Category Archives: Schools Rugby

SCHOOLS RUGBY Carbery pleased to see continuing development of Athy rugby By Daire Walsh DESPITE seeing his side narrowly losing out in the Leinster Schools Junior Development Cup (also known as the Pat Rossiter Cup) last Tuesday, Ardscoil na Trionoide … Continue reading →

RUGBY: LEINSTER SCHOOLS JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT CUP FINAL Heartbreak for Ardscoil na Trionoide ARDSCOIL NA TRIONOIDE………………………………….. 29 COLAISTE CHILL MHANTAIN……………………………….. 32 By Daire Walsh THERE was heartbreak for Ardscoil na Trionoide at Donnybrook Stadium just before Christmas, when a late scoring … Continue reading →

SCHOOLS RUGBY St Mary’s at the double for Newbridge College By Daire Walsh ST Mary’s College are set to be familiar foes for Newbridge College in 2017, after the two schools were paired together in the Leinster Schools’ Cup draws … Continue reading →

SCHOOLS RUGBY: LEINSTER JUNIOR LEAGUE DIVISION 1A SEMI-FINAL Newbridge College juniors into league final NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE…………………………………. 27 GONZAGA COLLEGE…………………………………….. 19 By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING a stunning second-half fightback against Gonzaga College at Donnybrook Stadium last Thursday afternoon, Newbridge College booked … Continue reading →

Belvo face Andrew’s RUGBY Daire Walsh Belvedere College will begin the defence of their Senior Cup crown against St Andrew’s College, after the draws for next year’s Leinster Schools’ rugby competitions were revealed in Bank Of Ireland on Dublin’s College … Continue reading →

Jacob Stockdale stronger for Ulster experience Daire Walsh, World Rugby U20 Championship   As he prepares for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship in Manchester later this month, Ireland’s Jacob Stockdale believes that his experience of playing in the Ulster … Continue reading →

Wales clash the only focus for Nigel Carolan Daire Walsh   With just five days to go to the start of their World Rugby U20 Championship campaign in Manchester, Ireland head coach Nigel Carolan insists they are not looking beyond … Continue reading →

Leinster Schools Junior Cup Final Comerford’s try proves crucial for Blackrock BLACKROCK COLLEGE………………………… 8 ST MICHAEL’S COLLEGE………………………. 3 A first-half try from Niall Comerford proved key at Donnybrook yesterday as Blackrock claimed their fourth consecutive Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup title … Continue reading →

Blackrock secure four in a row Daire Walsh Blackrock College 8 St Michael’s College 3: A first-half Niall Comerford try was the difference at Donnybrook yesterday as Blackrock College claimed their fourth consecutive Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup title at the expense … Continue reading →

Coach laments errors By Daire Walsh IN the wake of his side’s defeat in the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup decider at the RDS on Sunday afternoon, Cistercian College Roscrea coach Pieter Swanepoel admitted that they made too many errors against … Continue reading →