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HONORARY

SECRETARY’S
REPORT

Kieran Walsh
1stXV

A. Leinster Senior Cup
To avoid fixture congestion, the Senior Cup was
played in August, prior to the Leinster league cup
where Lansdowne were beaten by Terenure. following Mike Ruddock’s departure the team
went on to win 6 of the next 7 AIL fixtures and
B. Leinster Senior League Cup a Bateman cup semi-final and were in a strong
Played 3 - Won 2 - Lost 1 position to challenge for the league title before
Covid 19 brought the season to such an abrupt
The 1sts unluckily did not qualify to the final end. Incredibly Lansdowne won 4 consecutive
of this competition as they finished level with AIL games by just one point.
Old Wesley and Trinity and despite Lansdowne
having the best point difference Leinster Tim Foley was Lansdowne’s overall top points
regulations dictate that in the event that three scorer with a tally of 51 points for the AIL season.
teams are level the league is decided based on
games played against each other rather than the Dan Sheehan and Peter Sullivan finished as our
entire league top AIL try scorers with 4 AIL tries apiece. Dan on
7 tries, when including the Batemen cup.
C. All Ireland League
Played 14 - Won 8 - Lost 6 Lansdowne had 21 different try scorers through
the AIL season.
The league was abandoned with 4 remaining
regular games, and the playoffs and final left to Lansdowne finished in 4th place with 37 points,
play. with UCD in third (39 points), Garryowen 2nd (43
points) and Cork Con in 1st with 56 points. Cork
While Lansdowne finished 4th in the final Con were undefeated in the shortened league.
standings of the league, the league was declared
null and void by the IRFU with no winner and no D. Bateman Cup
relegation or promotion in any of the 5 leagues. Having negotiated a tricky home semi-final
against City of Armagh the team were relishing
Following Mike Ruddock’s departure to Ospreys the challenge of Cork Con in the final which was
in December Mark McHugh was appointed as scheduled to be played at the neutral venue of
head coach with Ben Armstrong moving up Clonmel Rugby club on April 11th.
from the 20’s as forwards coach and Scott Deasy As with the AIL, this fixture also fell foul of Covid
taking over as backs coach. 19 and was cancelled with the IRFU decreeing
Phil Horan took up the responsibility of scrum Lansdowne and Cork Con as joint winners of the
coach. Bateman Cup for 2019/2020.
The club was delighted to see both Ronan
It is a great tribute to captain Jack Dwan, the Kelleher & Max Deegan both win their first
playing squad and the coaching team that senior caps for the Irish senior team whilst Mark

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