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Premier Sports to Broadcast 2025 Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Boys Schools Senior Cup Live

Premier Sports is set to deliver comprehensive coverage of the highly anticipated 2025 Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Boys Schools Senior Cup, beginning Tuesday, 28 January 2025.

The broadcaster will exclusively air eight live matches from the competition, kicking off with Blackrock College versus St Mary’s College in Round 1. The opening clash will be held at Energia Park, with coverage starting at 2.45pm on Premier Sports 1. Fans can look forward to in-depth interviews and expert analysis from Connor Morris and Bernard Jackman.

Following the first round, all four quarter-final fixtures will be broadcast live during the week of 10 February 2025. The semi-finals are scheduled for the week commencing 3 March 2025, also at Energia Park.

This year, with the RDS Arena undergoing redevelopment, the final will take place at Tallaght Stadium on St Patrick’s Day, 17 March 2025. Premier Sports will bring the curtain down on another thrilling year of Senior Cup action from this iconic Dublin venue.

Michael O’Rourke, founder and owner of Premier Sports, expressed his excitement about this year’s event:
“We are delighted to once again showcase this brilliant competition and the talented schools and players involved. Hosting the final in Tallaght Stadium adds a unique element to this year’s tournament. It’s an excellent venue with a fantastic atmosphere, and our team is well-versed in broadcasting from there. We can’t wait to get started, beginning with the reigning champions facing a determined St Mary’s College side hungry for success at the Senior Cup level.”

Matthew Dowling, Chief Commercial Officer for Leinster Rugby, also highlighted the significance of the partnership:
“We’d like to thank Michael and the team at Premier Sports for their continued support of the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup. Broadcasting eight live games on such a respected platform is a fantastic opportunity for players and fans alike. Premier Sports’ commitment to rugby, from grassroots to professional levels, is unparalleled, and we’re looking forward to another exciting season.”

Where to Watch

Premier Sports is available on Sky (channels 412 and 420), NOW, Virgin, and Vodafone platforms. Additional information can be found on the Premier Sports website.

Streaming Additional Matches

Leinster Rugby has confirmed that the remaining seven Round 1 matches will be available for streaming. Details will be announced closer to the fixtures.

2025 Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Boys Schools Senior Cup Fixtures

First Round

All matches will take place at Energia Park, Donnybrook, at 3pm.
• Monday, 20 January: St Gerard’s School v St Michael’s College
• Wednesday, 22 January: Kilkenny College v St Vincent’s Castleknock College
• Friday, 24 January: Belvedere College v Wesley College
• Monday, 27 January: Terenure College v Clongowes Wood College
• Tuesday, 28 January: Blackrock College v St Mary’s College – live on Premier Sports
• Wednesday, 29 January: Newbridge College v Gonzaga College
• Thursday, 30 January: Cistercian College Roscrea v Vinnie Murray Cup Q2
• Friday, 31 January: Vinnie Murray Cup Q1 v St Fintan’s High School

Quarter-Finals

Scheduled for the week commencing 10 February 2025 at Energia Park.

Semi-Finals

Scheduled for the week commencing 3 March 2025 at Energia Park.

Final

The final will take place on Monday, 17 March 2025, at Tallaght Stadium.

Stay tuned as Premier Sports brings the best of Leinster Rugby Schools Senior Cup action to fans across Ireland and beyond.

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Arthur Henry made some good carries early on for Gozanga but from the 10th minute mark onwards it as all St Michael’s. Fintan Gunne was impressive helping his side gradually come more and more into the game.

The first try of the game came from front row James Power. He drove home from close to the line. Power would go onto to get another try not long after. The Gonzanga at sixes and sevens as Power crossed the line. Chris Cosgrave added the extra points from the conversion. The score was 14-0 with 20 minutes played. Gonzaga managed to get on the scoreboard just before the break. St Michael’s were then penalised for been offside. This allowed Harry Colbert to take the three points. It was 14-3 at the break.

St Michael’s had a try within five minutes of the restart. Lee Barron coming up with a try after a maul from the lineout. Cosgrave added the conversion to make it 21-3. In tough wintry conditions St Michael’s weren’t going to be denied.  St Michael’s took advantage and Lee Barron stormed over for another try. Cosgrave added penalties to the winners tally to secure safe passage to the semi-final stages.

