After scoring two first-class tries in the opening quarter hour, Crescent looked set for a comfortable win over Rockwell in yesterday’s quarter-final of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup at Rosbrien.

CBC Cork 9 Crescent Comprehensive 8: It won’t matter to Christian Brothers College Cork they won a record 29th Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup title by just a point at the expense of unfortunate Crescent Comprehensive.

Christian Brothers College Cork survived a late rally by Crescent Comprehensive to win their 29th Munster Schools Senior Cup title in a welter of excitement at Musgrave Park today.

Much is expected of the Irish women today as they take to the fast-paced 4G surface at Donnybrook for the first time in the Six Nations, but captain Niamh Briggs as warned her players that they must make the Dublin venue a fortress.

Crescent 39 Glenstal 17: Crescent turned in a superb second-half performance against Glenstal in yesterday’s Munster Schools Senior Cup game to qualify for next week’s quarter-finals. 

RBS Women’s 6 Nations: Wales 0 Ireland 20

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 Junior Cup: Crescent Comprehensive 22 Rockwell College 5

Wales 10 Ireland 12

LEINSTER eased into the British & Irish Cup semi-finals at a canter at Donnybrook yesterday.

IRELAND U20’s head coach Mike Ruddock saluted an improved defensive display as his side secured their first win in this year’s IRB Junior World Championship with a 30-13 defeat of Scotland in Rovigo onSaturday night.

MIKE RUDDOCK’S Ireland U20s will take the field in Inverness tonight (7.30pm) with relative confidence, despite the recent home defeat by high-flying France.

Ireland U-20 44 Scotland U-20 15

HAVING made their home in Athlone’s Dubarry Park, Ireland will be expected to step up to the mark and beat Scotland to clinch the Six Nations U20 title this evening (7.35pm).