Leamy wary as hot fancies Rockwell face Munchin’s in semi-final battle

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.

Former Irish international Denis Leamy is lending coaching experience to the Tipp college and is upbeat after the side’s recent 16-14 win over PBC in Cork. However, he knows St Munchin’s won’t be overawed despite being a side in transition. “We rarely get much change from St Munchin’s, and we certainly didn’t last year when they scored a convincing win. The year before we had to rely on a last minute score to get the better of them. They will do what they always do, play a direct game and I am sure they will be well organised under coach Niall McDermott.”

Yet, Leamy is happy with the way Rockwell have trained under head coach Mark Butler since defeating Presentation College in the first round. The fact that they had to fight hard for victory will, he believes, stand to them.