Dublin rugby schools embrace round ball

BLACKROCK COLLEGE, Gonzaga, Belvedere, St Mary’s, St Michael’s, these are rugby schools.

Their very mention calls to mind tense senior cup clashes and famous alumni who represented the Ireland rugby team.

These institutions have a reputation for excellence when it comes to rugby, owed mostly to the professional ethos within which they operate. An ethos which necessitates the exclusion of all other sports. Or so we would believe.