Christians advanced to the semi-finals of the Clayton Hotel Munster Schools Junior Cup with a comprehensive victory over St Munchin’s at Musgrave Park.

Presentation Brothers College are through to the semi-finals of the Munster Schools Senior Cup after a hard-earned win over Crescent.

Rockwell College sent out a message to the rest of the province with an emphatic win over St Munchin’s in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup first round.

Earning a place in the team on the biggest days of all is the ambition of every member of the Munster squad. But when you ply your trade in the centre, that becomes a very difficult ambition to achieve. So when Dan Goggin got the nod from Johann van Graan for the away game against Leinster at the Aviva Stadium in October, following up with starts against Exeter Chiefs and Gloucester in the European Cup, the Young Munster man’s confidence rocketed sky high.

Éamonn Cregan is looking through a window in the Hunt Museum Café, out at the Shannon running away with itself, a dull August afternoon rising merely to scurries, writes PM O’Sullivan

Glenstal Abbey head coach Sean Skehan is optimistic the school can finally break their duck in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools’ Senior Cup when they meet CBC Cork in tomorrow’s decider at Musgrave Park (4pm).

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors suffered a heartbreaking 97-88 defeat to Templeogue last night.

St Munchin’s 15 CBC 10: A magnificent try by out-half Alexander Wood two minutes into the second half proved the inspiration for St Munchin’s as they bridged a 20-year gap when beating holders CBC in a gripping Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup final at Thomond Park yesterday.

Munster A duly qualified for the quarter-finals of the B&I Cup with a comprehensive victory over Ospreys at Musgrave Park last night and jumped to the top of Pool 1 as they await the outcome of today’s clash between Bedford Blues and Nottingham.

Bandon Grammar School brought off another one of their trademark shocks in today’s Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup first round tie at Bandon RFC.

The Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Cup campaign gets under way today with five fixtures running up until Thursday.

Munster Schools Senior Cup

Back rowers Paddy Butler and Sean Dougall are leaving Munster at the end of the season, but versatile back Denis Hurley has signed on for another season.

Leinster U20s 32 Munster U20s 20

PBC Cork 3 Crescent College Comprehensive 15

PBC, Cork 8 St Munchin’s College 8

Munster Under-19s 13 Australian Schools 16

With his Crescent Comprehensive side a bundle of nervous energy in the dressing room before their first Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final appearance in 20 years, captain Kelvin Leahy knew how to harness it.

Munster U19 13 Leinster U19 32

Let’s take a quick head count of Munster’s starting XV against Ulster in the Heineken Cup quarter-final.

There was a time in the distant past when it would have been unthinkable for a decade to pass without the name of Rockwell College being inscribed on the Avonmore Supermilk Munster Schools Senior Cup trophy.

The big breakthrough of 1968 is still spoken about with affection by students and staff of St Munchin’s College, who had to watch for years as schools around them racked up Munster Schools Senior Cup titles at their expense.

There is a brand new trophy for the Avonmore Munster Schools’ Junior Cup winners this season, the silverware presented by Castletroy College, winners of the double in 2008.

Holders Rockwell College laid down a marker with an accomplished display to deservedly reach another Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Senior Cup final following their victory over Christian Brothers College at Musgrave Park yesterday.

Presentation Brothers College, Cork may have home advantage in today’s Avonmore Munster Schools’ Senior Cup semi-final against St Munchin’s College at Temple Hill (3pm), but they have learned enough over two previous traumatic encounters with Glenstal Abbey to make them feel it could be another hard day at the office.

AFTER an amazing Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Senior Cup tie at Cork Institute of Technology yesterday, both sides must battle again for the right to meet either St Munchin’s or Ardscoil Ris in the semi-final.

The knockout stages of the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup arrive with four attractive quarter-final matches over the next two days.

CENTRE Rory O’Loughlin and replacement wing David Busby finished off well-worked moves for the Ireland Schools to outgun the Ireland Clubs in this Age-Grade International at Merrion Road yesterday.

JOINT tournament favourites Ard Scoil Rís and Crescent Comprehensive are in action this afternoon as the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup quarter-finals get underway.

CBC CORK escaped to victory in an incredible Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup clash yesterday.

Forget London Irish tomorrow, the first Munster man into action in this season’s Heineken Cup will be running out tonight at Northampton’s Franklin’s Gardens. Simon Lewis explains.

SIXTEEN Irish schools will take part in a rugby tournament in Gloucester that the organisers hope will become a truly international event.

PRESENTATION BROTHERS COLLEGE, Cork, and Rockwell College, Co Tipperary, two of the traditional strongholds of the game, clash in this afternoon’s (3pm) final of the Avonmore Munster Schools’ Senior Cup at Thomond Park.

THE game took place all of 10 years ago but Rockwell’s defeat that day still pains Denis Leamy.

ST MUNCHIN’S COLLEGE have come a long way since losing to Rockwell in the opening round of the Avonmore Munster Schools Cup. After being subjected to a hiding by a team that has now reached the decider, the Limerick side are on the cusp of joining them in the St Patrick’s Day showpiece.

THEY really don’t come any more dramatic than this!

GARRETT FITZGERALD, chief executive of Munster Rugby, has presented a new trophy for the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup.

Date sparks recollection of horrific attack, writes Jimmy Woulfe

THE Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Senior Cup is down to the last four with a mouth-watering semi-final between CBC and PBC at Musgrave Park today (3pm).

A SPLENDIDLY-TAKEN try by second row Brian Mulcair in the 38th minute was the difference between the sides in this Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup quarter-final replay played at Dooradoyle yesterday.

IRELAND will get one last shot at redemption when they take on Italy in the final outing of the U18 Six Nations Festival at Cork Institute of Technology today (2.30pm).

A TEAM rarely captures the Munster Schools Senior Cup without at least one outstanding talent in its ranks, a young man who can turn a game with just one piece of magic.

A CONTROVERSIAL France try, seven minutes from time, denied Ireland a famous victory in an entertaining schoolboy Under-18 international at Temple Hill last night.

The following is the Munster Schools U-18 team to play Ulster Schools U18 on Saturday October 13, 11am at Garryowen FC, Limerick:

SUNDAY’S Leinster Schools Junior Cup final between St Michael’s College and Blackrock College at Donnybrook has been moved forward to 1pm.