Trinity played their first game of the season after only two weeks of training on Saturday. They lost the game but gained a vital bonus point in this Leinster Cup group game at College Park.

 

Old Belvedere, with two matches already under their belts, came out more organised and cohesive than the students who only had five players from the team which played the last game of the season against Lansdowne in April.

 

The positives for Trinity are that they finished far stronger than their opponents, and some new players turned in some impressive performances to prove they are up to the required standard. If the students took their opportunities earlier in the game they may have won the contest on the day. As it was, Old Belvedere were deserved winners with their out-half Andy Dunne returning from ten years of professional rugby calling the shots and showing some nice touches.

 

The try scorer for Trinity was tighthead prop Paul McFeely. coming off the bench in his first 1st XV appearance he crashed over from close in, to score off a pass from his scrum half Michael McLaughlan.