Defending champions CBC advanced to the semi-finals of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup with an 11-point win over Castletroy College.

Defending champions CBC advanced to the semi-finals of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup with this 11-point win over Castletroy College.

After the shock of the death of former pupil Cameron Blair less than a fortnight ago, the students at the West Cork school take the first step in a collective recovery tomorrow

Champions, St Munchin’s, had to withstand a magnificent late rally from Castletroy to edge home 21-15 in the opening Clayton Hotels Munster Schools’ Junior Cup semi-final at Thomond Park yesterday.

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.

Terenure College and Garryowen were the big winners on the final day of Division 1A’s regular season, setting up semi-final clashes with defending champions Cork Constitution and table-topping Lansdowne respectively.

In the end it was a bridge too far for Bandon Grammar School, but they still made advancing to another Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup final a difficult process for specialists Christian Brothers College Cork at Temple Hill yesterday.

St Clement’s College 20 Glenstal Abbey 17

Ardscoil Rís 10 St Munchin’s College 5

Ard Scoil Ris and St Clement’s advanced to the quarter finals of the Clayton Hotels Munster Senior and Junior Schools cups respectively with victories in all Limerick derbies at the University of Limerick today.

Templeogue College edged St Malachy’s of Belfast in the Under 19A Boys final on the opening day of the Subway Schools All-Ireland Cup finals at the National Basketball Arena yesterday.

Bandon Grammar 7 - St Munchin’s College 5: Ever-improving Bandon Grammar School laid down another marker with a sensational victory over unlucky St Munchin’s in yesterday’s thrilling Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup first round tie at Bandon RFC.

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.

He helped win more than a few against the head when he was playing and now a world record attempt in honour of Munster legend Anthony ‘Axel’ Foley will take place next week when 2,000 people attempt the world’s largest rugby scrum.

PBC Cork 19

Never in the history of Irish schools rugby has there been such a scene as witnessed in Musgrave Park yesterday when the Clayton Hotels Munster Junior Cup tie between Presentation Brothers College Cork and St Munchin’s College was hit by three serious injuries and ultimately abandoned after just nine minutes of play.

Update - 7.56pm: The players who received treatment following this incident have now been released form hospital and are making their way home to Limerick. 

Bandon Grammar School 17, St Munchin’s College 13: Bandon Grammar School created their own special piece of history on a wet and windy afternoon at Bandon RFC yesterday when they advanced to the Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup semi-final for the first time.

St Munchin’s 24 Castletroy 19: A try by their captain and second-row forward Keelan McDonagh three minutes into stoppage time gave St Munchin’s a dramatic 24-19 victory over Limerick rivals Castletroy in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup at Thomond Park yesterday. 

Rockwell College 22 St Munchin’s College 10: A first-half hat-trick of tries from Nicholas Kennedy laid the base for Rockwell’s Junior Cup team to run out dominant winners at the end of this first round clash in Clanwilliam.

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

The late Anthony Foley is remembered by a former St Munchin’s rugby coach, Pat Cross, for his “outstanding” performance in the 1992 Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final against a much-vaunted Christian Brothers College side.

Anthony Foley was last night described as “the embodiment of Munster Rugby” whose legacy would live on for generations to come.

Munster Schools Senior Cup

The Munster Schools Senior and Junior Cup campaigns begin this week with five matches in both competitions.

Just before Health Minister Leo Varadkar announced the relocation of Limerick Maternity Hospital to Dooradoyle yesterday, nurses at the facility warned they would be protesting outside the hospital over staffing and resources.

Martin O’Sullivan was born in Sligo but lived and played his teenage rugby in Limerick with St Munchin’s College and Bohemians. 

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

Castletroy and Crescent will tonight have the privilege of playing under the Thomond Park lights in the first of the SEAT Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-finals (7pm).

Munster Schools Junior Cup: Castletroy 26 St Munchins 21

The real business of the Seat Munster Schools Junior Cup begins today at Musgrave Park with the first of four quarter-finals down for decision.

Damien Varley, one of the most committed and popular Munster players over the past eight years, has announced his retirement. 

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.

Munster Senior Cup: Ardscoil Rís 21 St Munchin’s College 13

U19 Interprovincials: Leinster were clinical defeating Munster (19-10) in Saturday’s U19 Interprovincial Championship at Templeville Road.