Leinster Schools Senior Cup 2015

[FrankBurke]

Delighted for Roscrea, Rock did them in a thriller last year.

Sooooo......the semi-finalists are CWC, Newbridge, Roscrea & CBC/Belvo.

Only one Dublin team/day school left. interesting!

[goreyguy]

Roscrea's heavy recruitment from Munster/Connact and Leinster youth rugby pays off.

[Blue Voodoo]

C'mon CBC

Let's do it !

[FrankBurke]

Fingers crossed for a Belvo win today!

[bronxbull]

+1

[bronxbull]

27-0 to Belvo near halftime

[johng]

Owtsch! I wonder how many CUS would have conceded to them?

[Grumpy Old Man]

Semi final draw

Newbridge v Roscrea
2 piles of Jesuits.

[johng]

Yaay another day out!

[cormac]

Owtsch! I wonder how many CUS would have conceded to them?

240,000,000

at least

[FrankBurke]

SF FT Belvo 27 CWC 26.

Fan-tas-tic!!!

Only fourteen sleeps to The Final.....

[Dave Cahill]

SF FT Belvo 27 CWC 26.

Fan-tas-tic!!!

Only fourteen sleeps to The Final.....

Absolutely mental game - had the lot!

[goreyguy]

Belvo to win out, more than likely.

[johng]

Probably would have said the same about cwc rock or Michaels at various points. Belvo probably the "best" of the 3 remaining teams ok.

[Dublinner]

Delighted to see a school outside the traditional big six win the cup. Roscrea are a powerful side with a massive pack. Newbridge backs were all over them in the semi but the Roscrea pack just about gave them enough.
I understand that Roscrea did some very serious recruiting of a champion side from Portlaoise RFC AS well as others from club rugby. The best club players have often been recruited by the rugby schools which is no bad thing as a rule, but i heard the portlaoise side lost six players to Roscrea. Maybe I'm misinformed but if that's the case it is a little OTT.

[FrankBurke]

As a Heartbroken Belvedereian huge congratulations to Roscrea. Best team won. Enjoy the moment.

Now its Seven Years of Hurt....

[Grumpy Old Man]

Delighted to see a school outside the traditional big six win the cup. Roscrea are a powerful side with a massive pack. Newbridge backs were all over them in the semi but the Roscrea pack just about gave them enough.
I understand that Roscrea did some very serious recruiting of a champion side from Portlaoise RFC AS well as others from club rugby. The best club players have often been recruited by the rugby schools which is no bad thing as a rule, but i heard the portlaoise side lost six players to Roscrea. Maybe I'm misinformed but if that's the case it is a little OTT.

Heard something similar, that a number of the students, in a relatively small school, were on rugby scholarships.

[brenno]

As a Belvo old fart, disappointed with result but no question Roscrea were the better team and fully deserved win. Good for schools game too that there's a new name on the cup and it's not just one of the big six as usual. That Roscrea no. 8 is a monster - looks like a fantastic prospect - presume he'll be picked up by one of the academies

[goreyguy]

They've recruited heavily, no coincedence that such a small school numbers wise has such a big pack.

[Not_Today]

As a Belvo old fart, disappointed with result but no question Roscrea were the better team and fully deserved win. Good for schools game too that there's a new name on the cup and it's not just one of the big six as usual. That Roscrea no. 8 is a monster - looks like a fantastic prospect - presume he'll be picked up by one of the academies

He's part of the Connacht underage teams so will probably go into their academy.