Jumping off the Luas, I bumped into the mother of an old team-mate, Stephen Grissing. She was still energised after watching St Mary’s College win the Leinster Schools Senior Cup for the first time in 24 years, having beaten Blackrock College after a replay. It offered an instant reminder of the place that schools rugby … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final replay: St Mary’s College 25 Blackrock College 22 It was joy unconfined for St Mary’s College at Energia Park in Donnybrook on Monday afternoon with captain Andrew McGouran lifting the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final trophy for the Rathmines school for the first time in 24 years. Paul Neary’s final … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior Cup final: FT – St Mary’s College 25 Blackrock College 22 “Joy unconfined for St Mary’s College, with captain Andrew McGouran lifting the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final trophy for the Rathmines school for the first time in 24 years,” Michael Scully writes from Energia Park. “Paul Neary’s final kick to touch … Read more
Blackrock College 24 St Mary’s College 24 A final with a finale befitting the occasion. If next Monday’s Leinster Senior Cup final replay is anything like this drawn first edition, those who make the trip to Donnybrook are in for a treat. In the game’s last act, Blackrock captain Luke Coffey nailed a conversion into … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior Cup final: Blackrock College 14 Terenure College 9 ‘72! 72! 72!’ The chant rose into the cloud-covered sky as Blackrock captain Sam Bishti lifted the Leinster Schools Senior Cup after securing the school’s 72nd title at Tallaght Stadium on Monday. On the evidence of previous rounds, the two most physical schools made … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior cup quarter-final: Blackrock College 29 St Michael’s College 13 Johnny O’Sullivan’s double was decisive as defending champions Blackrock College marched into the Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Energia Park on Friday afternoon with a comfortable win over St Michael’s in a repeat of last year’s decider. Despite the greasy ball, these … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final: St Fintan’s High School 29 Castleknock College 27 Michael Bolger sent St Fintan’s to their first Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-final after a crackerjack contest against Castleknock College at Energia Park on Thursday. The secondrow went over for two tries, the second late on sealing victory for the Sutton school. … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior Cup: Cistercian College Roscrea 39 Gonzaga College 33 Cistercian Roscrea came out on the right side of a classic Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Energia Park on Wednesday afternoon. In the early going, Roscrea’s strategy was funded by a stealthy maul, forcing a penalty which Jack Deegan slotted in the sixth … Read more
Leinster Schools Senior Cup: Terenure College 35 Wesley College 7 Terenure College made a physical statement in the first Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final, beating Wesley College 35-7 at Energia Park on Tuesday. There was stunning simplicity to Terenure’s attitude in the opening minutes, putting time and space at a premium for Welsey. The agility … Read more
Terenure College 18 Clongowes Wood College 15 Terenure’s Alvaro Swords broke Clongowes’ hearts with a 66th-minute try in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup first round at Energia Park on Monday. Clongwes could not have scripted the opening any better, swarming forward from the kick-off to squeeze a penalty that was immediately sent to the corner. … Read more