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BUCCANEERS finished this season’s Ulster Bank League with a disappointing 24-12 defeat away to Bruff at Kilballyowen Park. With six players on duty with Connacht A and also missing injured experienced duo Kolo Kiripati and Garreth Halligan, Buccs were stretched for numbers and fielded a very young squad that included Brendan Fagan in the backrow and Ben Carty deputising at outhalf for elder brother Jack who was skippering the Eagles at Dubarry Park.

On a balmy late Spring day with a slight breeze making for near ideal conditions, Bruff got off to a quick start in this Division 1B fixture of little consequence. Although already consigned to relegation, the proud Co. Limerick club as always were fiercely spirited and asked some searching questions of a weakened Pirates outfit. After a series of mauls deep in the midlanders’ territory, Bruff took the lead when Brian Carroll slotted a penalty from the right. Buccs responded with Fagan and James Tormey keeping an attack going but a knock-on gave relief to the hosts. Tim Clifford soon replaced the injured Conor FitzGibbon and Buccs promised in another attack from deep started by the steadily maturing Luke Satchwell and kept alive by Mark Dolan, supported by Martin Staunton and fly-half Carty, that tested the Bruff defence.

The homesters changed four personnel in a brave alteration prior to halftime with experienced loosehead David Horan among the introductions. Carroll tacked on a second penalty just before the half-hour mark and it took some frenetic tackling notably by Aidan Connaughton off a defending scrum and by substitute Clifford to keep Buccs arrears to 0-6 at the interval.

Diarmuid Higgins replaced Johannes Roets in the second half but, following an infringement at a breakdown on Buccs 22, Carroll made it a hat-trick of on-target penalties for Bruff. Shortly afterwards, Callum Boland countered (as he did with menace throughout) and with Satchwell feeding Clifford, the Corkonian touched down on the left for an unconverted try that left Bruff 9-5 ahead.

Dolan and Horan were sin-binned for a bout of minor aggravation and Horan’s removal, if only temporarily, gave Buccs a breather in the scrum from the serious pressure his presence exerted. Bruff attacked on the left and regained lost possession to score a try through Robbie Finn. Tormey was next to be yellow-carded after a ruck infringement while Brian Teape replaced another teenager Scott Flanagan in the front row for Buccaneers. Two more young Pirates Barry Digby and Ross Enraght-Moony soon entered the fray for the Athlone club in place of Dolan and Connaughton, both of whom had been lively throughout.

With their more physical, stronger pack dominant, Bruff kept up the pressure which yielded a Mike Carroll try converted by Brian Carroll who also kicked a fourth penalty for a 24-5 advantage. Although Buccs had the final score with an Enraght-Moony try converted by Boland, the brief and late response fell short. Even so, Buccs though depleted did not lack spirit and gave this less than meaningful fixture their best effort with the resources available. All the youngsters gave full commitment and the experience will be very beneficial to them. The more experienced players such as Tormey, Rory Byrne, Staunton and Dolan all gave direction and example with Satchwell and Boland showing best to set the benchmark for the others to follow. Although Bruff repeated the victory of the corresponding fixture last season, it was too late to repeat the grand escape of last year and they will look to regroup and re-energise in Division 2A.

BUCCANEERS:-  C.Boland; B.Henshaw, C.FitzGibbon, A.Hayman (captain), D.Griffith; B.Carty, M.Dolan; M.Staunton, S.Flanagan, J.Roets; J.Tormey, R.Byrne; B.Fagan, A.Connaughton and L.Satchwell. Replacements:- T.Clifford (for FitzGibbon, inj.), D.Higgins (for Roets), B.Teape (for Flanagan), B.Digby (for Dolan) and R.Enraght-Moony (for Connaughton).

BRUFF:- B.Enright; M.Cosgrove, R.Finn, B.Carroll, A.Breen; E.Maher, W.Casey; T.Quirke, J.Hogan, C.O’Sullivan; P.Lynch, M.McMahon; M.Cahill, D.Keogh and Paddy Clery. Replacements:- Padraic Clery, D.Horan, G.Bolger, R.McAuliffe and M.Carroll.

Referee:-  John Carvill (IRFU).

BUCCANEERS SENIOR TEAM travel north to the Co. Down foothills where they square up to champions-elect Ballynahinch in the penultimate round of Ulster Bank League fixtures at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday, kick off 2.30 p.m. Long time leaders Hinch are already assured of promotion but will be keen to also capture the Division 1B title. They lead UCD by eight points with just two rounds of fixtures remaining and also boast a far superior scoring difference, 117 points better than the Students. Dublin University are currently sandwiched in second position four points adrift of the Ulster club but have played their full complement of fixtures. Ballynahinch require just two points to claim the championship.

