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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 ...
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]
Gus made his debut for Leinster Rugby in April 2024 away in South Africa against Stormers. [6] He made his first start for the club in the United Rugby Championship against Edinburgh in September 2024. [7] The young hooker became a regular starter for the club at the start of the 2024-25 season. [8]
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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 ...
Boyle joined the Leinster academy ahead of the 2021–22 season, [1] and made his senior debut for the province as a 54th minute replacement for Michael Milne in Leinster's 43–14 victory against Dragons on 18 February 2023. [2]
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 ...
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] Baird played as a substitute for Leinster in September 2020 in ...