President, Vice President and Club Officers 2023/4

Moira attended Trinity College Dublin between 1986 and 1990, graduating with a BA Hon in Mental and Moral Science and thereafter completed her H. Dip. Ed in 1993/4. She worked as a secondary school teacher for ten years, the last four of which she combined with study at the Honorable Society of King’s Inns ultimately qualifying as a Barrister and being called to the Bar in 2004. Moira was called to the Inner Bar in Michaelmas Term 2022 and now practices as a Senior Counsel.

Moira played hockey for DULHC and was Club captain in 1989/90.

Moira’s involvement with rugby commenced with her appointment in 2010 to the Disciplinary Committee of Leinster Rugby. In 2018 Moira was part of a Working Group established by Leinster Rugby to assess the overall suitability of the Branch Bye-Laws. On foot of this work the Executive Committee of Leinster Rugby determined to establish the “Inclusivity Committee” as a sitting committee of the Branch with a five year life-span and a remit of assessing and addressing all aspects of female participation in rugby across the Province of Leinster. Moira is the Chair of the Inclusivity Committee of the Leinster Branch which is embarking on its penultimate season of work. In her role as Chair and as the Club’s new representative to the Branch as well as being elected as Junior Vice President of the Branch, Moira also sits on the Management and Executive Committees of the Leinster Branch.

Moira remains on the Discipline Committee of the Leinster Branch and is also a member of the IRFU Discipline Committee.

Moira was an elected member of the Council of the Bar of Ireland during which time (2018-2020) she was Chair of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee of The Bar of Ireland.

Steve graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a BA Mod in 1992.  He was Captain of D.U.F.C in 1992 and represented Leinster Schools and Leinster U19s and U20’s.  Steve also represented the Ireland Schools team on a tour to Australia and played for the Irish Universities.  On graduating from Trinity he played 1st XV for St. Mary’s College RFC.

Steve was the owner and Managing Director of his own software business for the last 26 years. His Company was acquired by Wisetechglobal an Australian PLC, and Steve is Regional General Manager for their European operations.

Steve is married to Fionnuala and they have two children. His son Conor is a member of D.U.F.C Under 20’s.

Steve is really looking forward to working with  President Moira and  JVP Greg and to  “continue to add to what has gone before “.

A past player and captain of the Club in the early 1970’s, John now lives in Saintfield Co. Down. He played for Campbell College, Ulster Schools and N.I.F.C. but his strong association with Trinity and Leinster rugby is reflected in his having played in four “Colours” and represented both the Combined Universities XV and Leinster at U.19 and U.21 levels. After Trinity he completed a rugby scholarship at U.C.L.A., where he played for the inaugural USA Cougars but a severe knee injury originally suffered in a Colours match finished his playing career. He had some success as a trophy winning coach at Ballynahinch Rugby Club. He considers it his privilege to have been a player, captain, President and now Chairman of the Club – living out the maxim, “D.U.F.C. – a Club for Life”. A BESS graduate, after a career as a Chartered Accountant and in Banking John is now retired with a couple of Director roles.

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Peter played in the back-row for DUFC in the early 1970’s and between training sessions attended lectures for an Engineering degree. His work as a Civil Engineer and Project Manager has taken him the length and breadth of Ireland and to East Africa. On leaving college he played for Ballina RFC and represented Connaught A. A spell with Wanderers FC followed where he was a regular 1st XV member with other Trinity stalwarts Mick Fitzpatrick, Brendan Hyland and Val Cosgrave. Peter always maintained contact with DUFC and served as team manager in the 1990’s and Club President in 1998/99. He is the older brother of Michael, a former DUFC captain and Irish International in the 1970’s. He now has more time and is happy to be back as Hon Sec exemplifying the DUFC adage “a Club for Life”.

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Born in England. Tony played his Rugby at St. Mary’s School, Puddletown; Puddletown RFC; Exeter RFC; and County rugby at all levels with his home county Dorset and Wiltshire  -including English schoolboy and Colts (U19s)trials .Previously Tony lived and coached in Seattle, USA for ten years. While in the USA, Tony founded the USA U19s program in 1992 whom he coached on 7 tours to New Zealand  and Australia. While in the USA he coached the Redmond High school team and his club Seattle RFC for 10 years (player/coach for six years) – finishing 2^nd and 3^rd in the USA HS National championships in 1993 and 94.

Tony came to Trinity in 1998-99 following three years as Senior Coach at Blackrock College RFC (1995-98), coaching the 1^st XV in the AIL Division One. He coached the club’s U20s during the same period winning two back to back All Ireland Championships.

Tony coached the USA U19s to their first ever FIRA U19s championships back in 1998 in Toulouse. That same year he stepped in at the last minute and coached the Ireland Women’s squad in the Women’s World Cup in Amsterdam.

In July 2007, Tony helped coach an undefeated tour to South Africa with Leinster Schools.

In 2010 Tony coached Leinster U19s to an undefeated inter-provincial championship. He has also coached Irish Universities on several occasions over the past 22 years.

2006-07, while still coaching in Trinity, Tony was the USA Senior Eagles Backs Coach.

He had a second spell with the US Eagles in 2012-14 as Attack Coach.  Overall he coached in 13 ‘Tests’. These games Included a narrow loss to Ireland in Houston Texas 15-12.

Tony has coached at Willow Park School and Blackrock College School for over 25 years.

He is an IRFU Level 3, stage 5 IRB qualified coach, the highest coaching qualification an Irish coach can achieve.

During the past 22 years Tony has coached over 400 Trinity 1^st XV games (including 350 AIL games) winning four AIL championships at different levels:

Division 4 in 2000-01; Division 3 in 2002-03; Division 2 in 2004-02; Division 2A  in 2011-12;

Trinity 1^st XV have also achieved runner up in two other seasons:

Division 3 – runner up in 2001-02 to Barnhall – not promoted; Division 1B – Runner up in 2015-16 to St Marys College – promoted.

Trinity’s highest placing in the AIL was in 2017-18 where they took 4^th in 1A and qualified for the semi-final of the All Ireland Championship, losing away to Cork Con .

He coached roughly the same number of games in that period with Trinity U20s squad (on Sundays) where Trinity has qualified for seven U20s All Ireland Finals (Frazer McMullen Trophy) in 22 years winning four Championships in 2004, 2006, 2017 and 2018 including the last two completed Championships.

Tony and his wife Catherine have a daughter Éabha.

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