Schools' Rugby/CBC Monkstown 12 The King's Hospital 0:CBC Monkstown edged out The King's Hospital in this delayed Leinster Schools' Section B Vinny Murray Cup first-round tie at Seapoint yesterday. A quick start saw a ball to the front of a lineout driven over the line by captain James Rogers. Then, number eight Michael Noone's initial thrust set up prop Conor Ó Raghallaigh to break two tackles and make the line. Conor Banahan kicked the conversion.

CBC MONKSTOWN:B Dorgan; D Finnegan, G Foley, K Jenkinson, J Clarke; C Banahan, S Roberts; C Ó Raghallaigh, D Lewis, R Kearney; R Sayne, S Grannell; S Boucher, J Rogers, M Noone. Replacements: S O'Brien for Dorgan (29 mins); D Graham for Ó Raghallaigh (51 mins); S O'Connor for Roberts (56 mins).

THE KING'S HOSPITAL:H Murphy; S Hogan, C Donohoe, B Kontur, N Darragh; P Davis, S Treacy; I Hirst, A Dolan, F Ross; D Meenaghan, R Hegarty; A Darragh, P du Toit, D Russell. Replacements: C Leahy for Hegarty (64 mins).

Referee:D Dennehy (IRFU).