There is controversy afoot in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup, after it was revealed that Clongowes Wood College fielded an ineligible player during their first round 17-15 win over Terenure College.
It has been decided by the Leinster Rugby Schools Committee that - rather than handing the victory to Terenure - the game will be replayed on Monday, 20 February at Energia Park.
The player in questioned had breached Regulation 8.6 of the Leinster Rugby Games Master’s Handbook and Schools Competition Regulations, which means that a player must be have been a pupil at their school for at least 20 months months prior to the competition.
Clongowes were due to play St. Michael's College in the second round on Friday, 24 February, with that game also being rescheduled.
You can read the statement found on the Leinster Rugby website below, which, interestingly:
Following a meeting of the Leinster Rugby Schools Committee yesterday afternoon, it has been decided that the Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Schools Senior Cup first round game between Clongowes Wood College and Terenure College will be replayed on Monday, 20 February in Energia Park.
The decision to replay the fixture follows an independent submission, unrelated to either school, that Clongowes Wood College fielded an ineligible player during their first round 17-15 win over Terenure College in contravention of Regulation 8.6 of the Leinster Rugby Games Master’s Handbook and Schools Competition Regulations.
On the evidence available, it has been decided by the Leinster Rugby Schools Committee, to replay the game next Monday.
Details of the replay will be confirmed in the next few days and the winner of the game will face St Michael’s College in the second round of the Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Schools Senior Cup on a date also to be confirmed.
Controversy In The Leinster Schools Senior Cup
1 February 2023; Clongowes Wood College players celebrate after the Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Schools Senior Cup First Round match between Terenure College and Clongowes Wood College at Energia Park in Dublin. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
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