Terenure College 8
DUFC 25
Dublin University FC (DUFC) earned their first away win of the season in All-Ireland League Division 1A with a 25-8 victory away to Terenure College on Friday night. Tries from Arthur Greene, Max Kearney and …
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The tricks and treats of sport
A look at both the mischief and special moments in sports history
The world of sport is often seen by outsiders as one in which everyone is serious and focused. With a massive emphasis on professionalism and treating each game or event as a final, it would appear, at least initially, that …
DUFC hold on for first league win against Young Munster
Tries from Silvester and Turner saw the students claim victory in College Park
DUFC 37
Young Munster 26
Dublin University Football Club (DUFC) picked up a bonus point victory at College Park on Saturday to record their first win of the season in AIL Division 1A. Michael Silvester and James Fennelly put in …
Dominant Trinity Women’s Soccer put seven past IT Tallaght
An aggressive Trinity team never let up as they laid waste to Tallaght’s defence
Trinity 7
IT Tallaght 0
Trinity Women’s Soccer got their intervarsity season back on track with a 7-0 drubbing of IT Tallaght in College Park this morning. The match was the second of Trinity Women’s Soccer’s Colleges and Universities Football …
Trinity triumph in six-try whitewash
The college side extended their unbeaten run at Wanderers on Sunday
Trinity 40
Wanderers 5
Trinity Women’s Rugby extended their winning run to five in a row as they took apart a competent Wanderers side on Sunday. With the students coming into the game as leaders of Leinster Division 3, it …
High ticket prices is a backwards step for rugby
As the Autumn Series looms, the IRFU seem uninterested in attracting new fans
As the Irish Rugby season is well underway with the return of the PRO14 and the AIL, the focus and excitement now shifts to the Autumn Internationals next month. Ireland kicks things off against Italy in Soldier Field, Chicago on …
McGregor’s contrived persona gives Ireland a bad name
As the UFC fighter’s star fades, it is time to search for a new figurehead for Irish sport
“The pride of Ireland” was the declared title UFC announcer Bruce Buffer gave to Conor McGregor as the fighter paced around the octagon before his battle against Khabib Nurmagomedov. A sinister smile was smeared on the 30-year-old Crumlin native’s face …
DUUFC aims to preserve the principles of the sport
Men’s captain Paul McDonough describes the club’s core values of fun, fair play and acceptance
Ultimate frisbee is trying to fill a quirky gap in the sporting market, attempting to shed its image as an activity solely for slackers and those with limited athletic ability. Instead, there has been a concentrated effort to establish Ultimate’s …
Students must pay a heavy price for sport
Sport in college can be taxing in many different ways, writes Victoria Mitchell
Students are constantly being pressured to exercise – sport helps one maintain good physical health, while also being quite therapeutic. But with financial, social and academic costs to take into consideration, achieving the one hour of exercise per day that …
DUAFC fail to click in frustrating home defeat
The students were outmuscled in College Park against a physical Maynooth side
DUAFC 0
Maynooth University 1
DUAFC will rue their missed chances, as they stumbled to a 1-0 defeat at home to Maynooth University on Tuesday. The college team were unable to find their rhythm for most of the game, while …