Ardscoil Rís have leaned heavily on one left foot en route to this afternoon’s Seat Munster Schools’ Senior Cup final against Rockwell.

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Munster Schools’ Senior Cup: Rockwell will be strong favourites in today’s Seat Munster Schools’ Senior Cup quarter-final against St Munchin’s at Clanwilliam (3pm), but will be well aware of the danger facing them.

Exceptional 800m running proved the highlight of the first day’s South Munster Schools’ Track & Field which took place in sunny conditions at Cork IT track.

It was not just the Wallabies downed in Australia at the weekend by men who had travelled halfway across the globe.

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 Rugby could be set for a legal battle over plans to introduce a one-year qualifying period before newly enrolled students can play in the Munster Schools Senior Cup.

Munster have confirmed that prop Darragh Hurley is the latest player to be forced to retire an account of ongoing injury problems.

Some rugby diehards have expressed concerns about the quality of back play in Munster schools rugby over the years.

Ardscoil Rís’ Conor Glynn is tackled by Midleton College’s Andrew Colton.

THE Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Senior Cup kicks off at Towns Park, Midleton today (2.30pm) when the local Midleton College host Ardscoil Rís, the winners going on to meet CBC, Cork.

FORMER schools stars Conor Murray, Mike Sherry and Tommy O’Donnell were amongst those in attendance at the launch of theAvonmore Munster Schools Senior and Junior Cup competitions at the University of Limerick yesterday.

Connacht Centre Keith Matthews has been forced to retire from the sport through injury.

Bruff 14 UL Bohemians 13

SHANE QUINN is set to continue his amazing streak of victories when he contests the intermediate 3,000m at the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore this morning.

JASON HOLLAND is the new Munster backs coach after head coach Tony McGahan completed the make-up of his back room team yesterday, while the Australian also made several key appointments within the provincial coaching structure.

Connacht have taken two new Rugby Development Officers on board ahead of the new season.

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.

AIB League and other rugby fixtures have been postponed following the sudden death of young Cork player Conrad O’Sullivan on Wednesday.

The following is the Munster schools' (U18) 15 to play Ulster schools at Musgrave Park on Friday.

DAVID WALLACE has been moved to open side flanker for Munster’s Celtic League clash with Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park tomorrow (8.05).

Ulster Schools 10 Munster Schools 0

ULSTER may have slipped down the Celtic League table after losing the last three games, but they’ll still go all-out to protect an enviable home record against Munster at Ravenhill this afternoon (5.15pm).

Ireland Schools openside Barry O’Mahony will lead provincial champions Munster Schools into action against Ulster Schools at Campbell College this Saturday.

GLANBIA yesterday honoured two All-Ireland winning Cork hurlers at the ploughing championships.

In the second of our series of interviews celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Irish Examiner/TV3 National Junior Sports Stars, Hugh Farrelly looks back and forward with Munster and Ireland back-row Anthony Foley, an award winner in 1991. This year’s award winners will be announced on March 18.

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

GARRYOWEN’S David Wallace and Richard Lane (UCC) have been added to the Munster squad for the knock-out stages of the Heineken Cup competition.

Munster Schools 9

St Brogan’s College (Bandon) 2-15