Babbling 'brook

18 finals to be played in Donnybrook between today and tomorrow.
Mix of youths cups/plate finals and the schools-youths league finals

Leinster u17/18 schools beat a grenoble side in clongowes comfortably today
40-50 point win according to the grenoble lads I met in aviva tonight.

by munster#1 Great to see Munster expanding their initiative for Centres of excellence. Munster will build a full sized indoor pitch along with an full sized outdoor pitch along with gym and other facilities, for use in the development of grass roots rugby. https://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-new ....

Emmet McMahon and Andy Skehan leaving Michaels https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2023/04/03/the-offload-ireland-womens-sevens-have-one-more-shot-at-olympic-qualification/ St Michael’s College have been lavish contributors to the Leinster squad in recent years, producing a litany of talented yo...

Michaels won forster cup 17-16
Gerards beat Marys 15-12 in TY/5th year final

Terenure beat Blackrock Junior 2nds final 25-24

Shame none of these competitions can be found on leinster site like fixtures, even past winners... most of the 2nds/3rds/4ths leagues at knock out stage 2nds semi blackrock beat newbridge 4ths semis marys v kilkenny, ty/5th year final marys v gerards senior sch cup plate final kilkenny v terenure I...

Leinster dont really provide coverage of these leagues which is a shame. nothing on leinster site about finals

Navan won the under 17 premier division last weekend. beat Edenderry 13-10

15s premier division final is this weekend between Navan and Portlaoise

Shame none of these competitions can be found on leinster site like fixtures, even past winners...

most of the 2nds/3rds/4ths leagues at knock out stage
2nds semi blackrock beat newbridge
4ths semis marys v kilkenny,

ty/5th year final marys v gerards

senior sch cup plate final kilkenny v terenure

I wonder would the IRFU consider moving next weeks game to a bigger venue around there? Not sure if they could at this short of notice but there'd certainly be the interest and by extension money to be made. No venue really suitable. How much more would they need or get to attend? Thomond Park obvi...

I wonder would the IRFU consider moving next weeks game to a bigger venue around there? Not sure if they could at this short of notice but there'd certainly be the interest and by extension money to be made. No venue really suitable. How much more would they need or get to attend? Great performance...

Very big win by Blackrock. 70-7
Too much power, pace, for CCR.

Eventful first half in Marys Zaga.
20-14 to zaga. 4 tries to 2.
Marys down to 14 after red for dangerous tackle.

Clongowes won replay 20-19 this morning

Clongowes game to be replayed.
https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/schools-se ... -replayed/

I was there on Saturday and got to my seat about 30 mins before kick-off. We were near the Lansdowne end where the French fans were and they were mostly all in their seats well in time for the teams taking the pitch. One thing I did notice was after trying to get the crowd going when we first sat d...

It's an interesting point. I reckon a large part of it is down to schools players being trained by their teachers and the training, preparation, playing, everything around it etc. taking place in the school environment. It is essentially part of school. Heirarchy and especially discipline is a huge...

Bar AB and England matches, with few exceptions, the AVIVA matchday experience has been bad for over a decade since the comfortable but sterile AVIVA was born in 2010(?). The team won last Saturday despite our inept and anemic 'support' in the stands. It needs a proper, professional, root and branc...

Not sure Lancaster's comments were meant the way they were reported. The media love having a pop at private school and perceived privilege and do pretty much anything to pursue that agenda. Sexton, O'Driscoll, Ruddock, Ringrose, Kearney who have all been big leadership figures for us are all privat...

senior plate starts week after mid term

Belvedere v Terenure
Kilkenny v Castleknock
Pres Bray v CUS
Wesley v Andrews

Friday 3, February, Cistercian College Roscrea v Catholic University School, in Terenure College RFC, KO 2.30pm Cistercian College Roscrea: 15. Andrew Walsh 14. Dan Punch 13. James Conroy 12. Billy Kelly 11. Adrian Dunne 10. Charlie Naughton – VICE CAPTAIN 9. Sean Finlay 1. Rory og Doody 2. Lee Fit...