CBC Monkstown 18 CUS 11: Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup: Second-half tries from Sean Doyle and Ben Mahon were crucial as CBC Monkstown booked their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at the expense of CUS at Donnybrook yesterday.

All systems go for a re-match of the 2013 Leinster Schools Senior Cup final after holders Blackrock College were drawn against St Michael’s College in the quarter-final draw at Old Wesley RFC yesterday.

2008 champions Belvedere College sent out a message of intent in Balbriggan yesterday afternoon, as first-half tries by Adam Foy and Josh Hutchinson provided the foundations for a comprehensive 28-3 opening round victory over Wesley College.

“I couldn’t leave that one go,” admitted senior boy’s winner Sean Tobin of his last chance at glory in Saturday’s Aviva All-Ireland Schools’ and Universities’ Cross Country Championships at University of Ulster, Jordanstown.

I WISH my son wasn’t at a fee-paying school.

Munster U19 13 Leinster U19 32

Munster 12 Leinster 34

More than 100 second-level students have ended their summer holidays on a high by reaching the top of one of the world’s most famous mountain peaks.

Irish athletics chiefs and competitors last night played down the poor performances at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.

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.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE, Gonzaga, Belvedere, St Mary’s, St Michael’s, these are rugby schools.

LEINSTER’S U18 schools side left Cork with a victory over Munster to their names last night, just as their predecessors did 111 years ago.

John Lyons assumes the office as 121st President of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) at the annual council meeting in the Ballsbridge Court Hotel this evening.

France U-19 34 Ireland U-19 10

Following their 23-0 victory over Italy in their last outing, the Ireland U-19 coaching staff has today announced the team to play France in their second and final international of the season.

THERE are few fixtures more compelling for sheer atmosphere than the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final sponsored by Powerade, which this year moves to a new home at the RDS.

ST MARY’S College eclipsed Gonzaga in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-finals, and now wait on the winners of today’s clash between CBC Monkstown and St Michael’s College.

TCH All-Ireland School’s Quiz number 187 saw a very close win for Ard Scoil Phobal Beanntrai who won with a score of 96.

The Ireland Schools selectors have named a 26-strong squad to take on Japan U19s this weekend and also to represent Ireland at the 6 Nations U18 tournament to take place in Glasgow from April 8 to 14.

The Ireland Schools Rugby international season began today with the announcement of the teams and replacements for the annual Irish Schools trial match between the Probables and Possibles selections.

THE adverse weather impacted severely on last evening’s sessions of the TCH All-Ireland Schools Quiz at the Montrose Hotel, Dublin.

The Leinster Schools (U18) team to play Munster Schools on Wednesday at Musgrave Park (kick off 12.30pm) has been named.

The Leinster Schools (U18) team to play Connacht Schools this Wednesday, October 11 in Donnybrook (kick off 2.30 pm) has been named.

Castleknock College 30 CBC Monkstown 0

St Mary’s College 34 St Gerard’s School 22

The draws for the Leinster Schools Senior and Junior Cup competitions have been made in Lansdowne FC tonight.

Blackrock have reached the Leinster Schools Junior Cup with a win over CBC Monkstown this afternoon.

There has been a change of venue for Newbridge College v High School on Monday.

UCD 25 Dublin University 18

The Irish Schools Selectors have selected the following teams to play against Ireland U19 XV and Irish Youth XV on Monday, December 29 at Terenure RFC.

Leinster Schools16 Munster Schools17

The Leinster Schools Squad to tour the UK this weekend to face Leicester and Yorkshire on October 31 and November 1 has been named.

Probables 33 Possibles 19

The Preliminary Leinster Schools trial teams have been announced.

The Junior Cup semi-finals have been announced.

The Ireland team to play Australia in the Bank of Ireland Schoolboy International at Cork Constitution, Temple Hill, kick-off 2.30pm on Saturday December 22 is as follows: