AIB Cup: Top Scorers

Buccaneers full-back Tom Cregan is the AIB Cup’s current top scorer. The former Shannon points machine has had the benefit of playing an extra game in the inaugural competition’s Preliminary Round.

…Tom Cregan in action for his former club Shannon…

Cregan, who bagged a hat-trick of tries and five conversions against DLSP on December 17, is also currently top of the scoring charts in AIB League Division One with 79 points from six appearances.

The open draw for the AIB Cup Quarter-finals (which take place on Saturday, February 11) will take placed on Thursday, January 12, and include the eight First Round winners – Belfast Harlequins, Buccaneers, Clontarf, Cork Constitution, Galwegians, Garryowen, St Mary’s College and Terenure College.

AIB CUP: TOP SCORERS: (as of December 29)

38 – Tom Cregan (Buccaneers)

15 – Johnny Lowe (Belfast Harlequins), Conor O’Loughlin (Buccaneers)

14 – Barry Lynn (St Mary’s College)

12 – David Delaney (Shannon)

11 – Dirkie Strydom (Ballymena)

10 – Daragh Lyons (Cork Con), Gareth Steenson (Dungannon), Cillian O’Boyle (Garryowen), Ronan O’Carroll (Greystones), John Anderson (Malone), Henrick Gervais (St Mary’s College)

9 – Oliver McGlinchey (Cashel)

8 – Peter O’Brien (Clontarf), Paul Burke (Garryowen)

7 – Damien McCabe (DLSP)

6 – Michael Glancy (Belfast Harlequins), Phil de Barra (DLSP)

5 – Michael McComish (Ballymena), Mark Kettyle, Mike McKeever, Paul McKenzie, Stuart Philpott, Reece Spee (Belfast Harlequins), Conor Hartigan, David Kelly, Conor Lavelle, Paddy O’Sullivan, Ted Robinson (Buccaneers), Derek Keane, Robert Sweeney, Mark Woods, Peter Woods (Clontarf), Frank Murphy, Penalty try (Cork Con), Aidan O’Shea (Dolphin), Dale Black, Neil Patterson (Dungannon), John Burke, Ross Davies (Galwegians), Kevin Hartigan, Anthony Kavanagh, John O’Sullivan (Garryowen), Daragh Fanning, David Kilbride, John Kilbride (St Mary’s College), Eddie Halvey (Shannon), Joe McDonagh, Anthony Ronan (Suttonians), Alex Dunlop, Kevin Mahony (Terenure College)

TOP TRY SCORERS:

3 – Johnny Lowe (Belfast Harlequins), Tom Cregan, Conor O’Loughlin (Buccaneers)

2 – Cillian O’Boyle (Garryowen), Ronan O’Carroll (Greystones), John Anderson (Malone), Henrick Gervais (St Mary’s College)

1 – Michael McComish (Ballymena), Mark Kettyle, Mike McKeever, Paul McKenzie, Stuart Philpott, Reece Spee (Belfast Harlequins), Conor Hartigan, David Kelly, Conor Lavelle, Paddy O’Sullivan, Ted Robinson (Buccaneers), Derek Keane, Robert Sweeney, Mark Woods, Peter Woods (Clontarf), Frank Murphy, Penalty try (Cork Con), Damien McCabe (DLSP), Aidan O’Shea (Dolphin), Dale Black, Neil Patterson (Dungannon), John Burke, Ross Davies (Galwegians), Kevin Hartigan, Anthony Kavanagh, John O’Sullivan (Garryowen), Daragh Fanning, David Kilbride, John Kilbride (St Mary’s College), Eddie Halvey (Shannon), Joe McDonagh, Anthony Ronan (Suttonians), Alex Dunlop, Kevin Mahony (Terenure College)