Schools Cups 2014

[irishrugbyua]

Clongowes Side from yesterday:
1. Nickolas Rinklin
2. John Molony(Leinster u18)
3. Daniel O'Leary
4. Conor Gleeson
5. Jake Kennedy
6. Will Connors(Leinster u18)
7. Joshua Pim
8. Mark Jones
9. Rowan Osborne
10. Fergal Cleary(Leinster u19)
11. Cian O'Donoghue(Leinster u19)
12. Cillian Burke(Leinster u19)
13. Colm Mulcahy(Leinster u18)
14. James Lappin(Leinster u18)
15. Alan Hughes(Leinster u18)

[irishrugbyua]

Belvo Side:
1. Cormac Marrie
2. Jack Hutchinson (Leinster u18)
3. Barry Lysaght
4. Cameron McCrum
5. Niall Turley
6. James McGauran
7. Tom Keane
8. James Doyle (Leinster u19)
9. Adam Foy
10. Conor Jennings
11. Sean Long
12. Mark White
13. Ciaran Clifford
14. James McKeown
15. Sean McCullagh

[irishrugbyua]

Newbridge Side:
1. Conor Doyle
2. Conor Johnson
3. Jonathan Phelan(Leinster u19)
4. Conor Doyle
5. Thomas Treacy
6. Cormac Nugent
7. Matthew O'Connor
8. Thomas Brady
9. Mark Sutton(Leinster u19)
10. Jimmy O'Brien(Leinster u18)
11. Joseph D'Arcy
12. Andrew Shanahan
13. Jake Howlett(Leinster u18)
14. Mark Delaney
15. Niall Delahunt

[All Blacks nil]

Setanta currently showing the 2006 Final between Blackrock and St. Michael's. Morris, Artemiev and Fitzgerald in the back three for Blackrock. Noel Reid on the wing for Michael's!?

Saw some of that
A Rock/Belvo final was shown the previous night with Madigan, the 3 above and cian Healy all featuring. I assume they are rerunning previous cup finals ahead of their coverage of this years cup.
Worth checking out

[irishrugbyua]

Belvo have some pretty talented players in their squad but they are young.. a year too soon perhaps.
Clongowes backline is talented but not sure it's pack can handle either Michael's or Blackrock.
Newbridge are an older squad and have enough to compete and possibly beat any side they face. Could easily make final.

[cormac]

Setanta currently showing the 2006 Final between Blackrock and St. Michael's. Morris, Artemiev and Fitzgerald in the back three for Blackrock. Noel Reid on the wing for Michael's!?

Saw some of that
A Rock/Belvo final was shown the previous night with Madigan, the 3 above and cian Healy all featuring. I assume they are rerunning previous cup finals ahead of their coverage of this years cup.
Worth checking out

Paul O'Donohoe and Ian Keatley were the half-back combo for Belvo in that final in 2005.

[simonno6]

Eoin O'Malley played too

[cormac]

Was at the Blackrock v CBC match today. The Blackrock pack is monstrous. Interesting to see Matt O'Connor taking in the game too.

[Xanthippe]

Eoin O'Malley played too

As did the now MMA fighter Cathal Pendred

[irishrugbyua]

Was at the Blackrock v CBC match today. The Blackrock pack is monstrous. Interesting to see Matt O'Connor taking in the game too.

They are huge. 1 4th year, 1 5th year and 6 6th years.

Timoney played at 7 after being an 8 last year, it's probably his future position if he wants to make it professionally.
David O'Connor is a massive 8. Has played second row for Leinster underage.
Jeremy Loughman is a massive unit at TH.

[irishrugbyua]

QF:

St. Michael's vs Blackrock
Clongowes vs Belvedere
Andrews vs Gonzaga/King's Hospital
St. Marys vs Newbridge

[cormac]

Was at the Blackrock v CBC match today. The Blackrock pack is monstrous. Interesting to see Matt O'Connor taking in the game too.

They are huge. 1 4th year, 1 5th year and 6 6th years.

Timoney played at 7 after being an 8 last year, it's probably his future position if he wants to make it professionally.
David O'Connor is a massive 8. Has played second row for Leinster underage.
Jeremy Loughman is a massive unit at TH.

Timoney was packing down at 8 on their attacking scrums. Their TH is huge. By most schools' standards the CBC team wasn't small but they looked like a JCT next to Blackrock. They defended quite well but couldn't contain the big ball carriers close to the line.

[Xanthippe]

QF:

St. Michael's vs Blackrock

The organisers need to borrow the ERC's set of 'hot' balls for doing the draw - this should have been the final.

Is it time for the competition to be seeded to keep the best teams away from each other until the semis?

[goreyguy]

Luck of the draw. Would obviously prefer if they had avoided each other for another round at least. But unsure how you seed it.

Michael's are young so they have another chance next year.

[denzel]

does anyone please know if there willl be games on sunday 23 Feb?? thanks

[simonno6]

QF:

St. Michael's vs Blackrock

The organisers need to borrow the ERC's set of 'hot' balls for doing the draw - this should have been the final.

Is it time for the competition to be seeded to keep the best teams away from each other until the semis?

I think so... I am a Gonzaga man and there have been years we have deserved to be in the Semi Finals but alas we have never made it.

This years team does not deserve to be in the Semis. They lost every game they played in the League and qualified through the vinnie murray. However, all that stands in the way is Kings Hospital and St.Andrews. Not saying we'll do it but we don't deserve to be there. Whatever team makes it to that semi will get mullered.

[ormond lad]

No to seeding. If they are going to keep the straight knock out format then no seeding and you play whoever you are drawn against.
I know what people will say in reply to this but if competition is to change. champions league groups of 4 then knock out games but that will never happen..

[Donny B.]

Terenure 8-0 up in the Junior Cup v Kilkenny after about 40 mins

[Donny B.]

Terenure 8-0 up in the Junior Cup v Kilkenny after about 40 mins

8-5 now

[Donny B.]

8-5 to Terenure final score