eir Sport announces Leinster & Munster Schools rugby fixtures for the coming season

media release from eir Sport

eir Sport today announced that it will broadcast 11 live schools rugby games over the next two months.  Eight games from the Leinster Schools Senior Cup, including both semi-finals and the final are among the fixtures to be shown.  The Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals and final will also be part of the eir Sport schedule.

The competitions culminate on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) when eir Sport will broadcast the two deciders as a double header.

The action gets underway tomorrow in Round 1 of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup.  eir Sport social media followers were given the choice of fixture by an online twitter poll over the last few weeks.  The game chosen is the meeting of Clongowes Wood College and St. Fintan’s High School in Donnybrook at 3.00 pm.  It will be broadcast on eir Sport 1.

Details of further fixtures to be broadcast will be announced in the coming days and weeks.

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Date	Time	Show	Competition	Channel
Thu Jan 26	5:30pm	SPORTING GREATS	GARETH EDWARDS	SKY SPORTS 2
	10:00pm	RUGBY TONIGHT (REPEAT)		BT SPORT 1
Fri Jan 27	7:30pm	BATH V GLOUCESTER	ANGLO-WELSH CUP	BT SPORT 2
	9:50pm	WORLD SEVENS	NEW ZEALAND	SKY SPORTS 2
Sat Jan 28	1:40pm	TOULON V LA ROCHELLE	TOP 14	SKY SPORTS 4
	2:45pm	LEICESTER TIGERS V NORTHAMPTON SAINTS	ANGLO-WELSH CUP	BT SPORT 1
	2:45pm	LLANELLI V PONTYPOOL	NATIONAL CUP	S4C
	7:40pm	LYON V RACING 92	TOP 14	SKY SPORTS 5
	9:50pm	WORLD SEVENS	NEW ZEALAND	SKY SPORTS 2
Sun Jan 29	10:06am	JOUR DE RUGBY	TOP 14	TV5MONDE
	4:15pm	SPORTING TRIUMPHS	SEAN FITZPATRICK	SKY SPORTS 4
	6:00pm	SCRUM V		BBC2 WALES
Mon Jan 30	1:00pm	RABBITOHS V SEA EAGLES (REPEAT)	NRL2016	EIR SPORT 2
	3:00pm	ROOSTERS V BRONCOS (REPEAT)	NRL2016	EIR SPORT 2
Tue Jan 31	2:55pm	CLONGOWES V ST FINTANS	LEINSTER SCHOOLS	EIR SPORT 2
	6:00pm	HIGHLIGHTS	TOP 14	SKY SPORTS 2
	8:00pm	CLONGOWES V ST FINTANS (REPEAT)	LEINSTER SCHOOLS	EIR SPORT 2
Wed Feb 1	10:00am	CLONGOWES V ST FINTANS (REPEAT)	LEINSTER SCHOOLS	EIR SPORT 2
	7:00pm	HIGHLIGHTS	NZ SEVENS	SKY SPORTS 2
	8:00pm	RUGBY TONIGHT		BT SPORT 3
Thu Feb 2	7:00pm	THE WORLD RUGBY SHOW		SKY SPORTS 5
	8:00pm	DAVE GALLAHER : DONEGAL ALL BLACK	DOCUMENTARY	EIR SPORT 1

Times generally refer to beginning of broadcast not kickoff

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