Skerries fight back to earn replay

Schools Round-up: Skerries Community School and Mount Temple will have to do it all over again to see which will advance to …

Schools Round-up: Skerries Community School and Mount Temple will have to do it all over again to see which will advance to the Leinster Schools Section A Junior Cup semi-final. At Castle Avenue, Skerries gained the psychological upper-hand for the replay, coming back from 10-0 down through Philip Matthews' try and the goalkicking of Eoghan Dempsey.

St Columba's await the winners following their convincing 34-12 defeat of De La Salle, Churchtown, at Kilternan.

First-time competitors Naas CBS are making good progress and Michael Skelton's 46th-minute penalty saw them squeeze past St Mel's, Longford, 3-0.

Three tries, two in the second half from James Alexander, inspired Sandford Park to a 15-7 win over St Conleth's in a first-round replay at Merrion Road.

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In the Senior Cup, St Columba's brushed aside Moyne Community School 20-7 in a delayed first round tie at Mullingar.