Trinity ends 36-year drought in Colours Match

The winning Trinity team

Dublin University recently ended 36 years of pain at Portmarnock with victory over UCD in the annual Colours Match.

First played at Royal Dublin in 1938, it was Trinity’s first win since 1989 and it was an exciting affair as they came out on top 7.5 --4.5 at the north Dublin links.

Tom Flanagan, son of former Irish team captain Dr Kevin Flanagan of Co Sligo fame, was the non-playing captain for Trinity, who won the morning foursomes session 2.5-1.5 before winning the singles 5-3 to claim the spoils.

The key to Trinity’s victory came in match six in the afternoon when Mikey Mina Ronayne came from three down to beat Sean Murphy 1 up as Sam Gamell defeated John Cunningham 2&1 in match seven to secure overall victory.

UCDGC vs DUGC (UCD names first)

Foursomes:

1. Gavin Herlihy & Sean Murphy halved with Aiden O’Carroll & Dylan O’Keeffe;

2. Jack Connoly & Sam Varian  lost to Eoin Sullivan & Sam Gammell 3&1

3. Gavin Rochford & John Cunningham bt Tynam Neville & Aidan Quigley 6&5

4. Rory O’Shea & Harry Fanagan lost to Mikey Mina Ronayne & Adam Smith 1 up.

Singles:

1. Fanagan bt O’Carroll 1 up; 

2. Connolly halved with Sullivan;

3. Rochford bt Neville 5&3;

4. Varian lost to Smith 2&1;

5. Herlihy halved with Quigley;

6. Murphy lost to Mina Ronayne 1 up;

7. Cunningham lost to Gamell 2&1;

8. O’Shea lost to O’Keeffe 3&2.

Final Score: UCDGC 4.5 - DUGC 7.5.