Consequently, Buccs can anticipate a full-blooded encounter as Hinch would dearly love to win the title on their own ground. Of course, due to a water-logged surface at Ballymacarn Park last Saturday, they entertained Blackrock College at Shaw’s Bridge in Belfast. They have also had to play a fixture in Lisburn as their elevated ground can fall victim of severe weather. So the midlanders can expect to have to dig deep and they will need to be more on their game than in their floodlit win over Ballymena. Buccs just never got motoring as anticipated but the challenges posed by Hinch will surely focus the Pirates.

Ballynahinch recruited strongly for this campaign, tempting a handful of decent players away from Ballymena as well as the versatile Michael Lawton from Dungannon. Blane McIlroy, Roger McBurney and Chris Carey are just three of the Braidmen to have switched from Co. Antrim to Co. Down and they could be key figures on Saturday. Stuart Morrow is a smashing centre while wily prop Chris Stevenson and lock Chris Napier provide abrasiveness and guile in the pack. If underfoot conditions are favourable and Buccs play to their collective strengths, then a smashing contest is in prospect.  

BUCCANEERS 9  BALLYMENA 6

BUCCANEERS kept a solid grip on fourth place in Division 1B of the Ulster Bank League when they defeated Ballymena 9-6 in a much more closely-contested than anticipated encounter under the Dubarry Park floodlights on Saturday night. The visitors, who arrived propping up the league table, made a right battle of this Glasson Country House Hotel & Golf Club sponsored match but their losing bonus point was not enough to stave off relegation and they join Bruff in the drop to Division 2A.

Ballymena featured just five of their squad who won in Athlone last season while Buccs welcomed back Connacht A trio Jack Carty, Conor Finn and David Heffernan to strengthen their side. The visitors had first use of the breeze and this helped them dominate territory in the opening half. But it was Buccs who opened the scoring when, after Heffernan had rumbled forward, Ballymena conceded a 7^th minute penalty which Carty slotted over. Earlier, Garreth Halligan had made a terrific break but his offload was deemed forward as a home try loomed.

Callum Patterson opened Ballymena’s account with a 17^th minute penalty after Buccs were guilty of not rolling away. However, the Ulster side’s centre missed two straight-forward placekicks either side of this score. The northerners encountered further difficulty when Ian Vance was yellow-carded after 27 minutes. Nevertheless, the Braidmen took the lead three minutes later when Patterson slotted over a penalty.

But the teams were level again within two minutes when, after the industrious Heffernan won possession from the restart, James Tormey surged forward and Ballymena infringed. Carty added a fine penalty and the northerners were a mite lucky when the home outhalf appeared to be impeded as he chased his own kick ahead just before the interval which arrived with the teams level 6-6.

Although the breeze was not quite as influential in the second half, it was still of benefit to the homesters and it seemed as if Buccs would now kick on. But they lacked precision and enterprise while decision-making was not always up to par. Ballymena too were not willing to go down tamely and, with Carty being narrowly off-target with penalty kicks on 55 and 64 minutes, the game remained finely balanced.

There was effort and energy aplenty from both sides with Ballymena, for whom Ricky Andrew was their most prominent operator, defiant and resolute. The Pirates supporters could not relax until the final whistle although Carty’s third successful penalty three minutes from time eased their nerves somewhat. This followed Buccs most flowing move of the game started by AUDI ATHLONE Man of the Match Finn and carried on by Callum Boland, Martin Staunton and Conor FitzGibbon. At the end of it, Ballymena’s John McMullan was pinged for not releasing in the tackle and the substitute finished the match in the sin bin. Although Buccaneers were not at their fluent best, the tight 9-6 victory keeps them comfortably in fourth place.

BUCCANEERS:-  C.Boland; B.Henshaw, C.Finn, A.Hayman, C.FitzGibbon; J.Carty, M.Dolan; P.Reilly, G.Halligan, D.Higgins; J.Tormey, R.Byrne; S.Casey, D.Heffernan and K.Kiripati (captain). Replacements:- M.Staunton (for Reilly, 51 mins) and J.Roets (for Higgins, 51 mins).

