition takes place in Firefly racing boats, of which the Club owns three. There will be five intervarsity events during the year. This year’s Captain is Russell Treacy.
Golfers get grants The DU Golf Club have just returned from a Universities tour, primarily in the New York area. On the 5th of May last, a meeting of the College Board sanctioned
grants of €300 per person for up to six of the travelling golfers. The Club’s AGM will be held this week. Robin Daly is the incoming Captain.
Disc throwing increasing in popularity Members of the DU Ultimate Frisbee Club played in the Dublin Summer League, which took place for the first time this year. Ultimate Frisbee is said to be the fastest growing sport in the world, and is definitely growing quickly in College. Training takes place at the University’s sports grounds at Santry every Monday at 9:30 pm
and every Wednesday from 4 pm in the Luce Hall. Michaelmas Term will be focussed on coaching players who are new to the sport, and will include a beginners’ tournament in Edinburgh at the end of October. Ciarán O’Morain is the incoming Captain. Play is not permitted on College Park.