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irishfan9

Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup 2nd Round

Blackrock College v St Gerard’s School (Sunday, 18th February, KO 2pm, live eir Sport)
Belvedere College v Newbridge College (Monday, 19th February, KO 3pm, live eir Sport)
Cistercian College, Roscrea v St Mary’s College (Tuesday, 20th February, KO 3pm, live eir Sport)
St Michael’s College v Clongowes Wood College (Wednesday, 21st February, KO 3pm, live eir Sport)

Imhof Tank

CWC 18 Templecarrig 12

Close match. Winners came back from 7:12 down

Chico Flores

Castleknock 20 - Gonzaga 0

Noscrumnowin

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Anyone else think that roscrea are really big dark horses this year? They didn't do great in league and didn't play fantastic in the first round but they've got some handy back line players and a strong pack with arguably two of the best props in the competition with Milne leading the charge as captain. Would like to see these guys go all the way.

Watched them v Rock before Christmas in Donnybrook and they were crushed by Rock

Sands Bob

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Anyone else think that roscrea are really big dark horses this year? They didn't do great in league and didn't play fantastic in the first round but they've got some handy back line players and a strong pack with arguably two of the best props in the competition with Milne leading the charge as captain. Would like to see these guys go all the way.

They are weak defensively. Would expect Milne and Wyncherley to get sub academy next season

Rugby123innow

Sands Bob wrote: »

They are weak defensively. Would expect Milne and Wyncherley to get sub academy next season

Ehat is their hooker like?

MDunne14

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Ehat is their hooker like?

Not sure but Ryan lomas will be starting in that pack too and he’s another international standard prop

MDunne14

Noscrumnowin wrote: »

Watched them v Rock before Christmas in Donnybrook and they were crushed by Rock

That was rock with turner and a few more rested too

irishfan9

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Ehat is their hooker like?

pretty good but not on the props level

irishfan9

Danske Bank Ulster Schools' Cup quarter-finals

1/Campbell College, Belfast v Ballymena Academy
2/Royal Belfast Academical Institution v Sullivan Upper School
3/Wallace High School v Royal School, Armagh
4/Methodist College, Belfast v Bangor Grammar School

FrannoFan

Any results from donnybrook today?

FrannoFan

FrannoFan wrote: »

Any results from donnybrook today?

Match report
https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/st-marys-qualify-junior-cup-last-eight-win-over-newbridge/

Rugby123innow

MDunne14 wrote: »

Not sure but Ryan lomas will be starting in that pack too and he’s another international standard prop

Milne plays 8 for them

irishfan9

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Milne plays 8 for them

not in the last game he didnt

irishfan9

eirsport running a poll to show one of the quarter finals on facebook, Michaels vs Clongowes currently winning.

irishfan9

Munster SCT games today:
PBC v Ardscoil Rís, Wednesday 7 February, Irish Independent Park, 2pm
CBC v St Clement’s College, Wednesday 7 February, Cork Constitution, 2pm
Crescent College v Rockwell College, Wednesday 7 February, Rosbrien (Old Crescent RFC)

The Lost Sheep

Thought i was going to get into Comp and Rockwell but been held up. Pres, Christians to win. Not too sure on other game

irishfan9

PBC, Crescent & CBC to win.

MDunne14

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Milne plays 8 for them

No he doesn’t he plays 3, neal Moylett connacht u19 & sub academy plays 8

irishfan9

wouldnt surprise me to see Milne joining the Connacht academy straight from Roscrea.

will only get a sub academy place from Leinster and has many ex-teammates in Connacht setup.

irishfan9

PBC lead 26-0 in 1st half.
CBC lead 17-10.

Locke_Lamora

irishfan9 wrote: »

wouldnt surprise me to see Milne joining the Connacht academy straight from Roscrea.

will only get a sub academy place from Leinster and has many ex-teammates in Connacht setup.

I think any school boy prop with professional ambitions will be looking at options outside of Leinster. Milne plays tighthead, right? Furlong isn't old, Porter is young and in the Ireland setup, and Aungier is a highly rated prospect. It'll be tough getting game time.

irishfan9

Locke_Lamora wrote: »

I think any school boy prop with professional ambitions will be looking at options outside of Leinster. Milne plays tighthead, right? Furlong isn't old, Porter is young and in the Ireland setup, and Aungier is a highly rated prospect. It'll be tough getting game time.

yeah pretty much, road much easier in Connacht than Leinster and given his ties to Connacht, Roscrea being a feeder school to their academy. It's hardly a surprise when offered a full deal by Connacht and only a sub deal by Leinster.

Milne would be under pressure from Clarkson in Leinster also IMO.

irishfan9

10-10 in Crescent/Rockwell.

22-20 CBC lead.

33-0 PBC lead.

irishfan9

15-10 Crescent.

irishfan9

50-0 to PBC.
53-10 to CBC.

A bit one sided...

irishfan9

58-17 to CBC over Clements at full time.

The Lost Sheep

Comp beat Rockwell 27-20

irishfan9

PBC won 67-7.

