Presentation Brothers College v Christian Brothers College Match Programme

PINERGY MUNSTER SCHOOLS BOYS SENIOR CUP FINAL 2024
PRESENTATION BROTHERS COLLEGE
VERSUS
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE
VIRGIN MEDIA PARK | TUESDAY 12TH MARCH | KO 2PM

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As proud Official Energy partner of Munster Rugby, we are delighted to
welcome you to Virgin Media Park today, for the Pinergy Munster Schools
Senior Cup Final between Presentation Brothers College and Christian
Brothers College.
This year’s competition has proved to be very exciting with two excellent
sides emerging to contest today’s Final.
We would like to wish both Schools, the teams, their management teams
& their families the very best of luck.
Enjoy the game!
Enda Gunnell
CEO, Pinergy

SUMMARY OF WINNERS
31 31
Wins
Presentation Brothers College - Christian Brothers College
26 12 5
Rockwell College Crescent College Comp St Munchin’s College
4 Wins – Christian Brothers School – Limerick
1 Win – Abbey School – Tipperary
1 Win – PBC Cobh
1 Win – Mungret College
1 Win – Castletroy College
1 Win – Glenstal Abbey School
IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN TODAY
The 1916 final, or more specifically the
celebrations that followed, spawned one
of the most bizarre incidents the Munster
Schools Senior Cup has ever seen. Jubilant
Christian Brothers College supporters
celebrating their 3-1 final victory over local
rivals Pres at the Mardyke were mistaken
by a local Daily Mail reporter as dissenting
rioters, venting their feelings by ‘waving
flags and blowing bugles, while others more
fearless…threw explosives in the shape of
Chinese crackers amongst the crowd.’
next day, eventually escalating right to the
House of Commons on the 7th of March the
following year through a complaint made by
the Lord Mayor of Cork. The following day
the paper issued a formal apology for causing
‘so much’ local indignation and illfeeling,
and that the paper made a donation
to the poor box.
The first, and probably last time a Munster
Schools match will ever be discussed at
Parliament!
A terse riposte came in the shape of a letter
which appeared in the Cork Examiner the

PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
On behalf of Munster Rugby, I would like
to welcome you all to today’s Pinergy
Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup Final
between Presentation Brothers College and
Christian Brothers College in Virgin Media
Park. This is a repeat of last year’s final and
Presentation Brothers College were victorious
on that occasion. This year’s final is of added
significance as both schools are the proud
winners of 31 titles each to date.
The Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup
is one of our top competitions in age-grade
rugby and has been contested for 115 seasons.
It is eagerly anticipated by players, their
families, coaches, supporters and past pupils
of every participating school each season and
it is one of the launchpads for our elite players
and future interprovincial and international
players.
I wish to thank Enda Gunnell and his Pinergy
team for the support and sponsorship of this
competition. Their continued support and
commitment is greatly appreciated.
I would also like to thank Cathal Daly, the
Schools Committee, along with James Neville,
for organising and ensuring the completion of
all schools fixtures.
I am grateful to the Munster Association of
Referees for their officiating at all schools
games to date and I wish Andrew Brace, match
referee, and touch judges Brían Bennett and
Alex Aherne best wishes for today’s game.
I would like to wish both teams the best of luck
today and I am looking forward to an excellent
game.
Michael Carroll
President,
Munster Branch IRFU
President Michael Carroll Vice President Brendan Foley Junior Vice President Sean Loftus
Hon. Secretary Muiris Mahon Hon. Treasurer Tom Kinirons Chief Executive Officer Ian Flanagan
Head Coach Graham Rowntree Team Manager Niall O’Donovan

PRESENTATION
BROTHERS COLLEGE
ROAD TO THE FINAL:
Semi- Final:
PBC 45 – 12 St Munchin’s College
Semi-Final Qualifier:
PBC 14 – 3 Crescent College Comprehensive
6

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS
COLLEGE
ROAD TO THE FINAL:
Semi-Final:
CBC 18 – 8 Crescent College Comprehensive
Semi-Final Qualifier:
CBC 15 – 5 St Munchin’s College

