Monthly Archives: February 2016

Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup Quarter-Final: Blackrock College V Belvedere College – The Irish Examiner – February 11 2016

Calm Dean stands up to the pressure to force replay Blackrock College 10 Belvedere College 10 Leinster Schools Cup Daire Walsh Donnybrook Out-half Conor Dean rescued Blackrock College at Donnybrook yesterday, his 66th-minute penalty helping the south Dublin giants draw … Continue reading

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Post-Match Reaction: Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup – Newbridge College Coach John Joyce – The Kildare Nationalist – February 10 2016

POST-MATCH REACTION: NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE COACH JOHN JOYCE Newbridge avoid upset after slow start By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING a tricky encounter at Kilbogget Park last Tuesday afternoon (February 2) against Gorey Community College, Newbridge College coach John Joyce was delighted with … Continue reading

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Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup First Round: Newbridge College V Gorey Community School – The Kildare Nationalist – February 10 2016

SCHOOLS RUGBY: BANK OF IRELAND LEINSTER JUNIOR CUP FIRST ROUND Higgins’ brace of tries helps Newbridge ease past Gorey NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE…………………………………………………… 25 GOREY COMMUNITY SCHOOL…………………………………………. 15 By Daire Walsh NEWBRIDGE College made a bright start to their Leinster Schools’ Junior … Continue reading

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Aine Donnelly Interview: The Kildare Nationalist – February 10 2016

RUGBY: AINE DONNELLY INTERVIEW Donnelly pleased with Six Nations debut By Daire Walsh IT was a bright start to the RBS Women’s Six Nations for Kildare native Aine Donnelly in Donnybrook last Saturday afternoon, when she featured at outside centre … Continue reading

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Fitzgibbon Cup Group A: UCD V Maynooth University – The Irish Independent – February 10 2016

Maher ends Maynooth resistance UCD 1-13 Maynooth Univ 0-10 UCD were made to work hard at Belfield before booking their place in the quarter-finals. In difficult conditions, Maynooth had opened the scoring with a free from Paul Winters, but unanswered … Continue reading

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Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup Quarter-Final: Clongowes Wood College V CBC Monkstown – The Irish Examiner – February 10 2016

Classy Clongowes cruise into Schools’ Cup semis By Daire Walsh   Clongowes Wood College 27 CBC Monkstown 5: Clongowes Wood College registered three tries at Donnybrook yesterday afternoon, as the clinical Clane side finished with 22 points to spare over CBC … Continue reading

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Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup Quarter-Final: Clongowes Wood College V CBC Monkstown – Leinsterrugby.ie – February 9 2016

CLONGOWES CLAIM SENIOR CUP SEMI-FINAL SPOT Clongowes Wood College registered three tries at Donnybrook on Tuesday afternoon, as the clinical Clane side finished with 22 points to spare over CBC Monkstown in the quarter-final of the Bank of Ireland Leinster … Continue reading

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Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup Quarter-Final: St Michael’s College V Terenure College – The Irish Examiner – February 9 2016

St Michael’s march on to semi-finals as Jack Kelly rips Terenure College apart Daire Walsh, Donnybrook   St Michael’s College 29 Terenure College 14: Full-back Jack Kelly was in superb form at Donnybrook yesterday as St Michael’s College sent out a major statement … Continue reading

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Leinster Media Briefing Ahead Of Zebre Game: Girvan Dempsey & Fergus McFadden – The Irish Examiner – February 9 2016

Mike Ross is ready for Ireland recall, says Girvan Dempsey Daire Walsh   Ireland international Mike Ross trained with Leinster yesterday and could be called upon by Joe Schmidt for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with France. Ross has been sidelined with a … Continue reading

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RBS Women’s Six Nations: Ireland V Wales – The Sunday Independent – February 7 2016

Confident Irish get title defence off to winning start Ireland 21 Wales 3 First-half tries from Sene Naoupu and Sophie Spence set the foundations at Donnybrook yesterday afternoon, as Ireland kick-started the defence of their RBS Women’s Six Nations crown … Continue reading

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