BALLYMENA:-  J.Nicholl; J.Foster, R.Andrew, C.Patterson, D.Montgomery; M.Irwin, I.Vance; J.Carson (captain), J.Andrew, M.Irving; M.Rea, D.Whann; A.Hamilton, W.McKay and S.Mulholland. Replacements:- C.Smyth (for Mulholland, h/t), J.Taggart (for Irving, 56 mins), A.Ferguson (for Nicholl, 67 mins), N.Stirling (for Montgomery, 67 mins) and J.McMullan.

REFEREE:-  Ken Imbusch (IRFU).

BUCCANEERS travel to the Co. Down foothills on Saturday where they square up to long-time league leaders Ballynahinch in the Ulster Bank League with this Division 1B clash kicking off at Ballymacarn Park at 2.30 p.m. Buccs lost their opening day fixture against the northerners who, spurred on by the tragic deaths of Nevin Spence, his father Noel and brother Graham, played with passion and zeal to defeat the Pirates in a decent contest that really could have gone either way. Since then, Hinch have been on a mission to achieve promotion and are very much in the driving seat, nine points ahead of their nearest rivals UCD with just four rounds of matches remaining.  Barring a calamity, they look certainties to go up at this stage.

However, Buccs can be counted on to put it up to the northerners at this elevated pitch where one can certainly feel a chill coming down from the nearby hills. The Athlone outfit may lack numbers and size compared to their main rivals in Division 1B. Nevertheless, they are not far off the mark as recent narrow away defeats to teams above them testify. Their schedule has not helped them either, this being their third successive away fixture against 3^rd, 2^nd and now 1^st in that order! The dice is certainly loaded against the Pirates!

Buccs had an enforced rest last weekend due to the game against Belfast Harlequins being postponed as Quins claimed inability to travel in the adverse conditions up north. It seems to this writer that the match was postponed rather hastily, influenced perhaps by a weakened panel available to the Belfast outfit. Tullamore were able to journey north and play in nearby Portadown on Saturday while some Harlequins supporters, unaware that the game was deferred, were also not best pleased when they arrived at Dubarry Park on Saturday.

Hinch recruited strongly for this campaign, particularly from Ballymena with Blane McIlroy, Chris Carey and Roger McBurney now key figures in their squad. Michael Lawton joined from Dungannon and adds a placekicking potency to their side. Of course, Dungannon and especially Ballymena have suffered greatly as a consequence. Wily prop Chris Stevenson leads from the front with guile and grunt while Chris Napier and Paul Pritchard are two other fine forwards. Stuart Morrow and Aaron Ferris are two backs whose influence may need curbing.

Buccs are unlikely to make many changes although Diarmuid Higgins and Peter Reilly could be on from the start on this occasion. Eoghan Grace is doubtful while Shane Layden’s injury jinx continues this term. But, if Buccs are focussed and disciplined from the start, keep their workrate high and error count low, then an absorbing encounter can unfold. Hinch have lost just once this season and that was, surprisingly, at Ballymacarn Park where Buccs have claimed a victory or two in recent seasons.

BUCCANEERS 37  MALONE 30

BUCCANEERS and Malone served up wonderfully entertaining Ulster Bank League fare at Dubarry  Park, Athlone, on Saturday night with the home side holding on for a thrilling 37-30 victory after a fast-flowing encounter played in ideal conditions. Buccs bonus point win brings them within one point of second place in Division 1B.

Two youthful squads played loads of off-the-cuff, end to end rugby that kept the minds of the attendance off the frosty weather with the teams matching score for score for large swathes of this Russell Brennan Keane sponsored game. Kolo Kiripati was on the bench for the homesters as a precautionary measure due to an injury niggle while a hamstring ruled out Mark McCrea. Luke Satchwell and Conor FitzGibbon were the replacements in an otherwise unchanged home team. Malone were short a number of players too including their skipper Glen Moore and Niall O’Connor but promising lock Alan O’Connor, who was not utilised by Ulster in Glasgow the previous night, made the circuitous trip to Athlone to play.

Jack Carty opened the scoring with a penalty for the Pirates after just two minutes but Malone missed their first chance when Josh Pentland was unable to convert a penalty following a high tackle. However, the Ulster club went ahead on 13 minutes when Johnny Burgess sliced through for a try at the posts which Pentland converted. Three minutes later, it was the turn of the midlanders to cut the opposition’s defence to shreds when, after a good chase forced a poor clearance by the visitors, Buccs moved the ball smartly from the resultant lineout and FitzGibbon angled in for a well-taken try which Carty converted. It got even better for Buccs within six minutes when the in-form Carty surged through the middle and he committed the final two defenders before off-loading to Callum Boland for a try which Carty converted for a 17-10 lead after a very lively opening 23 minutes.

