Power-packed win for Belvedere College

Belvedere College 31 Cistercian College Roscrea 7: Belvedere College produced a stunning performance at the RDS yesterday when they secured their 11th Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup title at the expense of defending champions Cistercian College Roscrea.

One of the key factors in Belvo’s success was their ability to nullify the Roscrea maul while head coach Phil Werahiko also heaped praised the decision making of his charges.

“Obviously, we worked on the tactics, but it takes the decision makers, the leaders, to make that decision. When to withdraw from the line-out, but also when to challenge it. When you see Roscrea not achieving, ultimately, what they’ve done in the last number of matches, you feel that you’ve certainly achieved something right. That’s obviously a reflection also of the leaders’ decision making. When to do it, and when not to do it. They were crucial moments as well.”