Fulcher urges Belvo to raise the bar as Mary’s lie in wait

THERE are few fixtures more compelling for sheer atmosphere than the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final sponsored by Powerade, which this year moves to a new home at the RDS.

Belvedere College and St Mary’s College meet in the decider, and while the former will be bidding to rekindle the glory of 2005 on a day when a Cian Healy-inspired side bridged a 33-year gap in lifting the Cup, St Mary’s will be hoping to replicate a 2002 result when they earned a 10-6 victory over Belvo in monsoon conditions at Lansdowne Road.

Belvo have eked out impressive wins over Terenure College (14-10), Cistercian, Roscrea (13-3) and Clongowes (12-7).