We were delighted this year to be able to honour many of the fantastic achievements of our current and past pupils at our annual Sports awards on Monday the 23^rd of May. Prizes were handed out by our Olympian, Foster Horan and Irish U23 Hockey player Yasmin Pratt.

Our first student to be awarded a trophy was Andrew Cooper in Form 3. Andrew won the Leinster u16 Shot at the recent Leinster Athletics championship with a new record of 15.54 m. He hopes to go on and achieve more success at the All-Ireland’s in June.

Along with other Athletics awards, the College showed its appreciation to the many students who represent the school on a weekly basis throughout the year.

Hugh Dagg received the Sharman Cup for the best Hockey player in 6^th year. Holly Hutchinson won the Sixsmith Cup (an equivalent trophy for girls).

It was a great year for some of the teams as the College won their respective Cup competitions in South Leinster at Senior A, Senior B and Junior A.

Amy Handcock and Emma Simmons will also represent Ireland U16’s in Hockey during the Summer.

In Rugby, both Boys’ and Girls’ teams were very successful throughout the year. The SCT and JCT both got to the League final, unfortunately coming up second best on the day. The TY/5^th year team won their inaugural league.

Adam Shirley received the William Corrigan trophy for the best player in 6^th year.

Kate Eacrett received an award for the Best girls player in 6^th year.

We honoured Stephen Smyth, Adam Watchorn, Sean Naughton and Adam Shirley as they represented Ireland u18 Rugby this Spring.

All four, along with Paddy Bramley will train with Leinster over the Summer.

Our Badminton teams were also honoured. Great success was had by all teams in the College.

The U19 team won the Leinster trophy, the u16 team also won the Leinster trophy and the u14 squad were All-Ireland champions. Congratulations to all our boy’s and girl’s teams.

In tennis, Fainche Pryall was the Senior girls winner and George Shepherd was the boys winner.

We also paid tribute to some of our past pupils who have achieved success during the year.

Notable mentions went to Karen Weekes (first Irish woman to sail solo across the Atlantic) and Charlie Tector (Irish Grand slam winner with the u20’s) to name but a few.

It was also brilliant to be able to honour Ella Sullivan (Irish gymnastics) and Holly Ogilvie ( K1 World Freestyle Canoe Championships).

Senior awards were given to:

• Quarter Centenary trophy: Harry Rogers
• O’Connor Cup: Ava Chamney
• Ruddock Cup: Vicky Ronaldson
• Godfrey Day cup: Hugh Dagg
• George Williams award: Holly Hutchinson

Category: Sport

Published: 01 June 2022

As term draws to a close today the traditional winter sports of hockey and rugby conclude their seasons. Of course, pride of place this term must go to badminton players. Our girls had silver All Ireland badminton success this term, while our F1 Boys are All Ireland Champions.

We have had many hockey and rugby finals and play-offs this past few weeks. There are 17 girls hockey teams and 4 boys hockey teams in the College. We have 13 boys rugby teams with a girls junior and a senior girls squad. On any given day ,our pitches are busy. Hockey players have represented Leinster South, Connacht and Leinster, as well as development squads. We have boys and girls training with Leinster rugby teams and development squads also. All players in all codes have been busy since last August. Well done to all players and their coaches.

The Equestrian Club continues to re-build post covid. One highlight this year was Martha Hughes Bravo competing  in The Iberian League.

Within our school community we have had a number of standout successes this term and in no particular order here are some of the  highlights.

Ellie McLoughlin Class 2019 & Yasmin Pratt Class 2018

Both Carlow girls who were boarders were in South Africa with Irish U21 Hockey this past week.Ellie plays in goal while Yasmin plays as a forward .Ellie is currently studying Sports Science in  UCD where she also plays her club hockey. Yasmin plays her club hockey with Loreto (Dublin) and is studying Media and Communications at Carlow IT.

Amy Hancock and Emma Simmons Form 4 students

Both girls have been selected for the Irish U16 Hockey for a trip to Zwolle Netherlands next week ,with further trips planned for the summer. Amy is a day pupil from Carlow while Emma is a boarder from Wexford.

