Glenstal Abbey 21  Ardscoil Rís 20 Munster Schools Senior Cup, Thomond Park: Amid tremendous excitement and high drama at Thomond Park yesterday, Glenstal Abbey bridged a 47-year gap when they just survived a magnificent rally by Ardscoil Rís to qualify to meet PBC in the final of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup on St Patrick’s Day.

CBC, Cork 7 Ardscoil Rís 9: This victory by rank outsiders Ardscoil Rís will go down as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup, when a penalty deep in stoppage time put holders Christian Brothers College to the sword at Musgrave Park yesterday.

Leinster’s South African star Zane Kirchner says Ruan Pienaar has been left “heartbroken” by the IRFU decision to block Ulster’s plans to re-sign the star.

Scarlets 17 Connacht 8: After a third successive loss, Connacht are in choppy waters, and Edinburgh’s impending visit to the Sportsground has taken on a must-win feeling.

Ardscoil Rís 15 CBC 28: Christian Brothers College confirmed the favourable impression created in their opening round victory over Crescent with an emphatic 28-15 defeat of Ardscoil Rís in the quarter-final of the Munster Schools Senior Cup at UL yesterday.

Ulster signalled its serious intent for tonight’s Guinness Pro12 semi-final at Glasgow Warriors by naming its strongest possible side.

Champions Toulon take on Wasps in the last eight of the European Champions Cup at Stade Félix Mayol tomorrow afternoon (kick-off 3.15pm)

Munster Schools Senior Cup: Glenstal 6 Crescent 3

St Munchin’s 23 Ardscoil Rís 21

Leinster 7 Ulster 10

Clontarf 46 Young Munster 28

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A Niall Hanley header after 12 minutes proved enough to give UCD another Irish Universities Collingwood Cup title in the decider against Mary Immaculate College, Limerick at the University of Limerick yesterday.

THE match of the day failed to live up to expectation with Young Munster easily defeating their Temple Hill hosts on Saturday.

WALES captain Sam Warburton will return to action when the Cardiff Blues launch their Heineken Cup campaign in Paris tonight.

PREMIERSHIP club Northampton Saints gained a small measure of revenge as they won this Heineken Cup final rematch at Donnybrook last night.

ALAIN ROLLAND will help kick-off the 2011 RBS Six NationsChampionship when he referees the opening day clash between Wales and England at the Millennium Stadium on February 4.

ROSCOMMON boss Fergal O’Donnell has drafted David Casey into his side for Sunday afternoon’s Connacht SFC semi-final against Leitrim in Dr Hyde Park, in the only change from last month’s quarter-final win over London.

Roscommon manager Fergal O'Donnell has made one enforced change to his side from the one which beat London, for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Leitrim at Dr Hyde Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

LEINSTER signed off on their magnificent 2009 with a positive result on St Stephens’ Day, but judging by their muted reaction this win over an understrength Ulster won’t last too long on the showreel.

WALES’ greatest Test match kicker Neil Jenkins led the applause after Shane Williams and company did their utmost to prove running rugby is not extinct.

THERE was little to suggest there will be any change in the traditional Irish pecking order as Ulster easily accounted for Connacht last night.

IRELAND’S George Clancy will make his Six Nations refereeing debut this season when he takes charge of the France-Scotland clash at the Stade de France on February 14.

THANKS mainly to the match-winning heroics of centre-back Paul Clancy, Moycullen fashioned a one- point triumph over Annascaul in yesterday’s All-Ireland IFC semi-final clash at the Limerick Gaelic Grounds.

IRISH AMATEUR boxing president Dominic O’Rourke believes the future stars of Irish boxing will be on display at the National Intermediate Championships which glove off at the National Stadium tonight.

ROB ANDREW has hailed “an English solution for the English game” after the Twickenham unveiling of a new detailed agreement governing professional rugby in England.

Presentation Brothers College added another major piece of silverware to their 2006/07 collection after capturing the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup title at rain-swept Dooradoyle yesterday.

LEINSTER began the business end of their season with a six-try run-out against Treviso at Donnybrook last night.

NEWPORT Gwent Dragons grabbed a late victory on a horrible night for rugby as they leapfrogged Glasgow in the Magners League.

Dolphin 10, St Mary’s 10

Cork Garda 1-14 Nortel, Galway 1-10