Kilkenny College, Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny, Ireland

Congratulations to David Glynn who was a recent member of the Kilkenny Minor All Ireland winning Panel. The first ever Leinster women’s under 18 Rugby development squad programme was run in July and August in Terenure Rugby Club. The following students were chosen from Kilkenny College: Melissa Kearney, Wendy O’Morchoe, Jill Condell, Julie Watchorn, Eleanor Power, Laura Ridgeway, Emma Fryday, Stephanie Hutchinson, Roisin Cahill.

Congratulations alos to Cillian Ryan who represented Ireland in the under 16 boys Surfing championship in England in August and finished in 3rd place.

At the Annual Sports’ Awards Asembly the major senior prizes went to the following; The Godfery Day: Craig Ronaldson (voted by the boys); the Quater-centenary (awarded by the Staff): Geoff Dunne, the Ruddock Cup: Charlotte Younghusband (voted by the Staff); the O’Connor Cup: Cheryl Stanley (voted by the girls); the senior Vicitor Ludorum Cup: Katie Irwin; the Stedmond (100m dash) and Pococke Cup: Jonathan Holmes.

The Corrigan Cup for rugby was won by Ray Wilson and Andrew Yates and allied to this two new awards were presented one for boys’ hockey and one for girls’ hockey. The Sharman Cup was awarded and presented by Herbie Sharman to senior boys captain Danny Mulligan and the Sixsmith Cup was awarded and presented by former international Daphne Sixsmith to under 18 hockey international Kylie Deverell. Hockey team of the year was the Senior seconds girls.

Past-pupil, Ian Condell, has been selected for the Irish students’ rugby league squad to travel to Australia for the Students’ World Cup
Well done to Kitty and Harriet Hackel who won the National Acrobatics Championship and are now preparing for trials for the World Championships.
At the recent Athletics competition which took place at Newtown School, Waterford, the Boys team came 5th and the Girls team came joint 2nd. Jonathan Holmes broke the record for the senior 100m with a time of 10.54 secs.
There were some very good performances recently in the the Senior section of the South Leinster Athletic competition in Scanlon Park. The medalists were: Rhys Whitten 2nd Senior Discus, Jonathan Holmes 1st Senior 100m and 200m, Edward Healy 2nd Senior 1500m, Padraig Mahon 2nd Senior Shot Putt, Maeve Keane 3rd Inter 3000m, Katie Irwin 2nd Senior 800m, Cheryl Stanley 2nd Senior 1500m.

As the summer approaches and thoughts in Kilkenny turn to the Hurling Championship, Kilkenny College will play Camogie for the first time. As part of the summer term Extra-Curricular Programme, some fifty girls have started to play Camogie. This is a new departure for Kilkenny College whose traditional sports are Rugby and Hockey in the winter terms.

Picture shows Sean Breathnach (Chairman Dicksboro GAA Club) presenting sliothars to Coach Bernie Holohan of Kilkenny College.