Bank Of Ireland Age-Grade Club Update

The Bank of Ireland Munster U16 and U18 club leagues have confirmed semi-final details in Cup, Plate and Bowl competitions across the Munster province.  In the U16 Cup, Cobh will meet Mallow at Midleton RFC and Ennis go head-to-head with Skibbereen at Kanturk RFC on Sunday 1 April (kick-off 1.30pm). The U16 Plate competition has confirmed finalists for the weekend of the 7^th of April, Bandon and Newcastle West / Estuary have booked their places and the venue will be confirmed in due course. Bandon are again involved, this time in the U16 bowl semi-final with Bantry at Skibbereen RFC on Sunday 1 April (kick-off 1pm). Clonmel will meet Garryowen/Shannon/Old Crescent at Kilfeacle RFC this Sunday with the game scheduled for 1pm. In the U18 Cup semi-finals, Cobh and Bandon battle it out for a place in the final at Highfield RFC on Monday 2 April (kick-off 1.30pm). Nenagh and Skibbereen make up the other semi-final and will get underway at 1.30pm at Cobh RFC this coming Monday. The U18 Plate semi-finals will also be held on Monday 2 April, Kinsale go up against Old Christians at Ballincollig RFC (1.30pm), while Ballincollig meet Garryowen/Shannon-St Mary’s at Galbally RFC (1.30pm). The U18 Bowl competition sees Clonmel and Mallow go head-to-head at Fermoy RFC on Monday 2 April in the first semi-final. Kilfeacle and Old Crescent are scheduled to play at Bruff RFC in the other semi-final with both games kicking-off at 1.30pm on Monday 2 April. Teams that did not qualify for the Munster Cup quarter-finals have been entered into a new knock-out competition, the Munster Development Cup, at U16 and U18 level. The semi-finals of the U18 Development Cup will see Cashel-Fethard/Young Munster go up against Muskerry and South Kerry encounter Clanwilliam/Cork Constitution during the weekend of the 7^th of April. The U16 Development Cup is also in its semi-final stages with Thurles and Sunday’s Well meeting, and Clanwilliam/Douglas-Carrigaline drawn with Abbeyfeale for the weekend of the 7^th of April. Listowel and Carrick/Dungarvan meet each other in the U16 Development Plate final four on Monday 2 April at Listowel (12.30pm) with Youghal and Fermoy also involved at this stage on Friday 30 March (7pm) in Youghal.

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