Now Roscrea can kick to touch inside our 22. Lineout. Mail. The drive succeeds and Roscrea score. Controlled set piece. Con… good. They lead 34-26. Lots of time left and both teams playing well.

Now we lineout around 35 m out. Overthrown and possession lost. Quick restart and Kearney scores in the corner. Desperate try to concede but the Roscrea back took his chance. Con… missed. 13 point game, and Zaga will need to dig deep. 53 mins.

Scrum to Zaga inside their half. I suppose you could call this enjoyable but not with my blood pressure!!!

We lose a lineout but Roscrea knock forward and DOD can go for the corner. Kick finds touch and we’ll have a lineout inside the 10m area.

Possession here is crucial from the lineout. We have. They get a relieving penalty and another chance is missed. When we restart now the Roscrea lineout can come. Zaga get a put in at the 22, but we’ll need to score soon. 12 mins to go.

Roscrea turn over. We get it back. A bit messy but we still have. We get another put in at the centre. Roscrea are disrupting well as you’d expect. Colbert breaks, passes, receives, scores!!!

Try for Zaga with a difficult con to come. That try was amazing from. Colbert. Con… off both uprights and scored!!! Six point game!!

Really tense. After turning over a structured Roscrea attack over many phases, Zaga knock on and concede the scrum. Six mins to go and Roscrea controlling for now, but Zaga only need one chance.

Zaga steal from the scrum. Late tackle on O’Dwyer and Roscrea narrowly avoid a yellow. Six points; four mins. This is never simple!

Zaga line out just outside the 22 but Roscrea steal. But they knock on and we have a scrum just outside their 22. This is crucial.

Huge pressure but a knock on and a scrum for Roscrea. Last minute. Sox points.

Sorry. Two mins.

Another Zaga lineout but we concede a penalty on the half way line. More territory lost. They will lineout. They concede a penalty and they really didn’t have to. We have one more chance. Kick to touch.

Now last chance. Lineout Zaga. Knock on for Zaga and they should be it. They have, they’ll clear and it’s over. Roscrea win 39-33.

A really terrific game. To score 33 and lose is heart wrenching but nobody is in any doubt as to the commitment of these lads. We’re so proud of this effort, but heartbroken.

⏱️ Full time: Cistercian College 3⃣9⃣-3⃣3⃣ Gonzaga ✨ Roscrea come out on top in an epic battle with Gonzaga to reach the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Boys Schools Senior Cup! #NeverLessThanEverything

Congratulations to our friends from Cistercian College and all the best for the next round. They’re a very talented team and today’s game was a great advert for the strength of schools rugby.

Thanks to Declan, Mark and the coaching staff, who gave their all for the boys, once again.

And hard luck to our team, who can hold their heads high at the performance they gave. Thanks.

Gonzaga Outstanding game today against Gonzaga College. A battle until the end, played in the best spirit of the game. Thank you to another great Gonzaga squad, coaching team & supporters, what a fantastic spectacle for neutrals, and a fine advertisement for Leinster Schools Rugby #AMDG