Kildare schools learn their fate as draw for Schools Senior A Cup is made
There will be a clash between a number of players from Kildare in the group stages of the Leinster Schools Senior A Cup after Naas CBS were drawn in Group D alongside St Mary's Edenderry. Good Counsel have also been drawn alongside those two in that group.
Patrician College were one of the first teams drawn out and have been place in Group A alongside St Mel's of Longforld and Scoil Aodhain from Dublin, while Scoil Mhuire, Clane, are in Group C with Coláiste Mhuire from Mullingar and Coláiste Eoin of Dublin.
All five schools with a Kildare involvement have avoided last year's two finalists - Moate CS and St Peter's Wexford - and Maynooth Post Primary will come up against St Fintan's High School from Dublin and Marist College of Athlone.
The draw was performed by Kildare senior football star and PwC all-star nominee Daniel Flynn – himself a former Leinster and All-Ireland winner with St Mary’s of Edenderry in 2012.
Leinster GAA Chairman Jim Bolger said: “This Top Oil Senior A Cup has a long and proud tradition in Leinster GAA. By expanding its format to provide more games at a high-level of competition we believe it can be a crucial tool in the work we are doing to raise standards across the Province.
“In Br Bosco we also have someone worthy of recognition. He gave selflessly of his time and was passionate about Gaelic Games and left a positive legacy from his work with the Patrician order in Tullow, Newbridge and Ballyfin.
“Thanks to our generous support from Top Oil we are able to maintain our tradition of supplying free playing equipment to the 240 plus schools who are affiliated to Comhairle Laighean every year.”
The opening games are due to take place the week of November 15. The draw for the group stage is as follows:
GROUP A: St Mel’s, Longford; Patrician, Newbridge; Sc Aodhain.
GROUP B: St Patrick’s, Navan; St Mary’s, Knockbeg; Moate CS
GROUP C: Col Mhuire, Mullingar; Col Eoin; Sc Mhuire, Clane
GROUP D: Good Counsel, Wexford; Naas CBS; St Mary’s, Edenderry
GROUP E: St Benildus Col; St Peter’s, Wexford; Athlone CC
GROUP F: Maynooth PP; St Fintan’s HS, Sutton; Marist College, Athlone.