Buccaneers were indisciplined in the next period and a brace of Pentland penalties from three placekicks in quick succession was followed by a yellow card for Conor Finn. Nevertheless, Buccs put some good moves together despite their temporary numerical shortage and a neat triumvirate of passes by Alex Hayman, Garreth Halligan and Mark Dolan put the midlanders in a very promising position. Unfortunately, Nial Shannon intercepted a loose pass later in the move inside his own 22 and made terrific ground before kicking ahead for Chris Leatham to win the chase and ground the ball for a 38^th minute try which Pentland converted. However, there was still time for Carty to level the match when, with the final kick of the half, his fine penalty had the scoreboard reading 20-20.

Buccaneers made a flying start to the second half with Eoghan Grace and Halligan leading the charge that yielded a Carty drop goal, although a try looked possible had the ball been moved to the right. Pentland again levelled the scores with a 52^nd minute placekick after a Malone knock on to upset a flowing home move was missed inside their own 22 and, when the hosts protested, Buccs were penalised for dissent giving the northerners territory where they subsequently profited from another placekick.

But two tries in eight minutes gave Buccs the decisive edge. Outhalf Carty scored the try of the game, breaking on 57 minutes and then catching his own chip ahead to show decent pace and strength enroute to touching down at the posts. His conversion brought his tally to 21 points for the game. He then made the snipe that was finished off by substitute Diarmuid Higgins who, literally, crawled over the visitors’ line to ground the ball for the homesters’ fourth try. Carty was injured in this move and Boland converted this bonus point try to make it an all Offaly score and a 37-23 lead.

Malone refused to throw in the towel and Pentland finished off some decent play for a 73^rd minute try which he converted. The northerners, with Corrie Tipping back on the park after ten minutes in the sin bin, pounded the home line in the closing minutes but a resolute Buccs defensive effort, in which Billy Henshaw excelled throughout to earn the AUDI ATHLONE Man of the Match accolade, just held their line intact in a welter of excitement. Despite a losing bonus point, Malone lost ground on the top four with Buccaneers closing the gap on both UCD and Dublin University (who they play next Saturday) to just a solitary point.

This was was the fourth successive home game that yielded plenty of league points for Buccaneers and loads of scores for supporters to enthuse over. The Pirates may still lack a clinical or perhaps cynical edge but they endeavour to move the ball quickly and provide hugely entertaining fare, albeit perhaps too nail-biting stuff for their mentors! Their swash-buckling style and never-say-die spirit are two of the ingredients keeping Buccaneers firmly in the promotion hunt. 

BUCCANEERS:-  C.Boland; B.Henshaw, C.Finn, A.Hayman, C.FitzGibbon; J.Carty, M.Dolan; M.Staunton, G.Halligan, J.Roets; J.Tormey, R.Byrne; L.Satchwell, D.Heffernan and E.Grace. Replacements:-  D.Higgins (for Roets, 50 mins), K.Kiripati (captain) (for Byrne, 57 mins), M.Fifita (for Satchwell, 58 mins), B.Digby (for Carty, inj. 65 mins), P. Reilly (for Staunton, 65 mins) and R.Byrne (for Boland, inj. 76 mins).

MALONE:-   T.Acheson; J.Malcolm, J.Burgess, M.Gribben, C.Leatham; J.Pentland, S.Kelly; L.Barlow, N.Shannon, D.Halliday; A.O’Connor, C.Tipping; D.Maxwell, J.Ogilby and N.Alcorn. Replacements:- P.Rodgers (for Tipping, blood sub. 24/31 mins), S.Scott (for Gribben, inj. 28 mins), P.Rodgers (for Maxwell, 49 mins), D.Creighton (for Kelly, 55 mins), S.Bailie (for Barlow, 61 mins) and G.Crawford (for Shannon, 61 mins).

REFEREE:-  Darragh McCormack (IRFU).

