07 Sep Under 20’s Gain Valuable Insights in College Park Battle
Men’s Under 20 Friendly – Friday 5th September 2026
Dublin University 26 Navan 21, College Park, Trinity College Dublin.
Navan RFC Men’s Under-20s made the trip to Trinity College Dublin on Friday evening, September 4th, pushing a strong Dublin University side all the way in a thrilling 26-21 pre-season encounter at College Park.
In a fast-paced, high-intensity runout under the lights, Trinity ultimately edged out the contest by five points, outscoring Navan by four tries to three.
Despite the narrow defeat, the fixture proved to be an invaluable exercise for the squad as pre-season preparations intensify. Navan showed great resilience across the park, delivering particularly strong set-piece work and an eye-opening performance at scrum time against top-quality university opposition.
Young forward Jack Smith anchored a solid front-row performance on Friday night before backing it up 24 hours later with his Senior 1st XV debut off the bench against Monkstown!
Navan RFC Men’s Under-20 Matchday Squad
Starting XV:
1. Jack Smith, 2. Caolan Duffy, 3. Thomas Kearns, 4. Luke Kennedy, 5. Rhian Faherty, 6. Ruairi O’Neill, 7. Ben O’Hare, 8. Robin Hamill, 9. Cillian Murphy, 10. Eoin Burke, 11. Lorcan Caffrey, 12. Dylan McGuinness, 13. Ciall Flynn, 14. James Maguire, 15. Evan Whyte.
Replacements: 16. Antonio Rattigan, 17. James Martin, 18. Killian McAniff, 19. Cormac Horan, 20. Michael Callaghan, 21. Ciaran Beggy, 22. Aaron McAteer.
The U20s will look to put those lessons into practice as they return to home soil for their next pre-season test ahead of their upcoming Leinster JP Fanagan Premier 2 campaign when they welcome Seapoint to Balreask Old next Sunday, 13th September with a 3pm Kick-off.
Head down to Balreask Old on Sunday to support the next generation of Senior stars!