More than 70 teenage boys are looking for new schools in the autumn after the fee-paying Cistercian College told parents it is to close.

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Cistercian College, Roscrea will face Gonzaga College in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup, following their narrow victories over CBC Monkstown and Castleknock College yesterday.

Belvedere College 31 Cistercian College Roscrea 7: Belvedere College produced a stunning performance at the RDS yesterday when they secured their 11th Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup title at the expense of defending champions Cistercian College Roscrea.

Insideat coelis animo sed corpore terris — Let the mind be in heaven while the body dwells upon the earth. CC Roscrea Motto

Cistercian College Roscrea 24 Clongowes Wood College 18: Cistercian College Roscrea’s quest for a second successive Leinster Schools Senior Cup triumph remains on course, after Brian Diffley’s 61st-minute try helped them to edge a compelling semi-final showdown with Clongowes Wood College, at Donnybrook yesterday.

Cistercian College, Roscrea 27 Gonzaga College 17

Limerick dual star Stephen Lucey has announced his retirement from inter-county action.

Ireland lock Jack Dwan has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Rugby U20 Championship with a shoulder injury sustained in the final minute of Saturday’s win over Scotland.

Landing Cistercian College Roscrea’s first ever Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup was sweet. Sweeter maybe than an All-Ireland football title to a Kerryman.

Cistercian College Roscrea 18, Belvedere College 11:

Belvedere College v Cistercian College Roscrea Today: RDS, 4pm TV: Setanta Sports

Cistercian College, Roscrea 20 Newbridge College 19

Cistercian College, Roscrea 8 Newbridge College 8: Drama aplenty in Donnybrook yesterday in the Leinster Schools’ Cup semi-final , but no decision.

Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final

Leinster Schools: Cistercian College Roscrea 24 Presentation College Bray 16

Leinster Schools Senior Cup: Cistercian College, Roscrea 17 Blackrock College 14

Cistercian College, Roscrea 31 St Mary’s College 14: Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup: Adi Donovan was the hero at Donnybrook yesterday, as his hat-trick of tries helped Cistercian College Roscrea to make a perfect start to their Leinster Schools Junior Cup campaign.

Cistercian College, Roscrea 31 St Mary’s College 14: Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup: Adi Donovan was the hero at Donnybrook yesterday, as his hat-trick of tries helped Cistercian College Roscrea to make a perfect start to their Leinster Schools Junior Cup campaign.

A sister of a teenage GAA star told mourners how true it is that what makes your local team so special is that it is your teammates that will carry your coffin when you die.

Munster 12 Leinster 34

After an exciting Leinster Schools Senior Cup campaign the pre-tournament favourites are the last two standing ahead of tomorrow’s final.

THE Cistercian College in Roscrea, Co Tipperary was founded in 1905 by the Cistercian monks as a monastic boarding school for boys.

ST JOSEPH’S, Rochfortbridge overcame a five-point interval deficit to blitz Cistercian College and secure the Leinster Colleges ‘B’ title in Tullamore yesterday.

THE Ulster Bank Leagues don’t tend to get as much attention as they deserve, but fans in Cork and Dublin should be rewarded for their support this afternoon with two mouth-watering provincial derby games.

THERE is a unique tri-county element to the Roscrea CC team that will take to the field in this afternoon’s All-Ireland Vocational SAHC final in Semple Stadium.

SPARE a thought for a candidate who gets up a 6am six days a week to drive 310km to and from work who then has to trudge out into the night to knock on doors.

THE Munster Rugby Supporters Club expects to double its young fan support base inside a month after reopening junior membership.

TWO bad blows in first half injury time left Roscrea with a mountain to climb in the second half of the Vinnie Murray Senior Cup Final yesterday, after they had made all the running for the first 25 minutes.

IN recent years much attention has been given to the provision of pastoral care for post-primary schools.

Leinster 17 Munster 7

SOME of the country’s most elite boarding schools have asked to have the standardised school year relaxed for its staff because they teach students at weekends.

Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-15 Nenagh CBS 1-11

The Irish Schools selectors have named an unchanged side (from the one that started against England) for the game against Welsh Schools in Narbeth on Sunday April 27 (2pm).

Blackrock College brushed aside the challenge of Cistercian College, Roscrea 32-6 with a five-try five star performance in the Leinster Schools Section C Junior Cup quarter-final at Donnybrook on Wednesday.

I AM gravely concerned over the imminent demise of the Connacht professional rug