In doing so they also caused one of the biggest upsets in the history of Leinster football. It should be close. Leinster U18s in loose-head Eoin McDermott, giant second-row Alan Spicer and number-eight Alex Usanov ensure a physical edge. Schools Rugby : Gavin Cummiskey looks back at one of the finest sides to have won the Leinster Senior Cup competition. But, they have real quality in centre Joe Ballance and captain Josh Perrem at blindside. Prospects: Castleknock have lost more finals than any other school but that statistic will not be altered by this year's team. Last five years: 2000 first round; 1999 second round; 1998 first round; 1997 first round; 1996 irst round. Prospects: With only six sixth years in the team, Holy Faith did extremely well to qualify from Section A, albeit profiting from a good draw. 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Des Berry. Three schools have won the cup at their first attempt; Blackrock College in the competition's maiden year in 1887, Castleknock College who won the first of their eight Leinster titles at the first time of asking when they defeated Blackrock in the 1913 final and Clongowes Wood College who first won the cup in 1926. Verdict: Coaches Noel Murray and Adam Lewis report that the early season form was good but that the panel struggled during the friendly season. Leinster School's Senior Cup Games; Stats; News; Leinster Schools Senior Cup 2022/23. Click on the button below to sign up to the Leinster Lowdown now! The Leinster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Leinster Football Association. [citation needed], The inaugural winners were C.B.C. First held in 1887, the competition celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2007. Wesley College the second most with four wins. Unlikely to progress. [citation needed]. NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE Week 14 and Greystones are out to remain unbeaten this season, the promotion race remains as competitive as ever numerous teams can still finish in those coveted places. As a result it has been a difficult season. Players from last year: J Challenor, P Daly, P Duffy, J Louth, C Manning, C Mescall, K O'Neill, J Reid, G Ryan, S Crawford, K Collins, S Avakov. [citation needed]. The Leinster Senior cup returned for the 2023 season. Difficult to see them upsetting Roscrea, so sadly a first-round exit. CAPTAIN Andrew Sparrow Description. We then beat them in the league quarter-final, so I feel it is very much a case of on the day. Both publish previews of each year's competition and provide match reports for each game played. They will be out of their depth and that fact should be illustrated quite painfully by King's Hospital. Following the conclusion of the Celtic Challenge tournament, Greg McWlliams has named a 32-player squad ahead of the TikTok Womens Six Nations, here. This table summarises them. It happened to Blackrock College for the first time in 2017. They are looking forward to defending last year's title against De La Salle in what should be a very competitive game. Thats plenty of time for many more twists and turns something we associate with this division, given its hyper competitive nature. Will Terenure College still be at, Clontarf were big winners over Terenure to close the gap to three points as they leapfrog Cork Con, There are only seven rounds of normal action left in the league campaign and things are really, There were wins for Terenure College, Cork Con, Ballynahinch, Young Munster and Lansdowne at the, Its a big weekend for all the teams in the top four. They are unlucky to have drawn St Michael's, one of the pre-tournament favourites, and will simply look to acquit themselves well in defeat. If St Columba's qualify for Section B, fine, but they should not be just thrust in. Cork Con edged Trinity this time out and Declan, Weve reached the halfway point in the season and things are starting to really heat up. In 2008, the final was played at the Royal Dublin Society Grounds (RDS) after Donnybrook proved to be too small for the 2007 final, (Lansdowne Road was closed for redevelopment) and has been the home since. Week four of the Energia Cup, Railway Union And UL Bohs are out