SCHOOLS BATTLE IT OUT
FOR GARRETT FITZGERALD CUP
In 2021/22, the Pinergy Munster Schools
Senior Cup trophy was officially named the
Garrett Fitzgerald Cup as a fitting tribute
and acknowledgement of the former CEO’s
contribution to the schools’ game in the
province.
Fitzgerald, who passed away in February
2020, was at the helm of Munster Rugby
for twenty years and prior to that held
numerous coaching roles across schools,
club, and representative sides.
As a player he won a Munster Schools
Senior Cup with CBC in 1971 and later
coached the school to a total of five Munster
Senior Cup titles guiding teams during a
highly successful period when claiming four
successive Senior Cups from 1997 to 2000.
CBC remain the only school to hold this
honour having previously achieved the feat
in the 1970s.
In November 2021, Garrett’s wife Áine
O’Donnell and daughter Megan attended
an honorary event at the school recognising
the four-in-a-row success and fittingly the
Schools Senior Cup from that period, and
the now christened Garrett Fitzgerald Cup,
were both on display.
Commenting on the cup
recognition, Áine O’Donnell
said, “Having this historic cup
named after Garrett is a lovely
tribute to what he achieved
and to remember what the schools’ game,
and the grassroots game overall, meant to
him.
“He was a huge believer in young people
and wanting them to reach their potential.
Winning this cup recognises excellence
and achieving one’s potential and having
Garrett’s name associated with it is a huge
honour.”
Áine O’Donnell and daughter Megan with the Garrett
Fitzgerald Cup. Credit: Eddie O'Hare
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PRESENTATION
BROTHERS
COLLEGE SQUAD
Wing
Age 18
ADAM SCOTT
No.8
Age 18
ALEX ALDERSON
Flanker
Age 17
BEN FOLEY
Prop
Age: 18
BILLY CRONIN
2nd Row
Age: 17
Hons: Mun U16
CATHAL BRUHN
2nd Row
Age: 18
CHARLIE DONNELLY
2nd Row
Age: 18
CHULAINN LYONS
Wing
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U19
CIAN SWEENEY
Back Row
Age 16
Hons: Muns U16
CORMAC BOHAN
Centre
Age: 17
CORMAC DILLON
Wing
Age 16
DAN O’LEARY
2nd/Back Row
Age: 17
Hons:
Mun U18 Sch
DANIEL FOLEY
2nd/Back Row
Age: 18
DANNY NOONAN
Full Back
Age: 17
DECKIE FITZGERALD
2nd Row
Age: 17
DENIS MURPHY
Prop
Age: 16
DIARMUID SHEEHY
Centre
Age: 18
EDDIE COUGHLAN
Wing
Age: 18
EOIN HURLEY
Wing/Centre
Age 18
EVAN O’DOWD
Hooker
Age: 18
EVAN O’TOOLE
FIONN O’SULLIVAN
Prop
Age: 16
Hons: Mun U16,
U18 Sch
Scrum Half
Age: 17
Hons: Mun U16
FRANKIE ÓG SHEAHAN
Centre
Age: 18
Hons:
Mun U18 Sch, U19,
Ire U18 Sch, U18 7s
GENE O’LEARY KAREEM
2nd Row/Prop
Age: 18
GEORGE O’KEEFFE
Outhalf
Age: 18
Hons: Mun
U17s,18s
HARRY MURPHY
Centre
Age: 17
HARRY MURPHY

Outhalf/Centre
Age: 17
IVAN WALSH
Centre
Age: 17
Hons:
Mun U18 Sch
JAMES O’LEARY
Wing/Full Back
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U19
JOHN WIGGINTON BARRETT
Full Back
Age 17
JP CURTIN
Hooker
Age: 17
LIAM HEGARTY
Prop
Age: 18
LIAM RING
Scrum Half
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U19
LIAM TUOHY
Wing
Age: 18
LUKE EVANS
Wing
Age: 18
LUKE SISK O’MAHONY
Centre/Wing
Age: 18
Hons:
Mun U18 Sch
MARK HETHERINGTON
Prop
Age: 18
MAURICE MINOGUE
Prop
Age: 16
Hons: Mun U16
DIARMUID SHEEHY
Back Row
Age 16
MICHAEL BROWNE
Hooker
Age: 16
Hons: Mun U16
MIKEY FITZGERALD
Wing
Age: 18
NEVILLE O’LEARY
2nd/Back Row
Age 17
OLAN DILLON
Outhalf/Centre
Age: 16
Hons: Mun U16
OLAN HEALY
Back Row
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U16
OSCAR SQUIRES
Back Row
Age: 17
PADDY WALSH
Hooker
Age: 18
PÁDRAIG DOYLE
Wing/Full Back
Age: 17
RICKEY BARRETT
Prop
Age: 18
RIO MCLOUGHLIN-BARRY
Scrum Half
Age 17
RONAN BYRD
Scrum Half
Age 17
RONAN NANGLE
Back Row
Age: 18
RUARC PORTER
2nd Row
Age: 16
SEÁN MACFARLANE
Coaches:
Ger Burke, Cian Bohane, Don Buckley, Peter Scott
S. & C.: Ciarán O Regan
Team Manager: Ian Lehane
Physio: Mike Ryan

