Presentation College, Bray - Sports

Sports

The availability of extra-curricular activities is dependant on the goodwill and generosity of teachers and past pupils who give their time freely to provide a broad learning experience for the students of the College. The College is privileged to have so many in the community who are willing to volunteer their time.

Sports and other extra curricular activities are an important part of the holistic approach to education which offered in the College; Pres Bray particularly excel in rugby and basketball. In Rugby they have won the Leinster Schools Junior Cup on five occasions, making the school the fifth most successful in the competition's history. Their most recent cup success was in 1990, although they reached the final again in 2004. In 2010, the school's junior squad won the Fr. Godfrey Cup, following the 2009 Junior League success. The predominant colours of the school's sports teams are black, red and yellow. The rugby jerseys and shorts are white, while rugby socks are coloured black. Pres is the only non fee paying school still regularly competing at the top levelin Leinster Schools Competition. In 2011 the SCT and JCT both reached quarter finals in their respective Leinster Cups losing to the eventual winners in both.

The Pres Bray school basketball teams compete at schools "A" Level basketball in 4 categories, 1st year boys, 2nd year boys, U 16 Boys and U 19 Boys with over 60 players training and playing with the school teams. The school basketball jerseys are Black for home matches and Red for away matches. The school has made great strides in recent years going from 'C' standard in 2006 all the way to 'A' standard from 2008 on and has had several players selected on the Leinster provincial academy squads and also at U16 and U18 International levels.

In 2010 the Pres Bray U16 Basketball team won several local and national awards following their 51 - 47 U16 All-Ireland Schools Cup Victory over St. Fintan's, Sutton. The awards included the Evening Herald School Team of the Year, Bray Chamber of Commerce Sporting Achievement of the Year and East Coast FM Sports Star Award for January. On July 9, 2010 Basketball Ireland announced its annual award winners, Presentation College Bray were triumphant in all 3 Boys School categories (See Basketball Ireland Awards 2010 Table below).

In Feb 2012, the Pres Bray U19 Basketball Team defeated St. Malachy's, Belfast 60 - 51 to win the U19 All-Ireland Schools Cup, the first U19 All-Ireland Schools title in the history of the school. Pres Bray player, Lorcan Murphy, earned the coveted Most Valuable Player Award after scoring 27pts in the final. Following their All-Ireland Schools Cup Triumph, The Pres Bray U19 Basketball Team were awarded the East Coast FM Sports Star Award for February. In Mar 2012, the Pres Bray U19 Basketball Team were denied an historic All-Ireland Schools Cup & League double when they were defeated 45 - 38 in the U19 All-Ireland Schools League Final by St. Fintan's Sutton. On May 15, 2012 Basketball Ireland announced its annual award winners, Pres Bray Player Lorcan Murphy won the Boys School Player of the Year award for the 2nd time(See Basketball Ireland Awards 2012 Table below).

In chess, Presentation Bray won the Leinster Schools Minor League in 2009 (Under 14). They followed this up by winning the Leinster Schools Junior League in 2010 (Under 16). Both were firsts for Pres Bray. They then went on to finish 2nd (2009 - U14) & 3rd (2010 - U16) in the All-Ireland Schools Chess Championships. Notable past chess players include: John Joyce - former Ireland U19 Chess Champion. Cormac Martin - former Leinster U16 player.

The College has a long and proud tradition in Debate. In 2000 a team led by David Hughes were Concern Debates national champions. The College teams compete regularly in local and national competition.

Pres GAA draws heavily on talent from among others Bray Emmets and Eire Og. The College won the Wicklow Schools A Championship twice in the period from 2000.

Soccer has produced its share of silverware for the College. Senior and U-16 teams are regular winners in Wicklow/Wexford Competitions.