Category Archives: Schools Rugby

Emphatic win for rampaging ‘Rock Blackrock College 27 Terenure College 7 Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final Daire Walsh Donnybrook Blackrock College advanced to a Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-final of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup after a 20-point win over Terenure College … Continue reading →

Maher brace sends ‘Rock storming into semi-finals Blackrock College 27 Terenure College 7 Leinster Schools Senior Cup Impressive Blackrock College booked their place in the semi-final with a comprehensive triumph over Terenure at Donnybrook. A brace of Tom Maher tries … Continue reading →

Blackrock ease past Terenure into Leinster Senior Cup last four Tom Maher to the fore as Blackrock open up early 12-point platform for comfortable win Blackrock College 27 Terenure College 7 Blackrock College booked their place in the semi-finals of the Leinster Schools Senior … Continue reading →

Belvedere advance to cup semi-finals Belvedere College 29 St Michael’s College 18 Leinster Schools’ Cup quarter-final Daire Walsh Donnybrook Champions Belvedere College held off a spirited second-half display from St Michael’s College at Donnybrook yesterday to book their place in … Continue reading →

POST-MATCH REACTION: NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE COACH NIALL SMULLEN Smullen rues failure to control crucial moments By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING his team’s defeat to St Mary’s College in the opening round of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup last Wednesday, Newbridge College coach … Continue reading →

SCHOOLS RUGBY – LEINSTER SENIOR CUP FIRST ROUND Newbridge fail to perform on big stage NEWBRIDGE COLLGE 7 ST MARY’S COLLEGE 24 Daire Walsh THERE was disappointment at Donnybrook last Wednesday afternoon for Newbridge College, who exited the first round … Continue reading →

Galvin brace inspires Gonzaga Gonzaga 14 Castleknock 10 A brace of first-half tries from Sean Galvin proved decisive for Gonzaga at Donnybrook. A try on the hour mark by Castleknock’s Darragh McNally set up a tense finale, but the Ranelagh … Continue reading →

Roscrea set up last-eight meeting with Gonzaga Daire Walsh – Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup round-up Cistercian College, Roscrea will face Gonzaga College in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup, following their narrow victories over CBC Monkstown and Castleknock … Continue reading →

Seán Galvin double helps Gonzaga claim quarter-final slot First-half performance enough despite strong finish from Castleknock Gonzaga College 14 Castleknock College 10 Two first-half tries from winger Seán Galvin were decisive at Donnybrook, when Gonzaga College booked their place in the Leinster Schools … Continue reading →

Roscrea show defensive mettle to see off Monkstown Adi Donavan got his side into the lead, but James Reynolds’ accuracy off the tee kept the Dubliners in touch. Cistercian College Roscrea 12 CBC Monkstown 6 – Daire Walsh reports from … Continue reading →