Munster Schools Junior Cup 

Munster coach Anthony Foley last night revealed that Tommy O’Donnell is ‘crestfallen’ after being ruled out of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup .

Munster Schools’ Senior Cup: Rockwell will be strong favourites in today’s Seat Munster Schools’ Senior Cup quarter-final against St Munchin’s at Clanwilliam (3pm), but will be well aware of the danger facing them.

A crucial weekend in the Munster junior league is in store as title contenders Clonmel and Newcastle West square off.

Newcastle West got back to winning ways with a bonus point win in Tralee to maintain their position at the top of the First Division of the Munster Junior League.

Clonmel 27, Clanwilliam 9

‘Versatile’ Munster man in no doubt he can hold up his end of the bargain.

An accidental career path brings John Lacey to the Millennium Stadium today.

Rockwell 13 Castletroy 20

Just as he brought some fresh thinking to hurling as a player, Donal Óg Cusack has thankfully extended the same as a pundit.

Going into the final two games of the Munster Junior League many issues could be finalised this weekend.

Things will be getting serious in the Munster Junior Cup from Sunday as most of the big guns enter the fray at the fourth round stage.

ALTHOUGH they haven’t been in action recently, it has proved to be a good period for Richmond’s Munster Junior League ambitions with some of their main challengers losing valuable ground.

THERE is little doubt about the highlight of this weekend’s action in the Munster Junior League as the clash of the top two, Richmond and Skibbereen, could already settle the destination of the title.

SKIBBEREEN continue to lead the way at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League, with five teams just behind them.

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).

JOINT tournament favourites Ard Scoil Rís and Crescent Comprehensive are in action this afternoon as the Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup quarter-finals get underway.

PBC CORK served notice that they have no intention of relinquishing their Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup title without a fight after disposing of St Munchin’s at Woodleigh Park yesterday.

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.

NOT the most spectacular game ever played, but that will hardly bother Rockwell College today as they look forward to the quarter-finals of the Munster Junior Cup.

THE severe weather looks set to cause further disruption to fixtures in Munster this weekend.

CLANWILLIAM have every reason to be delighted with their form so far since their return to the top flight of the Munster Junior League.

THERE were several eye-catching performances in the opening round of the Munster Junior League with several of the title contenders impressing.

A PAIR of iconic figures may be absent but tonight’s Magners League clash of the tournament’s top two teams, Leinster and Munster, still promises to be a titanic affair in front of a 26,500 full house at Thomond Park.

ROCKWELL COLLEGE, one of the traditional powerhouses in the game for more than a century, and Castletroy College, who have burst on to the scene in sensational fashion over the past few years, clash in an intriguing Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary this afternoon (3pm).

THERE are several mouth watering clashes in the Munster Junior Cup while a couple of games that will have a big bearing on the relegation places in the top two divisions will also take place.

ROCKWELL eased their way into the semi-final of the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup with a deserved if hard-fought victory over gritty Ard Scoil Rís at Clanwilliam yesterday.

ROCKWELL’S demolition of St Munchin’s in the last round of the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup will be of serious concern to Ard Scoil Rís when the sides meet in a quarter-final clash at Clanwilliam this afternoon (3pm)

CHRISTIAN Brothers College found the formula for victory in the second half of this hotly disputed Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup tie at Clanwilliam yesterday.

SCHOOLS rugby is abundant with examples of father and son representation, but former Munster second-row Ray Ryan must be on the cusp of creating something of a record.

THE three top teams in the First Division face stern challenges on Sunday as they battle for league glory, but the weekend’s standout game is in the Second Division, as two of the pacesetters, Old Christians and Galbally, come face to face.

THE victory of Sonnium, one of three winners for Willie Mullins, in last night’s Summer Festival Beginners Chase at Tipperary owed much to the perseverance of David Casey.

TAKE a chance on Deise Dan getting his act together in the 20-runner Kilfeacle Maiden Hurdle at Tipperary tonight.

THE Avonmore Milk Munster Schools’ Senior Cup is down to the last four with a mouth-watering semi-final between CBC and PBC at Musgrave Park today (3pm).

GLENSTAL ABBEY bid to build on the promise of their maiden Limerick City Cup win when they meet Crescent College Comprehensive in the Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup quarter-final at Clanwilliam today.

Glenstal Abbey 10 Rockwell College 3

CBC CORK booked their place in the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup final with a hard-fought victory over gutsy Glenstal at Clanwilliam yesterday.

AFTER the shock exit of holders PBC, Christian Brothers College find themselves as hot favourites to add another Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup title to an impressive haul of trophies won over the decades.

Glenstal Abbey 6 Crescent Comprehensive 5

CRESCENT COLLEGE Comprehensive’s Andrew Burke is out of the all-Limerick Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final clash with Ard Scoil Ris at Thomond Park this afternoon (3pm).

THE SECOND round of the Heineken Munster Junior Cup takes top billing this weekend.