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From 2005 onwards, however, Setanta Sports began coverage of school's rugby. This included the finals of all provincial finals and coverage of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup. The Leinster Senior Cup was most prominent, however, with coverage from every game played at Donnybrook and every round of the competition. [citation needed]
It is a 12 school competition played by the strongest schools outside of the "Big Six”. [1] The so-called "Big Six" of Leinster schools rugby (Blackrock College, Clongowes Wood College, St Mary's College, Dublin, Terenure College, Belvedere College and St Michael's College, Dublin) do not participate in the competition, although St Michael's ...
Each of the four Provinces holds a Schools Cup competition every season, usually culminating in a Provincial Cup Final held on or around St Patricks Day (17 March each year). Despite the age group the qualifying games and finals are usually very well attended with crowds often better than those attending most adult club games, for Leinster ...
The Leinster Senior League, inaugurated in 1971–72, [1] is a rugby union competition for senior clubs in the Irish province of Leinster. It has traditionally been ranked second in importance to the Leinster Senior Cup .
Despite the domination of the rugby schools the Cup is much less prone to "runs" of victories by a single school, the longest being Belvedere's 4 (1916–1919) and Blackrock's 4s (1979–1982) and (2013–2016). [citation needed] Castleknock College dominated the competition in the 1920s, winning 6 titles including their three-in-a-row (1920 ...
The Leinster League is the second tier of rugby in Leinster, behind the Leinster Senior League. It has five divisions. [ 1 ] The champions qualify for a round-robin tournament with the champions of the other three provincial junior leagues for one of two promotion places to the All-Ireland League .
Strong performances at school level saw Baird rewarded with a place in Leinster's academy ahead of the 2018–19 season, [1] and he made his senior competitive debut for the province in their 14–13 defeat against Ulster during round 21 of the 2018–19 Pro14 on 27 April 2019. [2]
County Carlow Football Club is a rugby club in Carlow, Ireland, playing in Division 1B of the Leinster League. The club was founded in October 1873, and is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Ireland. The club was founded in October 1873, and is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Ireland.