VIRGIN ME
PRESENTATION BROTHERS COLLEGE
15.
14.
13.
12.
11.
10.
9.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Replacements:
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Deckie Fitzgerald
Neville O’Leary
Gene O’Leary Kareem (C)
James O’Leary
John Wigginton Barrett
Harry Murphy
Liam Tuohy
Maurice Minogue
Padraig Doyle
William Cronin
Daniel Foley
George O’Keeffe
Oscar Squires
Cormac Bohan
Alexander Alderson
Rio McLoughlin Barry
Fionn O’Sullivan
Diarmuid Sheehy
Charlie Donnelly
Daniel Noonan
Frankie Óg Sheahan
Mark Hetherington
Luke Sisk O’Mahony
Evan O’Dowd
Olan Dillon
Match O
Referee: An
AR1: Brían
AR2: Alex
4th: John
5th: Liam
Coaches:
Ger Burke, Cian Bohane, Don Buckley, Peter Scott
S. & C.: Ciarán O Regan Team Manager: Ian Lehane
Physio: Mike Ryan
12 TUESDAY 12 TH MARC

fficials
drew Brace
Bennett
Aherne
Purcell
Conway
15.
14.
13.
12.
11.
10.
9.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Daire O’Callaghan
Alex O’Connell
Leo O’Leary
Gavin O’Riordan
Bill McCarthy
Charlie Patrick O’Shea
Christopher Barrett
Denis Callaghan
Darragh Prenter
Cian Walsh
Michael Foy
Conor Kennelly
Mark Skelly
Ian Morton
Danny Rock (C)
Replacements:
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Craig Hughes
Ronan O’Callaghan
Sean McDonald
Robert O’Sullivan
Conor Galvin
Joseph Barrett
Cian Boylan
Cian Corkery
Aidan Brady
Ronan O’Keefe.
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS COLLEGE
Coaches:
Tommy Crowe, Ronan O’Donovan, Darragh MacNamara,
Ben Roche, Ian Dunne.
Physio: John O’Sullivan S&C: Donnacha Mulcahy
DIA PARK
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CHRISTIAN
BROTHERS
COLLEGE SQUAD
Centre
Age:19
AIDEN BRADY
Centre
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U18
ALEX O’CONNELL
Wing
Age: 17
Hons:Muns U18
BILL MCCARTHY
Scrum Half
Age: 16
CALEB MCKINNIE
Wing
Age: 17
CALVIN KILBRIDE
Out Half
Age:17
Hons: Mun U17
CHARLIE P O’SHEA
Winger
Age:17
Hons:
MunU17,U18
CHRISTOPHER BARRETT
CONOR GALVIN
CIARÁN WALLACE
CIAN WALSH
CIAN CORKERY
CIAN BOYLAN
Scrum Half
Age:18
Out Half
Age: 17
Prop
Age:18
Hons: Mun U18
Front Row
Age:17
Back Row
Age:18
Hons: Mun U18
2nd Row
Age:18
CONOR KENNELLY
Hooker
Age:17
CRAIG HUGHES
Full Back/Wing
Age:17
Hons: Mun U18
DAIRE O’CALLAGHAN
Back Row/No.8
Age: 18
DANNY ROCK
Hooker
Age: 17
DARRAGH PRENTER

