Leinster Schools: Cistercian College Roscrea 24 Presentation College Bray 16

Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup: Gonzaga College kick-started their Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup campaign in fine style at Donnybrook yesterday, when a blistering first-half performance helped them towards a comprehensive triumph over Newbridge College.

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.

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.

IRELAND’s rugby World Cup pool C opponents — Russia — are suffering in the New Zealand heat as they ramp up their preparations for the tournament.

Should we follow the American model of requiring the president to sit regular medical tests and of releasing the results? The BBC’s Jeremy Paxman was vilified in 2002 for asking Charles Kennedy on Newsnight what were pertinent questions about his drinking

Buccaneers have announced Neal Culleton as their new head coach for the season 2010/2011.

IT’S already been a year of firsts for Cian Healy and the Leinster prop is hoping to add to his list of achievements by making his first competitive appearance on French soil tomorrow.

Jordi Murphy’s Leinster Schools caned their Ulster counterparts for four tries in the Schools (Under-18) Inter-provincial Championship at Donnybrook today.

This week's Leinster schools results and fixtures.

CASTLETROY College compete in their first Munster Schools Junior Cup final, sponsored by Avonmore Milk, against traditional heavyweights Presentation Brothers College at Dooradoyle today (kick off 3:45pm).

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

The Leinster Schools Senior Challenge Cup semi-final scheduled for Sunday between Clongowes Wood College SJ v Terenure College has been postponed until Monday due to a waterlogged pitch.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Ireland will continue their sponsorship of the Leinster Schools rugby cup competitions for a further three years.

The Leinster Schools (U19) team to play Munster Schools on Wednesday in Musgrave Park (kick off 2pm) has been announced.

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.

The following is the Connacht Schools team to play the Leinster Schools in Dubarry on Wednesday (2.0):

The following is the Leinster A Schools XV to play Munster B Schools at Donnybrook on Wednesday (KO: 1.30):

The following is the Leinster Schools (U19) squad to face Leicester on Friday, November 4, in Leicester.

Blackrock College 20 St Michael’s College 13

Leinster Schools 16 Ulster Schools 18

NEWBRIDGE College produced a stunning injury-time comeback to defeat Kilkenny College and advance to the Leinster Schools Section B Senior Cup semi-final at Portlaoise yesterday.

Leinster Schools16 Munster Schools17

Leinster Schools14 Gloucestershire Schools12

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

The Munster Schools prepared for the defence of their Inter-provincial crown with two victories in their mini-Tour of England over the weekend.

Probables 33 Possibles 19

Munster Schools 9

Wales 40