25-05-2025
Dundalk IT Future Stars of Rugby Awards celebrate the next generation of players
The Future Stars were selected following a number of blitz days for boys and girls tiered into divisions, and another blitz day for development players.
The teams were selected and played each other on the appointed blitz day. From that, coaches picked 45 players, with three for each position.
They moved forward to be voted for one of the 15 awards. Part of the voting process included an online system where people could vote for their favourite player in each position, for both boys and girls, through The Argus and Drogheda Independent newspapers. The other part of the selection process included a voting panel of five committee members.
On the night of the Awards, instead of a cup or a medal, each player was presented with a Future Star jersey.
2025 Dundalk Institute of Technology Future Stars of Rugby Awards
Boys winners: Ben Mulvaney – Prop – Ardgillan CC & Balbriggan RF; Damien Lynch – Hooker – De La Salle, Dundalk & Dundalk RFC; Anthony Ukagwu – Prop – St Mary's Diocesan School & Boyne RFC; Matthew Horkan – Second row- Drogheda Grammar – Boyne RFC; Ruairi O'Neill – Second row – St Oliver's CC & Boyne RFC; Andrew McGovern – Flanker – O Carolan College & Navan RFC; Luke Kennedy – Flanker – St Patrick's, Navan & Navan RFC; Ben O'Hare – Number eight – St Mary's, Dundalk & Carlingford RFC; Mark Donohoe – Scrum-half – De La Salle, Dundalk & Dundalk RFC; Mahon Hall – Out-half – St Mary's Diocesan School & Boyne RFC; Cormac Nugent – Wing – St Patrick's, Navan; Darragh McFadden – Centre – Ardgillan CC & Balbriggan RFC Harley Fagan-Harold – Centre – Ardgillan CC & Balbriggan RFC; Andrew McArdle – Wing – Bush Post Primary – Dundalk RFC; Harry Waters – Full-back – Ratoath College & Ratoath/Navan.
Girls winners: Lily Byrne – Prop – Skerries CC & Skerries/Balbriggan; Ava McKeown – Hooker – Ardee CS & Dundalk RFC; Erin Roe – Prop – St Vincent's, Dundalk & Dundalk RFC; Tylo Connoway – Second row – Ardee CS & Ardee RFC; Chloe Boyle – Second row – Bush Post Primary & Carlingford RFC; Breanna McArdle – Flanker – St Joseph's HS, Crossmaglen & Dundalk RFC; Katie Ann Bobbett – Flanker – Ashbourne CS & Ashbourne RFC; Maeve O'Dwyer – Number eight – Eureka & Virginia RFC; Aoibhinn Reilly – scrum-half – Bush Post Primary & Dundalk RFC; Sophie Malone – Out-half – Dundalk Grammar & Dundalk RFC; Lisa Stulberga – Wing – Ardgillan CC; Molly Whately – Centre – St Vincent's, Dundalk & Dundalk RFC; Kate O'Molloy – Centre – Dundalk Grammar & Dundalk RFC; Katie McDonald – Wing – Bush Post Primary & Dundalk RFC; Molly Egan – Full-back – St Joseph's Mercy, Navan & Navan RFC.
