288 players representing 24 qualifying schools will participate in this year’s Post Primary Schools Leinster Futsal Finals in the marvellous surrounds of Gormanston College, Meath on Tuesday next, 16 November.
The Post Primary Schools futsal competition is in its second year nationally after a successful pilot programme. The competition caters for first year students with both boys and girls categories catered for.
Each team have come through their respective county qualifying events to get to this Provincial stage, the Leinster Finals.
In the Leinster qualifiers, we have two successful schools defending their Provincial titles with Moyne Community College winning the girls title last time around and going on to claim the elusive All Ireland crown while Wexford CBS claimed the Leinster boy’s title.
No strangers to the competition will be Dublin Oak (Wicklow) and Grennan College (Kilkenny) in the boys section and St. Brendan’s Community College, Birr and Eureka Secondary School, Kells all making a welcome return in the girls section. These schools’ participation last year in the event was to a very high standard so they should bring an impressive array of skill to the finals this time around.
Longford will be represented by Moyne Community College for both the boys and girls competitions. The pressure will be on the Moyne girls’ team to replicate the good fortunate of last year.
Also making a double representation is Westmeath qualifiers Wilson's Hospital School, Multyfarnham. Both the girls and boys teams were unbeaten in their County Finals in Athlone last week so they will be quietly confident of doing a good job at the next level up.
One player to watch out for is Wilson's Rachel Shaw. Rachel started as a substitute then scored 10 of the 12 goals Wilson's struck in the competition. She also took the corner that lead to an own goal while Samia Ennis also scored to record a remarkable tally. This strike partnership of Ennis and Shaw will make for a pulsating encounter for their opponents.
Unfortunately Carlow failed to qualify two schools for the events so Wexford have two qualifiers in each section with Wexford CBS and Gorey Community School representing the boys and Ramsgrange, New Ross and Gorey CS making the cut for the girls.
Louth’s Dundalk Grammar School will have their boys and girls teams participating while Offaly’s Tullamore College and St. Brendan’s CC of Birr represent the boys and girls respectively.
Dublin’s new entries will include Larkin CC for the boys and Sword’s St. Finian’s in the girls section.
Mountrath CS and Scoil Chriost Ri will complete the Laois entry while Wicklow’s Dublin Oak and Colaiste Chraobh Abhann will participate for the garden county.
Host County Meath have the experienced St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne and the highly competitive Eureka Secondary School in Kells competing for the coveted title.
The competition is wide open with 20 schools in contention for some of the silverware on offer on Tuesday next. All schools are requested to be in attendance for registration at 10:30am with games kicking off at 11am sharp.
For further information on the event please contact the competition co-ordinator Mark Scanlon on 086 7954353.
List of participating Schools:
Dublin (Boys) Larkin Community College
Dublin (Girls) St. Finian’s Community College, Swords
Wicklow (Boys) Dublin Oak Academy
Wicklow (Girls) Colaiste Chraobh Abhann
Laois (Boys) Mouthrath Community School
Laois (Girls) Scoil Chriost Rí
Kildare (Boys) Confey College
Kildare (Girls) St. Paul’s Secondary School, Monasterevin
Kilkenny (Boys) Grennan College, Thomastown
Kilkenny (Girls) Presentation College
Offaly (Boys) Tullamore College
Offaly (Girls) St. Brendan’s Community College, Birr
Meath (Boys) St. Peter’s College, Dunboyne
Meath (Girls) Eureka Secondary School, Kells
Longford (Boys) Moyne Community School
Longford (Girls) Moyne Community School
Westmeath (Boys) Wilson’s Hospital, Multyfarnham
Westmeath (Girls) Wilson’s Hospital, Multyfarnham
Louth (Boys) Dundalk Grammar School
Louth (Girls) Dundalk Grammar School
No qualifiers for Carlow so Wexford have 2 boys & 2 girls teams qualified.
