Terenure awarded replay after Clongowes field ineligible player in Leinster Schools Senior Cup tie

Terenure College have been reinstated in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup after their opponents Clongowes Wood College fielded an ineligible player in their first-round match on February 1st at Energia Park, a game in which the Kildare school prevailed 17-15.

Following a meeting of the Leinster Rugby Schools Committee on Monday afternoon it has been decided that the match will be replayed on Monday, February 20th at the same venue.

The decision to replay the fixture follows an independent submission, unrelated to either school, that Clongowes Wood College fielded an ineligible player in contravention of Regulation 8.6 of the Leinster Rugby Gamesmaster’s handbook and schools’ competition regulations.

On the evidence available a replay was deemed the fairest resolution to the issue. The winner of the game will face St Michael’s College in the second round on a date also to be confirmed.

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