BUCCANEERS square up to fourth-placed Belfast Harlequins in a crunch Ulster Bank League Division 1B encounter at Deramore Park, Belfast, on Saturday with the action kicking off at 2.30 p.m. Buccs are one berth above and three points ahead of the Ulster club on the league table so victory is vital for both outfits in this contest between two teams who have hit a rich vein of form at present. The midlanders will travel with some optimism on the back of five successive victories. Now coached by Adam Larkin, Quins too will be confident as, like the Pirates, they have recovered from an indifferent start to also climb up the table. However, this is a “downtime” week for the provinces so both clubs could be short some key personnel. Buccs will definitely be missing Daniel Qualter (who is undergoing surgery this week on the shoulder that he injured against UCD) while Callum Boland sustained ligaments damage in the recent U-21 victory away to Shannon. Rory Byrne has been excellent at lock to date while Conor FitzGibbon is fit and raring to go again and these look the obvious replacements. Harlequins form has been somewhat topsy turvy. They lost away to Bruff but then were pipped by only two points by leaders Ballynahinch but they recorded decent wins over Malone and Dublin University just as Buccs did. Stuart Olding is their key operator with the former Ireland U-20 a regular scorer at fly-half. He shares the place-kicking duties with another Ireland U-20 Michael Heaney who is his scrumhalf partner. Rory Scholes and Michael Allen are two other exciting prospects in their backline. Hooker Niall Annett and back five forward Michael Ferguson are two promising members of the northerners’ pack which is captained by experienced lock Gareth Rourke. Here the influence of prop Richard Lutton and openside flanker Lawrence Babe must be curbed. Thankfully, from a Pirates perspective, the Athlone men are unlikely to encounter the mammoth frame of Neil McComb on this occasion! There is terrific team spirit and a willingness to work for each other currently in the Buccaneers camp. These are crucial elements in any team and will be nurtured by coach Tony Dolan and driven on by the experienced spine of skipper Kolo Kiripati, Garreth Halligan, Alex Hayman and James Tormey. Jack Carty, Mark Dolan, Martin Staunton, Peter Reilly and Luke Satchwell are just some of the young guns with bags of talent and potential, allayed to a positive attitude and solid workrate ethics. Billy Henshaw, Conor Finn, Diarmuid Higgins, Johannes Roets and Aidan Connaughton are others that the Pirates can count on to deliver. A tough test and serious examination of Buccaneers credentials is surely on the cards in this southern suburb of Belfast on Saturday. But if Buccs verve and endeavour is matched by composure and discipline, then the Pirates can make a successful raid up north.

THIRD PLACED BUCCANEERS square up to UCD, who are just two points further back in fourth place, in a game that should provide a post-Christmas feast of expansive and entertaining rugby when Ulster Bank League action resumes at Dubarry Park on Saturday. This first Division 1B game of the New Year is sponsored by Ganly’s of Athlone and kicks off at 2.30 p.m.

Both teams have a plethora of underage internationals, particularly in their backlines, so it promises to be a very lively affair, despite the somewhat fractured nature of the fixture list at this stage. Hopefully, the lengthy break from matches since the first weekend of December will not dampen the momentum of either side. UCD came flying out of the blocks following promotion and indeed piled up 90 points on the scoreboard in their first two matches. Meanwhile, Buccs stuttered a bit losing their opening brace of home fixtures before settling into a fine and improving run of performances and results.

Alex Kelly, Andrew Boyle, Luke McGrath, Sam Coghlan-Murray and the flying Barry Daly are Ireland U-20s in the College backs unit. Meanwhile, the Pirates can also boast five Ireland U-20s —- Jack Carty, Mark Dolan, Shane Layden, Callum Boland and Conor Finn —- in their backline too. Risteard Byrne, Jordan Coghlan and Eoin Joyce are three exciting forwards in the Students pack but Buccs have more experience in this sector through Kolo Kiripati, Eoghan Grace and Garreth Halligan which could give the hosts a vital edge.

It should be a pacey and enterprising contest and surely is a game that will see a bigger crowd turn up at Dubarry Park. The last home game against Trinity was a cracker but the attendance was paltry. Here’s hoping for both a splendid battle and a large, passionate crowd getting behind Buccaneers on Saturday. Incidentally, a pre-match lunch is organised for this match. Cost is only €30 per person for a 3-course meal with wine, complimentary match programme and a seat in the stand. Contact any Executive Committee member or phone our Administrator Geraldine at 0861732711 to book.

JUNIOR CUP ON SUNDAY

BUCCANEERS DEVELOPMENT SQUAD commence their Heineken Connacht Junior Cup campaign with home advantage against Ballinrobe at Dubarry Park on Sunday, kick off 2.30 p.m. This Buccs squad has been developing steadily after another poor start to the league to currently lie in second spot. On form and at home, Buccs should prevail but Ballinrobe will be desperately keen and very motivated to get a decent Cup run. Consequently, the Pirates will need to put in a sustained and disciplined stint. Hopefully, they won’t have over-indulged too much over the festive season!
Rory Walshe, Dominic Griffith, Decie Byrne and Darragh Lennon are decent performers and, if Rory Byrne, Diarmuid Higgins and Barry Digby are involved, then the Athlone club should advance to meet Our Lady’s Boys Club in the next round. But if they underestimate Ballinrobe, then they could well come acropper!