Noscrumnowin

Tie of the round for the SCT quarter finals.

simplyafan

Noscrumnowin wrote: »

Tie of the round for the SCT quarter finals.

Difficult one.....best performances or closest match? I would say ....Blackrock too strong for a lively Gerards, Michaels big winners over Clongowes, Belvo need to up game to get past Newbridge and no doubt they will....Finally the closest match I suspect will be Roscrea and Mary's and I would take Roscrea by a try!!!

MDunne14

irishfan9 wrote: »

wouldnt surprise me to see Milne joining the Connacht academy straight from Roscrea.

will only get a sub academy place from Leinster and has many ex-teammates in Connacht setup.

Very likely he will end up there imo has very close links to Buccaneers RFC too and having not started all u19 interpros he could be a great steal for connacht although fellow school man Ryan lomas will be very hopeful of getting an academy spot over the coming years and with him, Matthew Burke , Conan O’Donnell and Conor Kenny all being young it may not be a position that Connacht are in the market for

Stephen Hawkins football boots

Belvo beat CUS 31-7 in juniors

rughug

simplyafan wrote: »

Difficult one.....best performances or closest match? I would say ....Blackrock too strong for a lively Gerards, Michaels big winners over Clongowes, Belvo need to up game to get past Newbridge and no doubt they will....Finally the closest match I suspect will be Roscrea and Mary's and I would take Roscrea by a try!!!

Roscrea were very fortunate to beat Wesley , and were well beaten by Castleknock in the league qfinal . Hammered by Rock pre Christmas.
Marys will have to be strong favourites here.

simplyafan

rughug wrote: »

Roscrea were very fortunate to beat Wesley , and were well beaten by Castleknock in the league qfinal . Hammered by Rock pre Christmas.
Marys will have to be strong favourites here.

As much as I would love to have seen Knock beat Roscrea well, the fact is that it took a replay and Roscrea had a penalty to win in that replay with the last kick of the game....it was also as well as Knock played all season and on a par with their performance in the first 55 mins against Blackrock. I also saw Knock play their worst game all season, have a perfectly good try disallowed and lose by 5 to Marys so based on those performances I would really fancy Roscrea...Blackrock are capable of hammering any opposition with the possible exception of Michaels so not much to take from that result. I think it will be close and would not make Marys favourites....looking forward to it anyway as the closest contest of the qtr finals.....

D14Rugby

Good to see RBAI also sporting tackle your feelings on kit. Its an important issue especially in schools and its good to see schools acknowledging it

Hands Like Flippers

Stephen Hawkins football boots wrote: »

Belvo beat CUS 31-7 in juniors

How do Belvo look this year?

The Lost Sheep

Hands Like Flippers wrote: »

How do Belvo look this year?

Discussing junior level isnt allowed. Look at the mod warnings.

Last of Munster quarters is tomorrow. Bandon v Glenstal

Rugby123innow

Maybe Milne with a move to Leinster school mate Conor Kelly played AIL for Tarf on Saturday gone maybe see the front row move to Tarf also?

Rugby123innow

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Maybe Milne with a move to Leinster school mate Conor Kelly played AIL for Tarf on Saturday gone maybe see the front row move to Tarf also?

Maybe Milne with a move to Leinster? School mate Conor Kelly played AIL for Tarf on Saturday gone maybe see the front rower move to Tarf also?*

irishfan9

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Maybe Milne with a move to Leinster? School mate Conor Kelly played AIL for Tarf on Saturday gone maybe see the front rower move to Tarf also?*

he could but he is more than likely headed to the connacht academy.. good.move for him and not surprising given offers on table and links to connacht

Tarf1234

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Rugby123innow wrote: »

Maybe Milne with a move to Leinster school mate Conor Kelly played AIL for Tarf on Saturday gone maybe see the front row move to Tarf also?

Maybe Milne with a move to Leinster? School mate Conor Kelly played AIL for Tarf on Saturday gone maybe see the front rower move to Tarf also?*

We'd certainly be very happy to have him!

irishfan9

Tarf1234 wrote: »

We'd certainly be very happy to have him!

He will be a buccaneer next season barring a major change. IMO.

FrannoFan

Hands Like Flippers wrote: »

How do Belvo look this year?

https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/27422-2/

irishfan9

At JCT Belvo are Rocks only real competition for cup.

irishfan9

Bandon Grammar 7-26 Glenstal Rugby Munster SCT

irishfan9

Munster SCT semi finals

PBC v CBC

Crescent v Glenstal

Hands Like Flippers

Stephen Hawkins football boots wrote: »

Belvo beat CUS 31-7 in juniors

How do Belvo look this year?

The Lost Sheep

Hands Like Flippers wrote: »

How do Belvo look this year?

Junior schools rugby cant be discussed. read the warnings on the thread...
Looking at Munster draw. Should be Glenstal in final. Wont guess cork derby winner.

thebaz

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Junior schools rugby cant be discussed. read the warnings on the thread...
Looking at Munster draw. Should be Glenstal in final. Wont guess cork derby winner.

out of curiorisity - have Glenstal always been strong in Munster - or is this just a particularly good team coming through ??