Prop
Age: 19
Hons: Mun U18,U19
DENIS O’CALLAGHAN
GAVIN O’RIORDAN
Centre
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U18,U19
GEORGE GOOD
Hooker/Back Row
Age: 19
Hons: Mun U18,U19
Back Row
Age:17
Hons: Mun U18
IAN MORTON
Back Row/2nd Row
Age: 18
JACOB LANE
Scrum Half
Age: 18
JAMIE MCCARTHY
Back Row
Age: 18
JOSEPH BARRETT
Centre
Age: 17
Hons: Mun U18
LEO O’LEARY
Back Row
Age: 18
MARK SKELLY
2nd Row
Age: 18
MICHAEL FOY
2nd Row
Age: 17
REUBEN COUGHLAN
2nd Row
Age: 17
Hons: Mun U17
ROBERT O’SULLIVAN
Front Row
Age: 18
Hons: Mun U18
RONAN O’CALLAGHAN
Full Back
Age: 18
RONAN O’KEEFFE
Front Row
Age: 17
ROSS MCELHINNEY
Front Row
Age: 18
SEÁN MCDONALD
2nd Row
Age: 18
ZACK COUGHLAN
Head Coach: Tommy Crowe
Coaches: Ronan O’Donovan, Alex Denby,
Duncan Williams, David Lee, Ian Dunne
S&C: Stephen Casey, Philip Elwood
Physio: John O’Sullivan
Manager: Steven Lynch

MATCH PREVIEW
Cork rivals Presentation Brothers College and
Christian Brothers College are reunited for yet
another Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior
Cup Final on Tuesday afternoon. Both schools
will be aiming to take the lead in the overall
roll of honour; as they both have won this
prestigious competition 31 times, which just
adds that extra little spice. Not that any is ever
needed when these teams meet.
CBC will be aiming to gain revenge for last
season where Pres put in an outstanding final
display to secure a 24-0 victory in the decider.
It should be a much closer game this time
around with both teams containing several
survivors from last year’s encounter.
The Cork schools faced similar paths to
the final; as they each overcame both
St Munchin’s and Crescent College
Comprehensive to reach the final.
By Eolan Allen
O’Shea extended the lead to 15 points and
Munchin’s fought back hard but Christians
were tackling hard. A try was eventually
conceded when Oisin Minogue went over after
a powerful drive by the Limerick pack.
The two Limerick schools won their respective
quarterfinals to get back to the last four. The
games again took place at Virgin Media
Park with Christians facing Crescent first and
winning out 18-8. The Cork side’s running
game was creating gaps early on with
Christopher Barrett racing through for an early
try. Crescent’s pack did exert a lot of pressure,
but pressure by the pack at the line-out
allowed hooker Darragh Prenter put his side
10-0 ahead at half-time.
O’Shea danced his way through for an early
second-half try, and while Crescent fought back
with a try and penalty; O’Shea sealed the win
with a late penalty.
Pres secured their place in the semi-final with
a 14-3 victory over Crescent at Virgin Media
Park in the semi-final qualifier. It was a tight
competitive and hard-fought game played in
difficult conditions. The Mardyke based school
were robust in defence and winger Neville
O’Leary produced a moment of class in attack
to open the scoring with a try that Captain
Gene O’Leary-Kareem converted. Crescent
struck with a late penalty in the first half to
make it 7-3 at the break.
Deckie Fitzgerald made a big impact off the
bench with a great solo score that O’Leary-
Kareem converted to secure the victory.
A few days previously, Christians held off St
Munchin’s in a similarly tough game at the
same Cork venue, emerging 15-5 victors. The
Northsiders made a strong start with a try from
their influential Number Eight Daniel Rock, who
powered over under the posts. Charlie Patrick
O’Shea added the conversion and later got in
for a try to give his side a 12-0 lead at the break.
Pres’ not only secured their place in the final
the next day; but laid down a serious message
on intent with a comprehensive 45-12 victory
against Munchin’s. It was a sublime all-round
display by Pres with some scintillating running
lines combined with a powerful forward effort.
They led 33-5 at the break and scored 7 tries
overall.
Gene O’Leary-Kareem scored an impressive
total of 18 points, including two tries, with
his cousin Neville O’Leary also crossing
the whitewash twice. Alex Alderson, Mark
Hetherington and the eye-catching John
Wigginton-Barrett also secured tries.
Both sides pose immense attacking intent,
but there will also be plenty of focus on big
defensive efforts. Michael Foy and Denis
Callaghan will be looking to establishing
dominance up front for Christians while Pres’
will be eager for Denis Murphy and Cormac
Bohan to have an impact in the tight and loose.

