Blackrock College 21 Gonzaga College 12

Last year’s beaten finalists Kilkenny opened their Leinster MHC campaign with a flattering eight point win over Laois in O’Moore Park on Saturday.

WINNING silverware is rarely straightforward and Dublin can certainly attest to that after dragging themselves over the winning line to claim a 13th Leinster MHC title at Croke Park yesterday.

EVER since they lost last year’s All-Ireland Colleges SAHC final, Árd Scoil Rís have been fuelled by a desire to rectify their mistakes.

GREATNESS can often be spotted in young players by their willingness to back themselves — and by that criteria, Brian Haugh is destined for a very bright future.

DIFFERENT motivations but the same end goal sums up today’s Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup clash between PBC Cork and Rockwell College at Musgrave Park (3pm).

ROCKWELL survived a fierce CBC onslaught in the final five minutes of a pulsating Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary, on Saturday to qualify for their third successive final.

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).

CUP rugby is often about inspirational moments and Rockwell produced one gem to settle this intense Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup clash at Clanwilliam yesterday.

SECOND quarter goals from Patrick Harte and debutant Aidan O’Shea were the catalyst for victory as Mayo withstood a determined New York start to earn an impressive 15-point win in the opening game of the 2009 GAA Connacht Senior Football Championship.

Mayo 2-19 New York 0-10

Leitrim 0-17 New York 0-6

AS IF life isn’t difficult enough for the New York footballers, an injury crisis has been added to the list of exiles’ woes ahead of tomorrow’s Connacht SFC clash with Leitrim at Gaelic Park.

NEW YORK manager Louis Holland dismissed fears that injury could force two key players to miss tomorrow’s Connacht SFC opener against Roscommon at Gaelic Park.

MEATH introduce two newcomers, goalkeeper Brendan Murphy and right half-forward Peter Curran, for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC first round clash with neighbours Louth at Croke Park.

PA MURPHY leads New York against Galway in tomorrow’s Connacht SFC first round clash, believing the exiles’ new-look panel can restore pride with a team spirit much stronger than in previous years.