Sport-Gaelic Games
Dungarvan C.B.S has a long tradition in the promotion of Hurling and Gaelic football. There is evidence that hurling was played in the school at least as early as 1919. C.B.S students and former students were to the forefront in All Ireland winning Waterford hurling teams since the 1920s.
In 1948 Waterford won both the Minor and Senior hurling All Irelands. CBS boys Tom Cunningham, Michael Hogan, Maurice McHugh and P O Connor played in the minor hurling All Ireland. Other CBS boys on the panel included John Boyle, Michael Shalloe and Donal Whelan.Donal Whelan came on as a substitute. Past pupils of the CBS who participated in the first Senior All Ireland win were Jackie Goode, Johnny O Connor, Christy Moylan and Tom Curran.In 1959 Waterford won the Senior hurling All Ireland. Austin Flynn (Abbeyside) and Tom Cunningham (Dungarvan) -both former C.B.S students- were outstanding defenders on this team whilst legendary goalkeeper and coach-Ned Power was also a CBS boy (See Sports Pictures below). The great John Kiely and Donal Whelan were outstanding forwards on the same team. Tom Cunningham played on the Waterford Senior football team which defeated Kerry in 1957. Tony Mansfield (Abbeyside) was a member of the Waterford Senior Hurling panel which reached the All Ireland Final in 1963. In 1951 and 1953 Dungarvan C.B.S won the Dean Ryan Cup (Munster U-16 A hurling) and reached the final in 1952 and 1954. CBS also participated in the Frewen Cup (football).
The Rice Cup has also spawned a great hurling rivalry between C.B.S schools in Waterford, Tipperary, Cork and Kilkenny. In 1992, 7 C.B.S students won Munster Minor hurling medals with Waterford whilst Three won U-21 All Ireland hurling medals. In recent years the school has had numerous successes in both hurling and Gaelic football. Hurling and Gaelic football leagues are played during games periods. Hurling mentor Pat Collins was elected Chairman of the All Ireland Colleges Board in 2000.
Hurling and Gaelic Football 08-09
Dungarvan CBS defeated North Monastery in the first round of the Kinane Cup U-16½ Munster Hurling Championship.
Hurling and Gaelic Football 07-08
Many of our students also participate in the Harty Cup as part of the Colaisti na nDeise team. West Waterford Colleges have defeated the North Monastery,Cashel C.S.and Nenagh CBS in the Harty Cup and have reached the semi-finals of the competition. They now play All Ireland Colleges Champions De La Salle Waterford. David Moore, Robbie Buckley, Cormac Curran, Shane Kearney, Barry O'Halloran, Liam Ryan, Thomas Dunphy and Karl Duggan are members of the Harty Cup squad.
- Colaisti Na nDeise 6-25 North Monastery 1-3
- Colaisti Na nDeise 4-20 Cashel C.S. 5-13
- Colaisti Na nDeise 5-12 Nenagh CBS 1-18
Colaisti Na nDeise lost to De La Salle who went on to defeat Thurles CBS in the Harty Cup Final.
The CBS Senior Hurling Panel:
- D.Moore, E.Healy,D.Barry, R.Buckley,B.O,Halloran,S.Kearney,C.Lane
- K.Duggan,T.Dunphy,S.Ryan,L.Ryan,D.Houlihan,S.Crotty,Cormac Curran
- Colm Curran,K.Sheehan,T.Walsh.
CBS Dungarvan defeated St.Augustines College by 4-11 to 2-9 to advance to the semi-finals of the Waterford Colleges Senior A Hurling Championship.
Co. Senior Hurling Final
- Dungarvan CBS 4-15 St. Declans,Kilmacthomas 1-5
- Munster Senior Hurling Semi-Final: Dungarvan CBS 1-9 Colaiste an Phiarsaigh Glanmire 0-7
Munster Senior Hurling Final
- Dungarvan CBS 2-13 St. Declans Community College, Kilmacthomas 1-7.
CBS Winning Team:
- T.Dunphy, L,Egan, P.Kiely, E.Healy, B O’Halloran, S.Kearney,
- J. Curran,T.Curran, K.Duggan, D.Tobin, L.Ryan, D.Houlihan, S.Ryan,
- Cormac Curran, Cathal Curran.
