Terenure and Blackrock battle for Leinster bragging rights

TWO of the province’s most decorated and traditional strongholds of the schools game, Blackrock College and Terenure College, meet in today’s Powerade Leinster Schools Senior Cup final at the RDS (3.30pm).

Since the inception of the competition back in 1887, Blackrock have proven to be the Cup’s standard-bearers as they bid to annex a record 66th title against Terenure who sit joint-second with Belvedere College on the roll of honour with 10 wins apiece.

Blackrock’s previous title success arrived three years ago in the last schools final at the old Lansdowne Road with a team that featured Ireland international, Luke Fitzgerald. It was fine Blackrock team, who at times played a bold style of rugby, and the class of 2009 is also ranked as one of the best to emerge from the famous Dublin 4 school.