With his Crescent Comprehensive side a bundle of nervous energy in the dressing room before their first Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup final appearance in 20 years, captain Kelvin Leahy knew how to harness it.

RIVALRY takes many forms in sport, and nowhere more so than in the Munster Academy.

The Ireland school selectors have named their 26-man squad for the forthcoming Six Nations U-18 Festival that will be held for the first time in Cork over the Easter period.

NINE Munster representatives start for the Ireland Schools Under-18 side in tonight’s tasty friendly against their French counterparts at Temple Hill (7pm).

The Ireland Schools selectors have named a 26-strong squad to take on Japan U19s this weekend and also to represent Ireland at the 6 Nations U18 tournament to take place in Glasgow from April 8 to 14.

PBC head coach Don Buckley, along with his coaching ticket of Paul Barr (formerly of St Michael’s) and Highfield’s Steve Forde, have now led Pres to Senior Cup success in two of the last three deciders.

The Ireland Schools team to play England schools tomorrow in the opening game of the U18 4 Nations Schools tournament shows two personnel and three positional changes to the side that played against France last weekend in a friendly.

Munster 16 Australia 24

FOR the first time, Schools and Youths have combined to form a Munster U19 panel from which a Munster Selection will be chosen to play Australia on Wednesday in Clifford Park, Greenfields, Limerick at 2pm.

DOZENS of drivers across the country were yesterday handed their first penalty points after being caught speeding by gardaí.