Monkstown and Rock face Leinster double
SCHOOLS RUGBY: CBC Monkstown will provide the opposition to current double champions Blackrock College in the opening rounds of both the Leinster Schools Senior and Junior Challenge Cups, as the south Dublin giants aim to mount a successful defensive of the titles they won last March.
2013 Senior Cup runner-ups St Michael’s College were paired with Terenure College, coached by Leinster and Ireland scrum-half Isaac Boss, in the tie of the round.
This year’s Junior Cup finalists, Belvedere College, were given a tricky opening day assignment against Gonzaga. Elsewhere, St Gerard’s Bray will aim to bounce back from their 2013 Vinnie Murray Cup final reversal to Wesley College when they go head-to-head with CBS Naas. St Pat’s Classical School, Navan kick-off the defence of the Fr Godfrey title against Skerries CC.
Leinster Schools Senior Challenge Cup (1st round – week beginning January 26): Blackrock College V CBC Monkstown; Newbridge College V Cistercian College Roscrea; Belvedere College V Wesley College; Qualifer 1 V King’s Hospital; Clongowes Wood College V Kilkenny College; St Michael’s College V Terenure College; Castleknock College V St Andrew’s College; Qualifier 2 V St Mary’s College.
Leinster Schools Junior Challenge Cup (1st round – week beginning February 3): Newbridge College V Castleknock College; Belvedere College V Gonzaga College SJ; CBC Monkstown V Blackrock College; Clongowes Wood College V Presentation Bray; St Mary’s College V St Michael’s College; Qualifier 1 V St Gerard’s College; Qualifier 2 V CUS; Kilkenny College V Terenure College.
Vinnie Murray Cup – (1st round – week beginning January 9): East Glendalough V Templeogue College (winners play CUS); Wilson’s Hospital V Gonzaga College SJ; Skerries CC V The High School; St Fintan’s HS V St Patrick’s Classical School, Navan; St Gerard’s School V CBS Naas; CBS Wexford V Presentation College Bray (winners play St Columba’s College)
Fr Godfrey Cup (1st round – week beginning January 14): Wesley College V Maynooth PP; Moyne CC V St Andrew’s College; Templeogue College V St Columba’s College; High School V Good Counsel; Cistercian College Roscrea V St Fintan’s HS; Wilson’s Hospital V King’s Hospital; St Patrick’s Classical School, Navan V Skerries CC (winners play St Conleth’s)