Category Archives: Schools Rugby

 Clongowes out of Junior St Michael’s College 16 Clongowes Wood College 3 By Daire Walsh LEINSTER JUNIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL DESPITE having an extra man for the whole of the second half, Clongowes Wood College ultimately came off second best … Continue reading →

Clongowes book Senior Cup Final spot Clongowes Wood College           13 Terenure College                          10 Daire Walsh They got through by the skin of their teeth in the end, but ultimately a try from second-half replacement Cian O’Donohue with two minutes of … Continue reading →

Stoppage time try does the trick for Clongowes Clongowes Wood College        10 Blackrock College                      08 Daire Walsh A try from centre James Lappin in first-half stoppage time proved decisive in Donnybrook last Thursday afternoon, as Clongowes Wood College dethroned reigning … Continue reading →

Juniors also in sparkling form Newbridge College      14 St Mary’s College         12 Daire Walsh Newbridge College survived a late St Mary’s surge to book their place in the semi-final of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup after an enthralling encounter at … Continue reading →

Clinical Newbridge capture ‘Vinnie Murray’ Newbridge College          20 St Andrews College          13 Daire Walsh Following on from the heartbreak of losing out in last year’s decider, Newbridge College were crowned Vinnie Murray Cup Champions for the very first time at … Continue reading →

Lappin try the difference as Clongowes end Rock reign By LEINSTER SCHOOLS JUNIOR CUP Friday March 02 2012 CLONGOWES 10 BLACKROCK 8 A try from centre James Lappin in first-half stoppage-time proved decisive as Clongowes Wood dethroned Blackrock in a … Continue reading →

Clongowes end champions’ reign RUGBY LEINSTER SCHOOLS’ JUNIOR CUP QUARTER-FINALS: Clongowes Wood College 10 Blackrock College 8 A TRY from centre James Lappin in first-half stoppage time proved decisive at Donnybrook yesterday, as Clongowes Wood dethroned reigning champions Blackrock College … Continue reading →

CLONGOWES WOOD COLLEGE……………………………… 34 CASTLEKNOCK COLLEGE……………………………………… 08 Daire Walsh LEINSTER SCHOOLS SENIOR CUP QUARTER-FINAL A late first-half scoring blitz proved decisive in Donnybrook last Tuesday afternoon, as Clongowes Wood College comfortably dispatched a very game Castleknock College side to book … Continue reading →

Williams the Kilkenny hero By LEINSTER SCHOOLS’ SENIOR CUP Q/f Monday February 27 2012 KILKENNY COLLEGE 22 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SCH 17 Simon Williams was the hero for Kilkenny College in Donnybrook yesterday afternoon, as his controversial try deep into stoppage-time … Continue reading →

Kilkenny win in stoppage time SCHOOLS RUGBY/Kilkenny College 22 CUS 17: SIMON WILLIAMS was the hero for Kilkenny College in Donnybrook yesterday afternoon, as his controversial try deep into second-half stoppage time booked the southeast school’s place in the last-four … Continue reading →