Schools Cup 2014/2015 *mod warning post 1*

Leinster5

Great win for 'Rock earlier. Clongowes to win Seniors and Blackrock for Juniors. Roscrea are doing great which is great to see. Serious questions must be asked of St. Michaels with 2 years of average cup performances in both competitions.

Espn88uk

Leinster5 wrote: »

Great win for 'Rock earlier. Clongowes to win Seniors and Blackrock for Juniors. Roscrea are doing great which is great to see. Serious questions must be asked of St. Michaels with 2 years of average cup performances in both competitions.

Michaels are on a dip from their heights, which is understandable, they are still producing talented players though, which is the most important thing.

They should have been much stronger at SCT this year but poor coaching and they may end up having lost to the eventual champions in the last minute. They lost to the eventual champions last year too but it was relatively close.

Their JCT side this year went out in a tight game and they were missing their most talented player.(Dan O'Donovan) And last year they simply lost to a better team in Belvo, who ended up in the final.

Next year's SCT will still have some talented players in it and they could go far depending on the draw. Expect Harry Byrne & Jack Dunne to emerge as the next two serious Leinster underage prospects.

They aren't winning an SCT with O'Meara in charge.

Leinster5

Yeah I saw in earlier posts about Michael's missing their 8 for Juniors. Is it known that O'Meara isn't a good coach or is it just talk ?

Stan27

would love to see roscrea win the cup. good for the competition and away from one of the usual winners

Espn88uk

Stan27 wrote: »

would love to see roscrea win the cup. good for the competition and away from one of the usual winners

would be good for the comp to an extent.

Tixel

Would be great to see Roscrea or Newbridge win SCT or Roscrea win JCT but you have to see Nure or Rock for JCT or CWC for SCT. Although it is cup rugby....

OceanSixteen

Paddy Power offering 4/9 for Clongowes and 7/4 for Belvedere

Handicap is -/+5

ken76

So the bookies not giving Belvo any chance really

Inspector Coptoor

7/4 in a two horse race is great odds.

Evens for Belvo at +5 is interesting.

OceanSixteen

Personally think Mulcahy is too much of a loss to Clongowes if the news of his injury is true, can see McKeown run riot if Mulch is not at 13.

Inspector Coptoor

Mulcahy is definitely out with a cruciate ligament injury

Belvo have lost their blindside Jesse Iredale.

I think it'll be a cracking game

Tixel

What happened iredale. Such a pity at this stage of the cup to see good players miss out

Inspector Coptoor

Concussion.
Falls outside the 23 days as the 1/4 final was 17 days ago

ken76

Preview for todays game http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/domestic/13309.php#.VPV4P_msUcJ

Inspector Coptoor

Very bad preview in that it names the two players who are out injured for both sides.

YMCA

Any live streams for today. In work and wont be able to watch on Setanta.

Tixel

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Concussion.
Falls outside the 23 days as the 1/4 final was 17 days ago

Well done Belvo for putting player welfare as priority. Hope he gets a chance to play before cup season is over. 2 players missing should balance each other out. Looking forward to a cracker.

ken76

Can someone give updates on todays game for those of us stuck in work please? Or is there anywhere that gives live scores?

Inspector Coptoor

http://www.irishschoolsrugby.ie/leinster/senior-cup/

Link there.

I'll try to put up scorers and times

OceanSixteen

http://www.streamking.org/uktv/setanta.html

the perfect ten

Any news from Donnybrook yet?

uylssesi

Think O'Sullivan & Jennings for Belvo will be the difference.

ken76

The game just started at 4

the perfect ten

My apologies! I thought it was 3.30.:)

uylssesi

Belvo's 9 is a 4th year. Impressed by him so far.

uylssesi

Wow. Belvo get 2nd try. 12-0

Inspector Coptoor

Belvo 12-0 up and well worth it.
Dominating the kicking game

Inspector Coptoor

Jennings penalty.

15-0.

Clongowes look dangerous with ball in
Hand

ken76

I didn't expect this at all!!

Were the tries from the back or forwards? Thanks for updates

Inspector Coptoor

Both from backs.
One fortuitous try for Belvo in fairness.

Jennings 2/4 kicks.

CWC just missed a penalty.

As for not expecting it, I intimated this could happen

Inspector Coptoor

Missed penalty for Belvo

Still 15-0

ken76

Are Belvo as dominant as the score suggests? Can you seen Clongowes coming back?

Inspector Coptoor

HT 15-0.

Inspector Coptoor

ken76 wrote: »

Are Belvo as dominant as the score suggests? Can you seen Clongowes coming back?

Not quite as dominant as scoreline suggest but deserving of a 10 point lead minimum.

CWC lineout and kicking game aren't functioning.
Belvo's scrum is holding its own.

Belvo 9,10 controlling the game .

The Lost Sheep

Ard Scoil beat Pres 13-11 to make their 2nd Munster SSC final in a row and only third ever.

Inspector Coptoor

Fantastic belvedere try.
Great play by Jennings, super offload by McCaffrey, spun wide to full back Eoin Cleere who slid in to score in the corner

Con missed

20-0

ken76

I hope this is on Setanta later

Hon the Dubs

Can't see clongoes coming back from this now...

Inspector Coptoor

20-5 - Clongowes try

Con missed

Inspector Coptoor

Belvo maul over from a lineout

Sub hooker Dan McCaffrey getting the try.

Con scored by Jennings

27-5

That Should be that

tricky D

3 full scores ahead. I hope I'm not jinxing in saying I know where I'll be on Paddy's Day.

Inspector Coptoor

Belvo sin bin

Clongowes try

27-12

ken76

How long left?

matthew8

27-24 now a few minutes left.

And the conversion 27-26. Scores from https://clubapplive.com/rugby/index.html?clubid=468

Zzippy

Some comeback!

ken76

What a collapse

matthew8

Belvo hold on 27-26 FT.

tricky D

Phew, just kept it together (with a bit of help)

ssaye2

Ft Belvo 1 pt win

seanhynes

Clongowes had that if they'd woken up earlier in the half,fantastic game though hats off to the two teams