Daily Archives: 09/05/2012

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Second and Third Visit UCC

Second and Third Class enjoyed an interesting tour of UCC last week in the company of their teachers and some Transition Year boys.  As they made their way round the quad, stone corridor, etc, they encountered many past pupils of CBC, who were surprised and pleased to see them.

The boys were given gowns and ‘parchments’ in a mock graduation ceremony and various mementos including a biro and a bookmark with the ogham alphabet.

Second and Third Class on the Quad with their 'parchments'.

 

Second and Third Class on the Stone Corridor in their 'graduation' gowns

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…Christian Brothers take the trophy home to Cork..

An interesting account of one of the matches played by the Prep School Bath touring group appears on the Avonvale RFC website, under the heading: ‘Vale fail to light any candles as the Christian Brothers take the  trophy home to Cork’.  The article reads as follows:

Vale 0 – Christian Brothers 2

“Having seen the Christian Brothers take apart several teams it was a fairly nervous start to our encounter with the Irish team. However whilst the tackling and scrummaging were holding up very well, the problem was at the breakdown.
“Christian Brothers were very adept at counter rucking and were able to constantly recycle the ball, keeping Vale under pressure, which finally resulted in a try.

“In the second half Vale came close to scoring on a few occasions but could not find any way through. One of the Christian Brothers big centres finally powered across Vales tryline late in the game for their second try. A loss but a brave display by Avonvale.”

For a full report on the tournament go to:  http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/avonvale/m/match-report-10776.html?official=0&fixture_id=667224