Wexford (Boys) Wexford CBS
Wexford (Boys) Gorey Community School
Wexford (Girls) Ramsgrange, New Ross
Wexford (Girls) Gorey Community School
BOYS SECTION
Group 1:
Larkin CC
Dundalk Grammar
Gorey CS
Confey College
Grennan College
Tullamore College
Group 2:
St. Peter’s College
Wilson’s Hospital
Moyne CS
Wexford CBS
Mouthrath CS
Dublin Oak Academy
Boys Fixtures: Group 1
11:00 Larkin CC v Dundalk Grammar
11:15 Gorey CS v Confey College
11:30 Grennan College v Tullamore College
11:45 Larkin CC v Gorey CS
12:00 Dundalk Grammar v Grennan College
12:15 Confey College v Tullamore College
12:30 Larkin CC v Grennan College
12:45 Gorey CS v Tullamore College
13:00 Dundalk Grammar v Confey College
13:15 Larkin CC v Tullamore College
13:30 Confey College v Grennan College
13:45 Dundalk Grammar v Gorey CS
14:00 Larkin CC v Confey College
14:15 Dundalk Grammar v Tullamore College
14:30 Gorey CS v Grennan College
Boys Fixtures: Group 2
11:00 St Peter’s College v Wilson Hospital
11:15 Moyne CS v Wexford CBS
11:30 Mouthrath CS v Dublin Oak
11:45 St. Peter’s College v Moyne CS
12:00 Wilsons Hospital v Mouthrath CS
12:15 Wexford CBS v Dublin Oak
12:30 St. Peter’s College v Laois
12:45 Moyne CS v Dublin Oak
13:00 Wilsons Hospital v Wexford CBS
13:15 St. Peter’s College v Dublin Oak
13:30 Wexford CBS v Mouthrath CS
13:45 Wilsons Hospital v Moyne CS
14:00 St. Peter’s College v Wexford CBS
14:15 Wilsons Hospital v Dublin Oak
14:30 Moyne CS v Mouthrath CS
BOYS FINAL
14:45 Group 1 Winner v Group 2 Winner
GIRLS SECTION
Group 1
Dundalk Grammar School,
Eureka SS, Kells,
St. Brendan’s CC, Birr,
Scoil Chriost Ri
Moyne CS
Gorey CS
Group 2
Wilson’s Hospital
St. Finian’s CC, Swords
St. Paul’s SS, Monasterevin
Colaiste Chraobh Abhann
Ramsgrange VC
Presentation College
Girls Fixtures: Group 1
11:00 Dundalk Grammar v Eureka
11:15 St. Brendan’s CC v Scoil Chriost Ri
11:30 Moyne CS v Gorey CS
11:45 Dundalk Grammar v St. Brendan’s CC
12:00 Eureka v Moyne CS
12:15 Scoil Chriost Ri v Gorey CS
12:30 Dundalk Grammar v Moyne CS
12:45 St. Brendan’s CC v Gorey CS
13:00 Eureka v Scoil Chriost Ri
13:15 Dundalk Grammar v Gorey CS
13:30 Scoil Chriost Ri v Moyne CS
13:45 Eureka v St. Brendan’s CC
14:00 Dundalk Grammar v Scoil Chriost Ri
14:15 Eureka v Gorey CS
14:30 St. Brendan’s CC v Moyne CS
Girls Fixtures: Group 2
11:00 Wilsons Hospital v St. Finian’s
11:15 St. Paul’s SS v Colaiste Chraobh Abhann
11:30 Ramsgrange VC v Presentation College
11:45 Wilsons Hospital v St. Paul’s SS
12:00 St. Finian’s v Ramsgrange VC
12:15 Colaiste Chraobh Abhann v Presentation College
12:30 Wilsons Hospital v Ramsgrange VC
12:45 St. Paul’s SS v Presentation College
13:00 St. Finian’s v Colaiste Chraobh Abhann
13:15 Wilsons Hospital v Presentation College
13:30 Colaiste Chraobh Abhann v Ramsgrange VC
13:45 St. Finian’s v St. Paul’s SS
14:00 Wilsons Hospital v Colaiste Chraobh Abhann
14:15 St. Finian’s v Presentation College
14:30 St. Paul’s SS v Ramsgrange VC
GIRLS FINAL
14:45 Group 1 Winner v Group 2 Winner
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