Subs:
- C.Lane, E.Fitzgerald, R.Buckley, A.Condon,
- P.Meehan,T.Walsh, J.Barron, D.Moore.
CBS U-16 ½ Hurling Panel:
- G.Hurley,L.Beresford,J.Curran,C.Buckley,A.Condon,T.Curran,I.Sheehan
- C.Curran,S.Ryan,Cormac Curran,R.Buckley,K.Guiry,D.Breathnach
- E.Healy,M.O'Donnell,L.Egan,P.Meehan,J.Barron,B.McCarthy,S.Flynn
- O.Barron,T.Cleary.
The CBS U-16 ½ hurling team reached the quarter-finals of the Kinnane Cup Munster Championship with a 4-10 to 1-13 win over Carrig na bhFear. It was defeated by Carrigaline Community School in the quarter-finals.
CBS U-15 Hurling
This team is one of the finest produced by the school and has great potential for the future. It exited the Munster Colleges Championship to CBS Charleville on a score of 3-17 to 3-15 after extra time.
- D.Breathnach, J.Sammon, Colin Walsh, C.Mulcahy, J.McGrath,
- J.Barron, J.Morrissey, G.Hurley, K.Phelan, L.Queally,
- K.Sheehan, P.Houlihan, C.Walsh, C.Dunford, C.Curran.
Subs:
- K.Healy for P.Houlihan, G.Williams, T.Harty, S.Harney,
- M.Harney, R.Donnelly, S.Hyslop, J.Hourigan, I.Walsh,
- L.Looby, C.Sheridan, N.Fraher.
CBS U-15 ½ A Hurling-County Championship:
- Dungarvan CBS 5-8 Blackwater Community School 1-12
- Dungarvan CBS 6-17 St. Declans 3-6
Dungarvan CBS reached the county final. The team lost narrowly to De La Salle on a score of 3-13 to 2-11 in a great final.
CBS U-14 Hurling -Rice Cup:
- Dungarvan CBS 4-3 Cashel 4-3
- Dungarvan CBS 2-4 Thurles 3-6
- Dungarvan CBS 1-7 Doon 0-4
- Dungarvan CBS 2-4 Cashel 3-8
CBS U-14 Hurling -Westcourt Cup:
- Dungarvan CBS defeated Callan
- Dungarvan CBS 5-9 CBS Ennis 5-6
- Dungarvan CBS lost final narrowly to Blackwater Community School.
CBS U-15 ½ Football:
CBS Dungarvan defeated Tramore CBS by 2-7 to 0-12 in the County Final. Team mentors were Mr M Keohane and Mr J Hagen.
- K. Sheehan, C. Sheridan, B. McCarthy, L. Looby, L. Beresford, C. Walsh, P. Houlihan
- G. Hurley, K. Phelan, D. Meehan, J. Barron, C. Condon, C. Curran
- L. Egan, D. Breathnach
- Subs used:C. Mulcahy, N. Fraher.
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Athletics
Waterford has had a long and proud athletics tradition. The school mirrors this. Our athletes compete very successfully at county,regional and national levels . C.B.S has a strong tradition particularly at cross-country level whilst field events are not neglected.We are proud of the achievements of 50k walker Jamie Costin a past pupil who competed at the Sydney Olympics but was unfortunately injured in an accident at Athens.
Some of the other outstanding athletes produced by the school include Michael Nagle, Tony Ryan, Frank O Brien, Michael O Brien and Mark Radley. The hugely successful West Waterford Athletic Club is based in Dungarvan. [ athletics ]
The CBS has won the 2008 Waterford Cross-Country title. This is the fourth such success. The minors claimed second place in the team event. The CBS Juniors claimed first place. The Intermediate team easily won its section whilst the Seniors finished in third place. The CBS received the Tim Macey Cup for the best overall school.
Success for C.B.S. at Irish Mountain Running Championships
The Munster and Irish Mountain Running Championships were held jointly at Mount Clara in Millstreet recently. The C.B.S. participated in this difficult event. Conditions underfoot were wet. The junior boys had the biggest field of the day with 102 athletes completing the course. Led home by Colin Dunford in 12th place and Darragh O’Riordan in 15th the C.B.S. team finished third in the Irish Championship and first in the Munster. In the intermediate Declan Power finished 6th overall in the race and was the second Munster man home leading the C.B.S. team to second place in the Munster team event. Congrats to all participants.
