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DCU lose out in Rugby Sevens Final

April 22, 2015

DCU lost out for the second year in a row to Queens University in the SSI rugby sevens competition, the second division team were also beaten in their final while both DCU women’s teams made it to the final Read more…

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Can the Lions become the Wizards of Oz?

April 3, 2013

This summer rugby fans in the northern and southern hemispheres will be fixated on the Lions’ tour of Australia, where they have not played since losing the test series 2-1 in 2001. At this stage, Read more…

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DCU Devils on cusp of league final

March 6, 2013

DCU Devils make their bid for a league final spot when they meet Waterford IT in the penultimate round today. Team captain Clara McDonald said that all involved are firmly focused on the prize at Read more…

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Rugby side fall at the hands of Maynooth

February 20, 2013

After a winter break, a walkover and a postponement, the DCU first team finally got to take their second semester bow last Wednesday. NUI Maynooth were the opponents and while DCU were defeated 35-25, there Read more…

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McDonald excited at prospect of future progress

December 12, 2012

Women’s rugby scholarships in DCU aren’t as well publicised as the men’s, believes Club Captain Clara McDonald. “DCU women’s rugby scholarships aren’t widely publicized. No one is really to blame for it and we just Read more…

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De Barra concerned only with the positives

November 28, 2012

The structure of the college rugby season can seem strange to the uninitiated. It has the kind of schedule where one cancelled game can leave you twiddling your thumbs for weeks and painfully short of match Read more…

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“My goal is to bring home a Cup”

October 3, 2012

Undaunted by the prospect of succeeding Bernard Jackman, DCU’s new Rugby Development Officer Phil de Barra tells Tom Rooney he is determined to plant his own flag this season. Aesthetically Phil de Barra does not Read more…

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Burson optimistic for season ahead

October 3, 2012

The nature of college life is that there will be a constant revolving door of cast and characters that roam the campus and accommodation. College sports are anything but immune to this and probably have Read more…