Gonzaga College: Jamie McNulty; Hugh Lynn (Luka Hassett 60), Brian Barron, Jack Browne (Davy Colbert 17), Simon Wilson; Harry Colbert, Eadbhard O’Callaghan (Max Colgan 44); George Morris (Noah Maguire 44), George Kenny, Ronan Shaw; Seamus Carroll (Callum Murphy 70), Spencer O’Connell; Arthur Henry, Tom Cullen (capt), Hugo Fitzgerald.

St Michael’s College: Chris Cosgrave; Eddie Kelly, Simon O’Kelly, Hugo McWade (Luke Russell 64), Henry McErlean (James Nicholson 45); Niall Carroll, Fintan Gunne (Jeffrey Woods 56); Jack Boyle (Josh Egan 67), Lee Barron (Zach Baird 67), James Power (Dylan Rogan 68); Jack Guinane, Stephen Woods; Dylan Ryan (Michael Barron 56), Conor Booth (Dan Carroll 64), Will Hickey (capt).

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SOUND ON

The moment @CKCRugby sealed their place in the @bankofireland @leinsterrugby Schools Senior Cup semi final

We spoke with Castleknock’s Adrian Flavin following his side’s 15 – 14 win over @Belvederecolleg pic.twitter.com/1FZwSXkSBa

— Premier Sports (@PremierSportsTV) February 10, 2020

It was Castleknock who made a bright start to this game. They made some big carries early on with Ian Birmingham impressive at number 8. He was held just short of the line after a well worked line-out. However, tighthead Ben Griffin was on hand to stretch for the line to make it 5-0 on the scoreboard. McDonough kept pinning back Belvedere in their own half. Belvedere were giving away needless penalties. Moreover, Birmingham once again went  close to getting a try. It again came from the line-out. However, he was held up, but Castleknock kept the pressure on and Griffin was on hand to get his second try of the day.

However, Belvedere didn’t really threaten Castleknock until around the 20th minute. Eoin MacAdaimh breaking away but it came to nothing. Sargeant also broke through the Castleknock defence but he tackled well by Conor Delaney. That man MacAdaimh went close late in the half but once again the Castleknock defence held firm. Alex Watson and Conor Duggan bundling him into touch.

Belvedere began the second half well and much better than the opening half. They got a try inside the opening 2 minutes of the half. Darragh Coan did well making a good run to just short of the line, however, centre Peter O’Farrell was on hand to finish off the move. Double try scorer Griffin was sin binned just before the hour mark. Belvedere took advantage of having the extra man and Sargeant went over.

Belvedere leading 14-12 after Tormey’s conversion . However, just a couple of minutes later Castleknock took the lead from a penalty which ended up been the winning score. The penalty came after Belvedere players went off their feet in the ruck. McDonough stepped up to kick the resulting penalty between the posts. They managed to hold onto the one point till the final whistle to book their place in the Leinster Senior Schools cup semi-finals.

Scorers – Belvedere College: P O’Farrell, J Sargent try each, J Tormey two cons; St Vincent’s Castleknock College: B Griffin two tries, L McDonough con, pen.

Belvedere College: Daniel Hawkshaw; James Dillon (Joshua Maher 68), Jed Tormey, Peter O’Farrell, Eoin MacAdaimh (Will Finnegan 47); Finn McCarrick, Jack MacNeice (capt) (Patrick O’Farrell 68); Jonathan Sargent, Cal Marrey, Hugh Flood; Eoghan Murphy, Darragh Coan; Jonathan Ross, Zander Hayden (Daniel O’Driscoll h-t), Hugo McPeake (Ben McCabe 47).

St Vincent’s Castleknock College: Conor Delaney; Alex Watson, Fionn Gibbons, Conor Dunne (Will Hennessy 38), Jake Rooney; Louis McDonough (capt), Conor Duggan (Conor Mahon 63); Ben Bislin (Gearóid Quinn 65), Alex Creedon, Ben Griffin; Luke Callinan (James Duffy 65), Stephen Callinan; Fergus Stanley, Ciaran McCarrick, Ian Birmingham (Ethan Keogh 61-65).

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