Waterford Schools’ Track and Field Championships
Following on from winning the Waterford Schools Cross-Country Championships earlier in the season the athletes of the CBS completed a marvellous double by winning the Waterford Schools Track and Field Championships at the RSC in Waterford. The platform for this achievement was laid by Tom Curran’s victory in the Intermediate 800 M. and successes by Colin Dunford in the minor 800M, Daniel Flynn and Jackob Skaninski in the Senior and Junior Javelin respectively. Brendan McCarthy triumphed in the Intermediate Triple Jump.
East Munster Track and Field Championships
The school won 33 medals at the East Munster Championships held at Waterford's R.S.C
Munster Schools Track and Field
Brandon Barry won the Junior Triple Jump Title at the Munster Schools Track and Field Championships held in Limerick. He went forward to represent the school at the All Ireland Championships in Tullamore. Jim Curran finished second in the Intermediate 1500m Steeplechase and thus qualified for the All Ireland Championships. John Longan secured third place in the Intermediate 2000m walk. He also went forward to the National finals. Colin Dunford won the silver medal in the Minor 800m and bronze in the Minor 100m.
Soccer
Soccer was introduced to the school at a competitive level in 2004. Soccer leagues are also played during games periods.
Golf
The school has had spectacular successes at golf in recent years. In 1998 the CBS team of Alan Harty, Mark Shanahan and David Morrissey won the G.U.I national senior title at schools level. They also represented Ireland in the World Championships.Tom Stack and John Dunford played on the Waterford u-16 team which won the Munster title in 2000.
CBS teams have been quite successful in the local Ryder Cup which is kindly sponsored by Noel Devereux. The school scored a great victory in the '07 tournament.
Golf 08-09
Our school golf team beat 8 other schools at Dungarvan Golf Club on Monday September 29 to qualify for the Munster Semi Finals of the schools matchplay. Our team played great golf. Gary Hurley(5) had the best score of the day a 73 followed by Philip Spratt(4) 76 and Aidan Walsh(4) and Philip Walsh(4) had 77. In the Munster Semi Finals we play Crescent Comprehensive of Limerick at Cahir Park Golf Club on 14th October 2008 and James Murphy(9) will be added to the team to make up a 5 person team. We also play in the Munster Stroke Play at Muskerry Golf Club on Monday 6th October.
Once more Dungarvan CBS defeated St. Augustines in the Devereux Cup.
CBS Dungarvan defeated Patrician Academy Mallow in the Munster final of the Irish Schools Matchplay Championship played at Cahir Park Golf Club. The team comprised Aiden Walsh,Philip Walsh,Philip Spratt,Gary Hurley and James Murphy. CBS Dungarvan now progresses to the National Finals at Kirkstown Castle,Co. Down in April 2009. The team mentor is Mr Pat Stack. Kevin Stack -son of Pat and Anne- competed in the World Universities Golf Championship in South Africa as a member of the Irish Universities team.
Victorious CBS Devereux Cup Team 07-08:
- E.Stack,A.Walsh,P.Spratt,P.Walsh,G.Hurley,M O'Keeffe
- J.Murphy,I.Walsh,J O'Keeffe,J.Longan,C.Walsh,C.Longan.
Tennis
The school also participates in various Tennis competitions.
Debating
The school has an outstanding record in debating and quizzes. There has had much success at provincial level in the Irish Language Gael Linn debates. There is also the annual Christmas Concert.
Other Activities
Other activities include Basketball, Swimming, and Rounders. There is also a Games Room where students can play darts, pool, table tennis etc.
Horse Racing
Tom Queally, a past pupil, was crowned champion apprentice in 2004 with 59 winners. 2006 has been a great year for Tom.
Cycling
Robert Power-Abbeyside-was hugely successful at both national and international level. As a student of this school he won the the All Ireland Junior Championship in 1988. Rory Wyley is also an outstanding cyclist.
Dungarvan has a very successful cycling club. [ See link at bottom. ]
Boxing
Pupils who excelled at boxing include James Keohane, Killian Walsh and Jason Shaw.
Thanks to Mr P Collins and Mr D Doran for photographs-JB