MUNSTER SCHOOLS SENIOR CUP WINNERS
1909 CBC (J.Linehan)
1910 Rockwell College (P.Sammon)
1911 Rockwell College (J.Walsh)
1912 Rockwell College (L. O’Grady)
1913 CBC (W.Bird)
1914 Rockwell College (D. Heelan)
1915 Rockwell College (W. Hennebry)
1916 CBC (W.Duggan)
1917 Rockwell College (P. Breen)
1918 PBC (C.Haly)
1919 CBC (J.M O’Connor)
1920 PBC (C. Haly)
1921 Abbey School (AH Pike)
1922 CBC (T. Neville)
1923 Suspended
1924 CBC (W. Collins)
1925 CBC (J. Riordan)
1926 CBS Limerick (M. Bowles)
1927 PBC (TJ. O’Driscoll)
1928 Rockwell College (R. Kiely)
1929 Rockwell College (J. Condon)
1930 Rockwell College (J. O’Connor)
1931 CBS Limerick (M. Daveron)
1932 PBC (H. O’Sullivan)
1933 CBS Limerick (T. Walsh)
1934 CBS Limerick (T. Carroll)
1935 PBC (P. Barry)
1936 CBC (M. Forde)
1937 Rockwell College (P. Ryan)
1938 PBC Cobh (N.O’Keeffe)
1939 PBC (D. Attwood)
1940 Rockwell College (M. O’Donoghue)
1941 Mungret College (E. Cogan)
1942 Rockwell College (M.Dunne)
1943 CBC (T. Murphy)
1944 CBC (T.Murphy)
1945 PBC (D. Coughlan)
1946 PBC (N. Nunan)
1947 Crescent College (G.Spillane)
1948 PBC (A. McHale)
1949 Crescent College (G.Spillane)
1950 Rockwell College (M.Brosnan)
1951 Crescent College (N.Harris)
1952 PBC (T.Nesdale)
1953 Rockwell College (D.Hale)
1954 PBC (P.Crowley)
1955 Rockwell College (T.Coffey)
1956 CBC (J.O’Donoghue)
1957 PBC (J.Walsh)
1958 PBC (F.McCarthy)
1959 Rockwell College (M.Butler)
1960 Rockwell College (P.Leyden)
1961 Rockwell College (T.Houlihan)
1962 CBC (W.Morrissey)
1963 Crescent College (B.Reddan)
1964 Rockwell College (J.Cumiskey)
1965 PBC (T. Murphy)
1966 PBC (B.McGann)
1967 Rockwell College (D.Houlihan)
1968 St Munchin’s (J.Moloney)
1969 PBC (E.Daly)
1970 Rockwell College (D.Ormonde)
1971 CBC (P.Aherne)
1972 CBC (D.Daly)
1973 CBC (C.Parfrey)
1974 CBC (C.Parfrey)
1975 PBC (M.Finn)
1976 CBC (J.Barry)
1977 CBC (D.Lenihan)
1978 PBC (G.Madden)
1979 CBC (G.Fitzgerald)
1980 CBC (F.O’Gorman)
1981 PBC (R.Clarke)
1982 St Munchin’s (P.Murray)
1983 Crescent College (K.Leahy)
1984 CBC (E.Crotty)
1985 Rockwell College (C. Slattery)
1986 Crescent College (M.O’Donoghue)
1987 PBC (K.O’Connell)
1988 CBC (D.Lucey)
1989 Crescent College (B.O’Shea)
1990 Crescent College (M.O’Meara)
1991 PBC (J.Kennefick)
1992 PBC (T.O’Connell)
1993 PBC (J.Murray)
1994 Crescent College (B.Cantrell)
1995 PBC (R.O’Gara)
1996 PBC (T.Cahill)
1997 CBC (B.O’Mahony)
1998 CBC (C.Bradley)
1999 CBC (D.Keohane)
2000 CBC (K.Lucey)
2001 Rockwell College (E.Macken)
2002 St Munchin’s (M.Carroll)
2003 CBC (R.Noonan)
2004 St Munchin’s College (F. Walsh)
2005 PBC (S.Cronin)
2006 St Munchin’s (G.Slattery)
2007 PBC (S.Deasy)
2008 Castletroy College (P. Dooley)
2009 CBC (B.Hayes)
2010 PBC (N.Scannell / D.O’Mahony)
2011 Rockwell College (C. O’Donnell)
2012 Rockwell College (S. McCarthy)
2013 Crescent College (G.Lyons)
2014 Crescent College (C.Blake)
2015 Rockwell College (S.O’Connor)
2016 CBC (D.Feeney)
2017 PBC (J.O’Sullivan)
2018 Glenstal Abbey (B.Healy)
2019 Christian Brothers College
2020 Christian Brothers College /
Presentation Brothers College
(Shared)
2021 N/A
2022 Crescent College Comprehensive
2023 Presentation Brothers College

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