The Ducks were in action in the past week, playing in a 10 aside round robin competition at our near neighbours De la Salle Churchtown. SCC were represented by two teams and each won one game and lost one game. Tom Larke, Henry Johnson, Jack Hayes, Marcus O'Connor and Pavlo Shvalov were among the try scorers in a very useful exercise. Their game yesterday, against East Glendalough School, was unfortunately cancelled but they can look forward to an epic fixture against arch Duck rivals Headfort on Thursday next! Our youngest players are showing great promise.

The Leps were also kept busy lately two, with two games in recent weeks. First up were Blackrock U14 E's last Saturday but arguable Ireland's best rugby school were too strong for us. Mikhail Sukachev scored a good try, which was converted by Patrick Hare, but that was SCC's only score with the game finishing 33-7 to the visitors.

Yesterday the Leps visited Castleknock College U14 D's. It was a very high scoring game with SCC scoring four tries through Sergio Hampshire, William Torkington, Titien Lauron and Julio Perez Cervera. Unfortunately they lost 43-26. They were always going to struggle with some of their better 2nd years playing with the J's but again there is much to be encouraged by.

The Junior Squad have been going extremely well in their league so far, winning one and drawing the other. Yesterday they faced East Glendalough School in the league but unfortunately lost 40-24 to the visitors. St. Columba's came out of the blocks at the start of the game putting real pressure on the visitors when in possession. They scored first, through Killian Morrell in his first start of the season, off a well worked move from the back of a scrum. Sam Lawrence, at number 8, picked the ball at the back of a scrum, fed Killian who stepped the last defender for a dream start for SCC.

EGS came back but St. Columba's scored again in the corner from Mikhail Sukhachev in his JCT debut (his Leps form being rewarded). But EGS came back and levelled the game at 12-12 after 20 minutes. Then SCC lost their shape and began to throw the ball around in our own half too much and gave away some silly penalties. They also started falling off tackles and dropping the ball in mid field and EGS built momentum and reaped the rewards scoring four unanswered tries. But SCC came back well towards the end of the game and scored two more tries to get a bonus point through Jose Fominaya and Sam Lawrence (conversions by Thady McKeever and Marcus Russell). 

Sakhile Khumalo again put in a great performance with some big aggressive carriers and tackles. They ended the game as the team in form - their fitness showing - and perhaps had there been an extra 10 minutes we may have won it. But it was not to be but SCC are still very much in the hunt in their league and must be gaining confidence from their performances with the cup campaign coming up.