Limerick schools kick off 2022/23 Munster Senior Cup on Wednesday

Limerick school Crescent College Comprehensive enter the competition as defending champions.

The Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup returns for the first uninterrupted season since the pandemic began in 2020 this Wednesday with four games to be played across the province.

Defending champions, Crescent College Comprehensive take on Christian Brothers School of Cork in their opener in Group A of the competition.

Last year, they comprehensively defeated PBC in the final in Thomond Park.

They are joined by fellow Limerick schools Castletroy College and Glenstal Abbey in that group with those sides also meeting at 2.30pm on Wednesday afternoon.

St Munchins have a bye into the second round as they play Crescent in their first game in a fortnight’s time.

In Group B, Ardscoil Rís are the sole Limerick school with the North Circular Road school taking on Rockwell College on Wednesday.

Munster CSP face Bandon Grammar school in the group’s other game with last year’s runners up PBC awaiting for the second round of games.

Boys Pinergy Schools Munster Senior Cup Round One Fixtures

Group A:

Munster CSP v Bandon Grammar School, Musgrave Park, 6.30pm;

Rockwell College v Ardscoil Rís, Rockwell;

Group B:

C.B.C. v Crescent College Comp., Lansdowne;

Glenstal Abbey School v Castletroy College, Glenstal

Each team will face each other once with the group stages coming to a close at the end of November.

The latter stages of the Pinergy Munster Schools Senior Cup will be streamed live by the Irish Examiner website.

For news and match updates from the outset of this year’s competition, visit Munster Rugby’s website (www.munsterrugby.ie), while to find out more about Pinergy’s support of the competition, check out their social channels across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.