to keep their unbeaten run going, Railway Union and UL Bohs both kept their unbeaten status alive after the thirds round of cup, One game to be decided from the Week 3 cup ties as Railway Union travel to take on Old Belvedere in, Week 3 of the Energia Cup brings us yet more exciting ties as we have a repeat of the conference. Coaches: V Costello, J Burns, T Geraghty. St Michael's College 27 Clongowes Wood College 17. SQUAD Adam Cooper, Scott McAllister, Aaron Dorgan, Oliver McDonnell, Keith Byrne, Sean Keegan, James Brennan, Mark Egan, Cian Hyland, Olan Storey, Josh Delaney, Louis Kearney, James Archbold, Lochlann Wardick, Eamon Geraghty, Jake Carter, Tom Mulhern, Matthew Somerville, Cathal Sharkey, Oisin Flannagan, Michael Candon, Ben Blaney, Michael Murphy, Evan McMonagle, Roberto Rey Portabales, Ben Nolan, Charlie Redmond Murray, Damian Gibbons, Carlos Mantero, Lorcan Friery, Hugh Weber, Elliot Mallen, Louis Moran, Donnchadh Cullinan, Jamie Coleman, Ryan Smith, Caspar Gabriel, Rory King,, William OLeary, Paddy Curry, Calum Gallaher, James Greally, James Devlin, Harvey OLeary, Odhran McKeon, Michael Kennedy, Daniel Martin, Alex Vaughan, Morgan Nugent, James McCormack, Eoghan Walsh, Killian Daly, Peter Molloy, Jim Kennedy, Simon Horgan, Thomas Costello, Luke Grimes, James Lynagh. In addition, Leinster Schools captain Alex Mullan and Michael Colreavy are influential members of a fine pack of forwards. COACHES Maurice Logue (head coach), Niall Smullen, Bernard Jackman, Olan Savage, Stewart Gilbert, Andrew Fitzpatrick. We will not be underestimating our first-round opponents." Brideville in 192425, Distillery in 194142 and St Patrick's Athletic in 194748 were all winners. [6] Home Farm were winners in 196465 after defeating Dundalk 21 in the final on 26 December 1964 at Dalymount Park. CAPTAIN Paul Flanagan. The school's name is an homage to that in Paul Howard's books, as Siggins had coined the name "Ross O'Carroll Kelly". There are plenty of options for the cerebral playmaker with fellow international Finn Treacy a focal point of the attack. Prospects: Two weak junior teams in succession have contributed to Monkstown's current plight at senior level. Blackrock come into this campaign with victories over the likes of Terenure, RBAI, CBC Cork and Methodist, balanced out by defeats to Gonzaga, Newbridge, St Michaels and Clongowes. Coaches: Dermot Kelleher, John Huggard, Brett Igoe. Coaches: B O'Hagan, W Robertson, B O'Keeffe. The 91st Leinster Senior Schools Cup Final in 1977 was between Blackrock College and St Mary's College, and finished level at 12 points each at the end of normal time. Attendances are high for a schoolboy competition, with up to 25,000 present at the final. In 1998 there was Clongowes Wood College and then there were the. MU Barnhall are the new league leaders in 2A, Blackrock just behind them on score difference, Nenagh are into the top four, while elsewhere UL Bohs produced a shock defeating Queens. COACHES Adrian Flavin (Director of Rugby), Dermot Blaney (head coach), Jason Harris-Wright, Darren Hudson, Darran Shiels, Ed Williamson. Energia Park (Donnybrook Stadium) 4 Donnybrook Rd, Dublin 4, Co. Dublin, D04 W6R9, Ireland Leinster. The draw took place immediately after the final second round game in Energia Park, between St Michael's College and Clongowes Wood College. BLACKROCK COLLEGE AVANT - Brian a jou pour Leinster en deux passages entre 1994-1996 et 1999-2000. Leinster Schools Senior Cup SF St Michael's Coll V Blackrock Coll KO 3pm. Players from last year: Des Dillon (second row, capt), Gavin Ryan (hooker), Rory McEaney (centre), Gordon D'Arcy (fullback). The competition was known for several years as the "Coca-Cola Leinster Schools Senior Cup" and in later years the "Powerade Leinster Schools Senior Cup" (Powerade is also owned by the Coca-Cola Company). SCHOOLS The forwards priority is to generate decent ball for an electric backline, marshalled by Ireland Schools out-half Jack Murphy. Following the introduction of the League of Ireland in 192122, League of Ireland clubs have dominated the competition. PRESENTATION COLLEGE, BRAY City of Armagh bid to hang onto top spot as Buccaneers chase them down, Old Wesley try to mount