Blackrock College claim 70th Leinster Schools Senior Cup 

Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final, RDS, Dublin 3/4/2022 Blackrock College vs Gonzaga College Blackrock College's Eoghan Walsh celebrates with the trophy after the game

LEINSTER SCHOOLS SENIOR CUP FINAL 

Blackrock College 50 Gonzaga College 21 

Blackrock College claimed their 70th Leinster Schools Senior Cup title with a dominant victory over Gonzaga College at the RDS earlier this afternoon.

Despite falling behind to an early Gonzaga try from Rory Finlay, ‘Rock stormed into the contest with subsequent five-pointers of their own courtesy of Liam Molony, Hugh Cooney and Eoghan Walsh.

Hugo McLaughlin’s converted score reduced the Gonzaga deficit to seven points (21-14) at the interval, but 10 unanswered points on the resumption helped ‘Rock to reassert their authority.

A superb solo try by Hugo Neville offered Gonzaga a glimmer of hope in their search for a maiden senior cup crown, but final-quarter efforts from Cooney, captain Gus McCarthy and Mikey Yarr ensured Blackrock cruised home in style.

Scorers for Blackrock College: Tries - H Cooney (2), L Molony, E Walsh, A Quinn, G McCarthy, M Yarr; Cons - Z Quirke (5), C O’Shaughnessy. Pens - Z Quirke.

Scorers for Gonzaga College: Tries - R Finlay, H McLaughlin, H Neville; Cons - H McLaughlin (3).

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: R Moloney; A Quinn, H Cooney, L Kritzinger, E Walsh; Z Quirke, O Coffey; M Holmes, G McCarthy, P McCarthy; T Brigg, C Tonge; L Molony, I Cruise-O’Brien, K Jackson.

Replacements: M Yarr for Brigg (27-33), J Molony for Tonge (h-t), J Angulo for Jackson, T O’Riordan for Holmes, W Fitzgerald for Coffey, M Aschenbrenner for Walsh (all 66), Yarr for G McCarthy, A Andersson for P McCarthy, C O’Shaughnessy for Quirke (all 68).

GONZAGA COLLEGE: H McLaughlin; H Neville, H Goddard, J Browne, R Finlay; S McMahon, M Sullivan; T Hammond, T Cotter, G Morris; T Murphy, L O’Callaghan, N Maguire, G O’ Donnell, P Wilson.

Replacements: T Noone for O’Donnell (42), O Murray for Sullivan (44), L McLaughlin for Cotter (55), O O’Neill for Finlay (59), T Wyley for Murphy, M Tyrrell for O’Callaghan (64), A McVerry for Hammond, A O’Flanagan for Neville (both 65).

Referee: A Cole.