Nichola Fryday Class of 2013

From County Offaly Nichola is a former boarder. She currently is playing her rugby with Exeter Chiefs. With a degree in Food and Agri Business Management, Nichola previously worked with Kerry Foods. This weekend sees Nichola captain Ireland Women’s team for the 3^rd  time when they take on Scotland in Cork’s Musgrave Park. This will be Nichola’s 25^th cap.

Tamilore Anwonusi Class of 2017

Tamilore is also a former boarder from Carlow .Tamilore has represented Ireland 7’s and this week was again selected to play for Ireland 7’s in World 7's Restart in Singapore.

Tamilore is currently studying in  Political Science and Pre-Law at Trinity University Canada.

Charlie Tector Class of 2020

Charlie recently won an U20 Grand Slam with Ireland starting all five games at out-half.

With home games at Musgrave Park Cork against Wales Italy and Scotland ,the Irish U20’s also secured wins on the road against England and France .Most notably with the last play of the game, Charlie kicked an 81^st minute conversation against France to win the game in Aix-en-Provence. Charlie also secured a Man of the Match Award against England.

From Rathnure in Co Wexford, Charlie is studying Agricultural Science at UCD and playing his club rugby with Lansdowne RFC.

Martin Mulhall Class of 2015

From Kilkenny, Martin recently played Premiership Cup rugby with Saracens His current team is Swansea University. Martin has signed a contract for next season with Bristol Bears Martin is currently completing his masters in Sports Business Management at Swansea University.

Stephen Smith and Sean Naughton Form 5 students

Both Sean at 10 and Stephen at 8 have had a very good season with the Kilkenny College Senior XV.  Both boys have been part of Leinster Development programmes. Having secured starts with Leinster U18 ,the boys are away in France over the Easter break with Irish School U18 Rugby Squad  Both boys are boarders in Wolfe House, Sean is from Kildare while Stephen is from Carlow.

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Category: Sport

Published: 08 April 2022

We congratulate Charlie Tector on his recent involvement in the Irish U20 6 Nations games. Charlie started against Wales in Ireland’s 50 point win in Cork and then the following week he kicked the winning conversion of a last minute try in a tense game to give the Irish side a famous away win in France.

Charlie started his rugby in the minis section of Enniscorthy RFC before playing 5 years of Schools Cup rugby in Kilkenny College, 2 years at JCT level and 3 years at SCT level. Charlie currently plays his rugby for Lansdowne FC and is involved in the age grade Leinster Rugby programme.

Charlie was a talented player from his first day in first year but more importantly he was a hard working, dedicated and respectful young man during his time in Kilkenny College. We acknowledge all the work that Charlie, his coaches and indeed his team mates, teachers and boarding staff contributed during his time in Kilkenny College and we wish Charlie continued success during this years 6 Nations and in his future rugby career.

It is a fantastic achievement to represent your country and we have no doubt that Charlie will continue to represent himself, his family, his clubs and his school with pride and distinction in the remaining games.

Category: Rugby

Published: 16 February 2022

Inaugurated in 1960,the annual Liffey Descent is a major event in the kayaking calendar. Run over 33kms it features 10 weirs between Straffan Co Kildare and Islandbridge in Dublin. Thrown in for good measure is a feature called “Portage” which involves leaving the water and carrying your boat around an obstacle.The obstacle in question in this particular event is the Hydro Electric Power Station at Leixlip.The 500m “run” adds to the challenge.

Last Saturday Form 5’s Adam Pender (16) was one of two 16 year olds to enter the senior mens ranks for the first time. Competing in the K1 Class Adam competed the course in a highly competitive 2hrs and 32 minutes. A member of Kilkenny Aqua Canoe Club as well as Thomastown Paddlers, Adam has a very bright future ahead of him in his chosen sport.

Pictured is Adam at Straffan Weir and subsequently with Olympians Paul and Gary O’Donovan.

Category: Sport

Published: 14 September 2021

Category: Sport

Published: 26 August 2021

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