a charge for the top four, while Banbridge look to claw back UCC at the bottom end of the table. Prospects: Not altogether appetising given that they face Newbridge in the first round, a side that hammered them 31-0 during the pre-season. It is currently contested by LFA affiliated League of Ireland clubs, Leinster Senior League Senior Division clubs and invited teams from the various LFA affiliated junior leagues. - Clive Byrne (manager). [5] Number eight Dylan McNeice has been impressive in a pack of forwards that has plenty of aggression. Verdict: Will they provide the shock of the first round by toppling Terenure? St Michaels travelled to the World Schools Festival in Thailand in December, playing in 35-degree heat over six days, winning one and losing two in three close encounters. Centre McEntaggart and tight-head prop John Cadogan are important anchors in defence and at the set-piece, respectively. SQUAD Luke Begley-Taylor, Edward Deering, Fionn Devereux, Joseph Durkan, Gregory Ewing, Liam Flaherty, Gavin Foley, Mark Gallagher, James Gannon, Jack Halpin, Alex Holt, Zack Hopkins, Cillian Jacobs, Lucca Jennings, Ethan Kenny, Tom Keogan, Kern Kinnear, David Leane, Luke McGill, Daniel McNulty, James Molloy, Jack Moloney, Matthew Morrisey, Evan Moynihan, Gavin Mulvihill, Sen Murray Norton, Aaron OBrien, Oisn OMalley, Tiernan OShea, Luke Policky, Patrick Power, Oran Reid, Sam Ryan, Ruadhn Smyth, Jamie Smyth. Prospects: Beaten finalists in the league, King's Hospital should be too accomplished for both High School and St Columba's but may come a cropper against pre-tournament favourites Terenure in the quarter-finals. City of Armagh climbed to top spot at the expense of Buccaneers, while Old Belvedere also gained ground with Highfield dropping to fourth after their entertaining encounter. Verdict: "We're very hopeful. - Eddie Geraghty (Head Games Master). We are hoping to maintain the steady progress of the last four or five years." With just five games left to go, we enter the real business end of the season, teams tussle for positions in the league, with promotion and relegation battles to be decided. Last four years: 2000 first round; 1999 first round; 1998 first round; 1997 first round. Verdict: Narrowly lost last Wednesday's Section A final against St Columba's. St Michael's College 27 Clongowes Wood College 17. Terenure have shown enough form over the course of the season to mark them out as dark horses. Gonzaga has enjoyed a very successful season to date, winning most of their friendlies and beating Newbridge College in a high-scoring final to win the Leinster Schools Senior League in December. Before the introduction of the FAI Cup, it was considered the major cup competition for clubs in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Players from last year: Simon Keogh (scrum-half, capt), Gerry Cleary (prop), Fiachra Baynes (wing), John Byrne (flanker). Energetic hooker Finn Brien and Ireland U19s second-row Billy Corrigan lead the pack. In the 1920s they were runners up three times in a row, defeated by St Andrews in 1921 & 1922 followed by Belvedere in 1923. Other key players are the half-back pairing, Oisin Murray and Stephen McMahon, who has a very high place-kicking percentage this season. Coaches: Breffni O'Hagan, Wayne Robertson, Bobby O'Keeffe. It will come as no surprise, in light of the personnel, to hear that Belvos pack of forwards is the largest in the competition. The back division is capable of turning possession into points with Ivor Fenton a fulcrum in the centre. Ground. With things going well, we would see a semi-final as a good possibility." Cian ODonnell, Cuan Hussey, Daniel Buckley, Danny Killeen, David McGovern, Eoghan OHanlon, Joshua Breslin, Liam Guckian, Louis Cahill, Luan Moloney, Luke Power, Mathew Shaw, Milo Quinn, Nathan Ocampo, Odhran Buckley, Riley Scales, Ronan Mahon, Rory Balmaine, Thomas Chadwick, Yuhang Tong. Players from last year: Gareth O'Reilly (out-half), John Corcoran (centre), Graham Hamill (wing), Gus Stewart (hooker), Mark O'Sullivan (wing), Alan Brady (number eight). Coaches: J Casey, D Maybury, R O'Toole, T Kearns. Led by captain and lock Matthew Somerville, Nure is a youthful side this year with prop Adam Cooper and loose forward Ben Blaney making the quick transition from Junior Cup to Senior Cup this year. There is maturity at half-back where both Sam Wisniewski and Ross OConnor should be able to guide the game plan. [citation needed], FreeSports replaced Eir Sport as the competition broadcaster ahead of the 2019 competition where they will broadcast eight games live. 