Round Up | Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior & Junior Cup

The group stages of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior and Junior Cup competitions kicked-off earlier this month with a new-look format providing more games for schools ahead of the knock-out stages in January 2020.

Teams in both the Senior and Junior Cup competitions are divided into two groups, Group A and Group B, with the introduction of a Munster Club Select Player (CSP) side in Group A of the Senior competition.

The newly-formed team, made up of club players from across the province, have made an impressive start to the competition defeating Ardscoil Rís 31-29 in their first encounter of the round-robin series.

Munster CSP went on to claim a 38-12 victory over Bandon Grammar School at Irish Independent Park in last week’s second round of fixtures to secure their place at the top of Group A.

Castletroy College and Presentation Brothers College drew 0-0 in the second round of games in Group A while Crescent College Comprehensive and Christian Brothers College defeated Glenstal Abbey (5-22) and St Munchin’s (11-19) respectively in Group B.

Crescent CC sit top of Group B after their opening victory over St Munchin’s (22-7) combined with their win against Glenstal to make it two from two.

In the Junior Cup competition, Ardscoil Rís edged out Castletroy College 8-0 and are currently top of Group A.

In Group B, Bandon Grammar School claimed a comprehensive 36-0 victory over Glenstal Abbey while CBC defeated Rockwell 33-10 in the second round of fixtures to go top of the table after pushing past PBC 10-5 in the first round.

The next round of matches for both Senior and Junior Cup competitions will take place in early November.

Click here to keep up to date with the latest results and fixtures from both the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior and Junior Cup competitions.