Young Munster 14 UL/Bohemian 13: With Young Munster comfortably located in the middle of the premier division of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League and UL Bohemian struggling in the lower half of Division One B, current form meant there should have been only one result in last night’s Munster Senior Cup quarter-final clash of the sides at Tom Clifford Park.

Ulster Bank All-Ireland League Division 1A

Munster A 41 Ulster Ravens 27: Kiwi outhalf Tyler Bleyendaal made his long-awaited Munster debut for the province’s second string during a 41-27 victory against the Ulster Ravens at Naas yesterday.

Clontarf 37 Young Munster 19

U20 WORLD CUP:

France 19 Ireland 13

Ireland begin their quest for Junior World Cup glory in Auckland on Monday, facing an onerous task against Six Nations champions France (QBE Stadium, 6.35am, Irish time, TG4).

Crescent Comprehensive 27 Rockwell College 5

Both Crescent Comprehensive and Christian Brothers College Cork, who meet in today’s Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Clifford Park (3pm), have special reasons for wanting to make it to the final.

Munster U19 13 Leinster U19 32

After Kilkenny’s weekend demolition job on highly-rated Dublin in the Leinster SHC semi-final many hurling pundits wondered if that was it, if everyone else is now just playing for second place.

As expected, Meath full-back Kevin Reilly has been ruled out of Sunday’s Leinster semi-final against Kildare.

Substitute Liam O’Sullivan was the scoring hero in the finale and wing-forward Ronan Lynch, still eligible for the U16 grade, was the scoring hero for the majority of the game as Limerick enjoyed a successful trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night by claiming a victory over Cork in the opening round of the Munster MHC.

It took a last-gasp try from centre John McCarthy for CBC to claw past a classy Crescent outfit at Musgrave Park yesterday, booking their place in the Munster Senior Cup semi-final.

The knockout stages of the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup arrive with four attractive quarter-final matches over the next two days.

Crescent College Comprehensive hope their recent junior success can translate into rewards at senior level when they face PBC Cork in today’s Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup quarter-final at Musgrave Park (3pm).

DESERVING winners though Waterford were, it bordered on travesty that there had to be a loser in this pulsating Munster minor hurling championship semi-final that enthralled 3,208 fans at Walsh Park on Saturday.

LIMERICK bid to reach their first Munster MHC final since 2005 when they take on Waterford at Walsh Park this evening (7.30pm).

JOE McMAHON will make his first appearance for the Tyrone senior footballers since suffering a broken jaw in a club game two months ago in Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final against Donegal at Clones.

ON an evening when news of the shock retirement of Andrew O’Shaughnessy made its way around the well-populated stand in the Gaelic Grounds at this Munster minor hurling quarter-final, could it be that Limerick hurling has already found a suitable replacement – perhaps even two or three?

ROCKWELL COLLEGE bid to reach a third successive Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup final when they face Christian Brothers College Cork in Clanwilliam today (3pm).

IT wasn’t always easy, but Crescent Comprehensive were worthy winners of yesterday’s Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup clash with Limerick city rivals Ard Scoil Rís at Dooradoyle.

A SPLENDID first-half try by winger Jack Frawley, converted from the touch-line by Diarmuid Dee, gave Crescent a 7-0 victory over Rockwell in the quarter-final of the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup at Dooradoyle yesterday.