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St Michael's set up the mouth-watering prospect of a Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-final against Blackrock. Outstanding players in Andrew Dunne and Andrew Cullen. (55) Fixture List - Schools Vinnie Murray Cup, (52) Fixture List - Schools Fr Godfrey Cup, Bective FC are Seeking a Head Coach for their U20s Side, Blackrock and St Michaels advance to Junior Cup semi-finals, Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final Details Announced, 12 Leinster Rugby players selected in Irish womens Six Nations squad, Job Opportunities: Provincial Talent Coach and Pathway Athletic Development Coach, Womens National Talent Squad, Leinster Rugby are inviting applications for the position of Head of Commercial and Marketing. The Leinster Senior Cup was most prominent, however, with coverage from every game played at Donnybrook and every round of the competition. Coaches: David Boyd, Gordon Laing, Tony Ward. It includes all Leinster based League of Ireland clubs from the Premier Division and First Division, as well as a selection of intermediate level sides.The competition marks the return of the cup since it went on hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland. SQUAD Adam Larkin Smithers, Andrew Carroll, Billy Bohan, Calum Murphy, Christopher Jennings, Ciaran Mangan, Conor Manifold, Daniel Connolly, Dara Cosgrave, Hugo Owens, Jack Dennis, John R Walsh, John Sheedy, Joshua Montgomery, Mark Masterson, Max Wilson, Paddy Martin, Paddy Taylor, Patrick Forde, Ronan McGroary, Rory Allen, Ruair Byrne, Ruair Munnelly, Sam Berney Treacy, Shane Davitt, Shane Treacy, Tadgh Brophy, Tadhg Kelly, Todd Lawlor, Ben OConnor, Billy Cross, Charlie OLoughlin, Conor Hanly, Daniel Cox, Sam OLoughlin. 8 1. The Leinster Schools Senior Challenge Cup is the premier rugby union competition for secondary schools affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the IRFU. A number of games will be streamed live which you can view here. Since the move to the RDS and live television coverage , the attendance has decreased and is now typically 10,000 to 14,000. In September 1967, the then Minister for Education Donogh O'Malley introduced free secondary school education. Players from last year: Robert Henson (hooker, capt), Daragh Hughes (full-back), Colm McWeeney (centre), Donal Campion (wing), Paul Madden (scrum-half), Gavin Hickie (prop), Colm O'Sullivan (prop), Patrick Norton (second row), Robert Ryan (flanker). SQUAD Toyin Smith, Stepehen Bailey, Adam Watchorn, Harry Peavoy, Jake OSullivan, Paddy Bramley, Gavin Atkinson, Stephen Smyth, Jack Campion, Sean Naughton, Dean Symes, Ivor Fenton, Glen ORourke, Jack Tully, Danny Benn, Jasper Kelly, Dylan Hendy, Robert Powell, Ian Calbeck, Geroge Wakeham, Josh Bennett, Max Pasberger, Michael Adewuyi, Louis Kemp, Gavin Trayer, Malachy Corbett, Dan Akerlind, Jamie Maxwell, Joe Landers, Daragh Bevan, Ross Neill, Robert Lalor, Adam Cope,, Sam Smyth, Josh Mills, Jack Mackey. ST MARYS COLLEGE In fact, it was their watertight defence that kept them a step ahead of Temple in the semi-final, hooker Patrick McIlduff and prop Jack Bourke showing up well. Kilkenny College and Temple Carrig School have won the cup once. St Marys College v Wesley College, Energia Park, Thursday (February 2), KO 3.00. Face a very difficult opening tie against Wesley College and a victory here would guarantee a passage to the quarter-finals but not further. Gonzaga were first past the post to make it into the Leinster Schools' Senior Cup final at Energia Park on Wednesday. Players from last year: John McKenzie (prop), Killian Lynch (number eight), Ken Walsh (centre). Steadily improving performances have led to qualification for this years Schools Cup. SQUAD Conor Bourke, Sam Bourke, Matthew Brady, Finn