St Munchin’s College celebrated a thoroughly deserved Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final victory over Presentation Brothers College Cork with gusto at Temple Hill yesterday to clinch a place in the March 19 decider against Rockwell College.

Presentation Brothers College, Cork may have home advantage in today’s Avonmore Munster Schools’ Senior Cup semi-final against St Munchin’s College at Temple Hill (3pm), but they have learned enough over two previous traumatic encounters with Glenstal Abbey to make them feel it could be another hard day at the office.

St Munchin’s dominated territorially and were by far the greater physical force, yet they were fully extended to overcome Limerick city rivals Ardscoil Rís in the quarter-final of the Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup at Clifford Park yesterday.

An outstanding forward pack powered by one of the Ryan triplets in each of the three rows of the scrum was the decisive element in St Munchin’s impressive victory in yesterday’s Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final at Dooradoyle.

PBC CORK served notice that they have no intention of relinquishing their Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup title without a fight after disposing of St Munchin’s at Woodleigh Park yesterday.

AN Taoiseach Brian Cowen performed the official opening of Lusmagh’s & new clubhouse yesterday evening.

Clare 2-24 Wexford 2-18

TEN of the Cork team that started in last August’s semi-final defeat to Kilkenny, were named in the starting 15 last night for Cork’s NHL Division One trip to Clare on Sunday.

PRESENTATION Brothers College go in search of their 27th Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup at Thomond Park today (3pm) when they take on St Munchin’s College in the 76th final.

St Munchin’s College 10 Castletroy College 7

Clare manager Mike McNamara has opted to make two changes to his team for Sunday's GAA Hurling All-Ireland quarter-final encounter with Cork in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Frank Lohan has been selected as captain of the Clare senior hurling team for 2007.

Clare 2-15 Offaly 1-9

Cork 0-20 Clare 0-14

Clare have brought Barry Nugent into their side, in a straight swap for the injured Andrew Quinn, for Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final against Cork (Semple Stadium, throw-in 4pm).

Waterford 0-15 Clare 1-16

Andrew Quinn has been ruled out of the Clare team to face Wexford in NHL Division 1A on Sunday (Wexford Park, throw-in 2.30pm).

Clare will open their NHL Division 1A campaign against Down on Sunday (Cusack Park, throw-in 1.30pm) without team captain Seanie McMahon.

Reigning Munster and All-Ireland champions Cork are heavily favoured to progress from today's SHC semi-final clash with Clare (throw-in 3.30pm) and make their third successive Liam McCarthy Cup decider.

Cork are through to this year’s Munster SHC final on June 26, and the All-Ireland champions will discover today who they will face in the decider as Clare and Tipperary go head-to-head in the semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.

Clare boss Anthony Daly has handed Barry Nugent his championship debut in Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final against Tipperary at Limerick's Gaelic Grounds.

Clare hurling boss Anthony Daly has made just one change to the Clare side that succumbed to Kilkenny in the National League final for this Sunday’s Munster semi-final clash with Tipperary.

Waterford 2-10 Clare 3-14

Waterford are still without stalwarts Ken McGrath, Tony Browne and Paul Flynn for today's National Hurling League Division 1A visit of Dublin to Walsh Park.