Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup Preview

13th January 2026 By The Editor

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The Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup knock out stages kick off this week with Ardscoil Rís facing Castletroy College and Glenstal Abbey locking horns with newcomers Kinsale Community School.

Ardscoil Rís finished the group stages in fourth place in Group B with six points from their three losses and one win.

They kicked off their schools cup campaign with a 24-17 loss to West Cork outfit Bandon Grammar.

Next up was the Munster CSP side where they ran out 33-24 winners in Fitzgerald Park.

Their third game of the campaign saw them make the trip across the city to Crescent College where they suffered their second defeat with a final score of 43-21.

The Limerick side made the trip to Cork for their final game of the group stage as they faced title holders CBC.

It was another tightly contested game but ultimately was not to be for the visitors as they were defeated 24-12.

Castletroy College finished the group stages in fifth place on two points.

They travelled to Rockwell for their first game of the competition where the Tipperary side ran out 30-22 winners.

Next up for the Limerick side was Cork’s Presentation Brothers College where the visitors came away with the win with a score of 5-26.

They welcomed Glenstal Abbey to the school grounds earlier this month where they went down 3-13.

Their final game saw them narrowly defeated by St. Munchin’s College with a final score of 28-22.

The second Round One knock out game will see Glenstal Abbey face Kinsale Community School.

Glenstal Abbey saw out their group stage campaign in fourth place in Group A.

The Limerick side kicked off their campaign with a 32-26 win over St. Munchins College.

A tough battle with Tipperary side Rockwell College was next where four points separated the sides at full time as it finished 24-28.

Fellow Limerick side Castletroy College was next up for Glenstal Abbey as they recorded their second win of their campaign with a score of 3-13.

Their final game saw them fall to another defeat as they were beaten 77-12 by 2024 champions Presentation Brothers College.

Kinsale Community School will play their first ever Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup knock out round this Thursday as they take on Glenstal Abbey in Dooradoyle.

The West Cork side earned their right to a knock out spot by defeating Hamilton High School Bandon 20-12 in the Munster Senior Cup Qualifier in Virgin Media Park.

Read the report from the game here.