Brien, Billy Corrigan, Alkan Dal, Mikey Doyle, Adam Dutton, Cian Eddy, Max Eggleston, James Healy, Dylan Henry, Dan Jordan, Finn Kelly, Luke Kelly, Sean Kenny, Zach Kirby, Ross Mackey, Adam McDonald, Jack McDonald, James McDonald, Cormac McGrath, Odhran Meade, Daniel Moraghan, Jack Murphy, Niall OCallaghan, Ronan OBoyle, Darragh OSullivan, Cathal Ryan, Lorcan Smith, Adam Tighe, Finn Treacy, Tadhg Treacy. SQUAD Jack Angulo, Maxim Aschenbrenner, Greg Barron, Sami Bishti, Tom Brigg, Tommy Butler, Daniel Callaghan, Paddy Clancy, Oliver Coffey, Michael Colreavy, Nicholas Cronnelly, Louis Dignam, David Doyle, Donie Grehan, Conall Hodges, Luke Kritzinger, Jack Larkin, Albert Lindner, Hubie McCarthy, Donnacha McGuire, Derry Moloney, Charlie Molony, Patrick Moore, Alex Mullan, Connor Nel, Brian OFlaherty, Ben OHalloran, Jack ONeill, Tom ORiordan, Conor OShaughnessy, James OSullivan, Johnny OSullivan, Ciaran Patchell, Jack Pollard, Andrew Quinn, Joe Reddan, Ryan Sheridan, Niall Smyth, Conor Tonge, Eoghan Walsh, Brian Walsh, Mark Walsh, Michael Walsh, Harry Whelan, Charlie Woodcock, Mikey Yarr. The Ranelagh school is captained by the physically dominant Paul Wilson, the number eight joining Ireland Schools full-back Hugo McLaughlin in the Leinster U19s triumph in this years interprovincial championship. 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Players from last year: J Kennedy, Gary Kelly, Noel Leonard, D Milne, Tagdh O'Mahony, M Finglas, J Fitzachary, I Kelly, D Moore, C Scott-Keogh, D Ffrench. SQUAD Alex Tilly, Ben Egenton, Ben Elliot, Ben Foley, Billy Dowling, Cathal OBrien, Charlie Ward, Colm Barrett, Conan Lennon, Conor Boyle, Daniel Ruane, Daragh Enright, David OCallaghan, Eamon Shanahan, Emmet Brady, Hugh OShaughnessy, Jack ONeill, John Cadogan, Johnny Callahan, Luke Donohue, Masimo Papallardo, Max Kennedy, Max Lavelle, Max McKenna, Odhran Malone, Paraic Gildea, Peter McEntaggart, Rob Niland, Ross OConnor, Sam Wisniewski, Sean Mahon, Tom Powderly, Wali Khwaja. Prospects: Should have the measure of CUS but a likely clash with St Michael's should end their interest in the cup. 2023-01-11 12:00:00. Coaches: Stephen Tonge, Derek Guy Lewis, Shane O'Neill. Players from last year: J Heaslip, B O'Donnell, P Quinn, J O'Donovan. The draw is favourable. Players from last year: Kevin Kelly (number eight, capt), Joe Rafferty (fullback), Conor McPhilipps (scrum-half), David O'Sullivan (hooker), Eoin Keane (second row), Karl O'Brien (flanker). Players from last year: Peter Hipple, Mark Flynn, Conor Larkin, Ronan Carroll. Although the team has not accomplished a great deal, buoyed by the presence of second row Eoin Keane, they are slight favourites to edge out St Paul's and then CBC for a quarter-final place. Value-for-money dark horses. 2B will be as competitive as ever this weekend, with the title race heating up and also a host of teams all in the mix to be in the top four. Prospects: St Mary's boast an experienced backbone to the team, one that they will require as they face a very tough opening match against Belvedere tomorrow. Of course, this is a different level of competition. Face a potentially tricky tie against Clongowes in quarter-finals but should sneak through that one. It is the most experienced side that Pres has ever fielded with three representative players in the first fifteen. However, while they should beat CUS, they will need to peak against Newbridge, in a match in which they will start as underdogs. [citation needed], The 2021 cup campaign did not take place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023 first round tie between Terenure College and Clongowes Wood College, Clongowes won 17-15 in a very tight game. Last five years: 2000 first round; 1999 quarter-final; 1998 first round; 1997 semi-final; 1996 second round. Click on the button below to sign up to the Leinster Lowdown now! Last five years: 2000 quarter-final; 1999 semi-final; 1998 semi-final; 1997 second round; 1996 second round. - Stephen Tonge (coach). Players from last year: John Duffy (second row, capt), Colm McMahon (second row), Brian Melvin (flanker), Dermot Grimes (number eight), John Davis (outhalf). 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