Schools Senior Cup Semi Finals : Irish Rugby

Schools Senior Cup action continues this afternoon when, in Leinster, Terenure College and Belvdere College meet in Donnybrook (4.15) while St Mary's College put their title on the line the following day at the same venue, against Blackrock College.

In Connacht, Sligo Grammar School are already through to the final having defeated Portumna last week and they will play the winner of the Garbally College v St Sarans tie which will be played next Wednesday.

Up north, RBAI and Methody meet on Tuesday in Ravenhill (2.30pm) and the winner will meet the victors of the Wallace High School v Royal Belfast Academy game which will be played in Ravenhill on Thursday.

Coca-Cola Leinster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final. Monday, 3rd March, Terenure College v Belvedere College, Donnybrook, 4.15pm.Tuesday, 4th March, Blackrock College v St Mary's College, Donnybrook, 4.15pm.

Renault Ulster Schools Senior Cup Semi-Final.

Tuesday, 4th March, RBAI v Methody, Ravenhill, 2.30pm.Thursday, 6th March, Wallace High School v Royal Belfast Academy, Ravenhill, 2.30pm.

Statoil Connacht Schools Senior Cup Semi-final. Wednesday, 5th March, Garbally College v St Sarans, Venue TBC,

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne spoke to Irish Rugby TV about the Union's 2016/17 Annual Report, which includes increased investment in Women's rugby and addresses the challenges of funding for the game in Ireland.

The launch of a commemorative stamp to mark the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland was a special day for Women's rugby, team captain Niamh Briggs and her family. We spoke to her and her dad Mike at the GPO.

Marie Louise Reilly joined her Ireland team-mates Nora Stapleton and Lindsay Peat at a recent Dublin City Council event in support of the upcoming Women's Rugby World Cup. Reilly, who works as a DCC Sports Officer, said: "The team are coming together really well, we're working hard and hopefully August will be really memorable not just for us but for the whole country."