Top of the bill this weekend for Buccaneers supporters is the Saturday night Ulster Bank League Division 1B clash at home to Dungannon. This floodlit game kicks off in Dubarry Park at 7 p.m.

Dungannon were ambushed by UCD in their final fixture last season and thus missed out on promotion. Consequently, it is surprising that they have lost their two opening AIL games this year, albeit both to promoted clubs Malone and Dublin University. Paddy Johns, who has a long association with the northerners, is their new coach and he will be demanding improvement on Saturday. Dungannon have some classy players in their ranks with Chris Farrell, Chris Cochrane, Peter Nelson, Craig Gilroy and Stuart McCloskey all exciting young backs. Paul Magee anchors this sector in the centre while ex-Bucc Jaryd Bennett mans the pivotal outhalf berth when Patrick Jackson is not available from Ulster. Ali Birch and Mark Jenkinson are key figures in the pack where Glen Sinnamon and Phil Whyte are part of a formidable front row that could include Nigel Brady or Declan Fitzpatrick as Ulster play on Friday night.

The Tyrone men (who defeated Ards last Saturday) did the double over Buccs last season, albeit the Pirates fielded an extremely weak squad at Stevenson Park. Buccs had no fixture last weekend but half a dozen  players (Shane Layden, Jack Carty, Daniel Qualter, Eoghan Grace, Michael Kearney and Peter Reilly) featured for Connacht Eagles in Athlone. The midlanders will need to be focussed, committed and cohesive for this Bank Holiday clash and there is bags of talent and potential too in the Athlone club’s squad. Consequently, a thoroughly entertaining and compelling encounter is in prospect with some Halloween fireworks anticipated on Saturday night.

A pre-match meal is available prior to the Dungannon game. Tables per 8 persons cost just €240 which is excellent value providing 3-course meal, some vino, 100-page programme and seat in the Stand. That’s real value at only €30 per person. Bookings from groups or indeed individuals are welcome. Please contact our Administrator Geraldine at 0861732711 to book.

Buccaneers Development Squad are also at home this weekend, taking on Ballyhaunis in the Connacht Junior 1B League at Dubarry Park on Sunday, kick off 2.30 p.m. The Thirds are inactive again this weekend, their opponents Westport being unable to field last Sunday. The U21s and Womens teams also have the long weekend off!

The Connacht Senior League fixture between Buccaneers and Connemara has been rescheduled for Tuesday night next, August 28th. The Blacks have a number of players involved with Clifden in a Co.Galway GAA final so sought a postponement. Buccs acceded and the opening game of the season now goes ahead under the Dubarry Park floodlights with a 7.30 p.m.

SENIOR TEAM
2012
Aug 25 Connemara (h) CSL won 33-6
Sep 8 Corinthians (h) CSL won 46-32
Sep 15 Galwegians (a) CSL lost 15-11
Sep 22 Sligo (a) CSL lost 37-26
Sep 29 Ballynahinch (h) UBL lost 17-27
Oct 6 Blackrock College (a) UBL won 24-12
Oct 27 Dungannon (h) UBL 7 pm ko
Nov 3 Ballymena (a) UBL
Nov 11 Bruff (h) UBL *Sunday
Nov 17 Malone (a) UBL
Nov 24 Galwegians (a) CSC
Dec 1 Dublin University (h) UBL
Dec 22 Connacht Senior Cup semi-final (h)
Dec 29 Connacht Senior Cup final Galway Sportsground
2013
Jan 5 University College Dublin (h) UBL
Jan 26 Belfast Harlequins (a) UBL
Feb 2 Blackrock College (h) UBL
Feb 16 Dungannon (a) UBL
Feb 23 Malone (h) UBL 7 pm ko
Mar 2 Dublin University (a) UBL
Mar 16 University College Dublin (a) UBL
Mar 23 Belfast Harlequins (h) UBL
Mar 30 Ballynahinch (a) UBL
Apr 13 Ballymena (h) UBL 7 pm ko
Apr 20 Bruff (a) UBL

UBL = Ulster Bank League; CSL = Connacht Senior League.