Category Archives: Schools Rugby

Leinster Schools Senior Cup: Terenure breeze into last eight 10-time champions advance in style against underdogs St Fintan’s HS, Sutton Terenure College 47 St Fintan’s HS, Sutton 3 Terenure College comfortably progressed into the last eight of the Leinster Schools … Continue reading →

St Mary’s and Wesley progress to Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-finals It is all of 20 years since Mary’s won the last of their five titles at this grade, when future Ireland captain Johnny Sexton was pulling the strings for … Continue reading →

St Mary’s College overcome tricky start to beat CUS Vinnie Murray Cup finalists threatened to pull off surprise result when they led 14-5 St Mary’s College 46 CUS 24 St Mary’s College overcame a tricky start at Lakelands Park on … Continue reading →

Clinical Newbridge College progress to the quarter-final Well-drilled Kildare outfit prove too strong for spirited St Gerard’s Daire Walsh Newbridge College 31 St Gerard’s, Bray 12 A clinical edge in attack helped Newbridge College to overcome a spirited challenge from St Gerard’s, Bray in … Continue reading →

Leinster Senior Schools Cup: Johne Murphy’s Newbridge power past St Gerard’s Todd Lawlor and fellow winger Ciarán Mangan got early tries for the winners DAIRE WALSH, ENERGIA PARK Newbridge College 31 St Gerard’s, Bray 12 A clinical edge in attack … Continue reading →

Leinster Senior Schools Cup: Gonzaga hold off fighting Clongowes Gonzaga never panicked and Rory Finlay and Oscar O’Neill scored late tries to seal the win DAIRE WALSH, ENERGIA PARK Gonzaga College 34 Clongowes Wood College 26 Gonzaga College held off … Continue reading →

Gonzaga see off second half Clongowes fightback to progress North Kildare school threatened to overturn 22-point deficit before Gonzaga pulled away Gonzaga College 34 Clongowes Wood College 26 Gonzaga College held off a powerful fightback from Clongowes Wood College at … Continue reading →

Kilkenny knock out Pres Bray to book spot in last eight of Schools Cup Sean Naughton comes out on top in battle of Leinster U18 outhalves with Jack Murphy Daire Walsh Kilkenny College 23 Presentation College Bray 10 Kilkenny College booked their spot … Continue reading →

Kilkenny College book Schools Cup quarter-final place Kilkenny school had a convincing victory against Presentation College Bray at Donnybrook  DAIRE WALSH, ENERGIA PARK Leinster Schools Senior Cup: Kilkenny College 23 Presentation College Bray 10  Kilkenny College booked their place in … Continue reading →

Blackrock defeat St Michael’s in Leinster Schools Senior Cup Ryan Baird’s younger brother Zach shines but Michael’s cannot overcome local rivals Daire Walsh Blackrock College 25 St Michael’s College 20 Sixty-nine times champions Blackrock College produced a superb second half performance at Energia Park yesterday … Continue reading →