Defending champions Blackrock will begin their quest for a 70th Leinster Schools Senior Cup with a home tie against Presentation College, Bray after the draw took place in Blackrock on Monday evening with Fergus McFadden and Nick McCarthy on hand to do the honours.
The tournament’s record winners added a 69th title to their cabinet last year when they beat Belvedere in the final.
The beaten north Dublin finalists – who last year were going for three-in-a-row – will themselves meet 2015 winners Cistercian College, Roscrea in the opening round, full fixtures for which will be announced later this week.
Elsewhere, Gonzaga will meet Castleknock in a northsisde v southside derby while Terenure – who have won the title 10 times – travel to take on St Mary’s.
The Senior Cup is scheduled to begin at the end of January with the Junior Cup kicking off soon after.
Among the schools hoping to reach the Vinnie Murray Cup final and therefore qualify for the Senior Cup are St Andrew’s College, The King’s Hospital, CUS and St Fintan’s High School of Skerries.
In the Junior Cup Blackrock will meet Belvedere in the first round in what is the pick of the ties.
Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Schools Senior Cup
Wesley College v Clongowes Wood College
Vinnie Murray Cup Finalist 2 v Vinnie Murray Cup Finalist 1
Presentation College, Bray v Blackrock College
Kilkenny College v St Michael’s College
Gonzaga College v Castleknock College
Belvedere College v Cistercian College, Roscrea
Newbridge College v St Gerard’s
St Mary’s College v Terenure College
Bank of Ireland Vinnie Murray Cup
The King’s Hospital v Tullow Community School/Gorey Community College
Newpark Comprehensive v St Fintan’s High School
CUS v Gormanston College
The High School v Salesian College
1st Round byes: CBC Monkstown, St Andrew's College, St Paul's College/Wilson's Hospital, Temple Carrig School - CBC Monkstown will face St Andrew's in the 2nd Round; Temple Carrig School will face either St Paul's College or Wilson's Hospital
Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Schools Junior Cup
Fr Godfrey Finalist 1 v Fr Godfrey Finalist 2
Gonzaga College v Kilkenny College
St Michael’s College v CBC Monkstown
Newbridge College v Temple Carrig School
Wesley College v Presentation College, Bray
St Mary’s College v Terenure College
Blackrock College v Belvedere College
Clongowes Wood College v Castleknock College
Bank of Ireland Fr Godfrey Cup
Newpark Comprehensive v The High School
CBS Naas v Duff Cup Qualifier
St Ciarán’s Community School, Kells v St Andrew’s
Gorey Community School v St Gerard’s
CUS v Cistercian College, Roscrea
1st Round byes: St Fintan's High School, Skerries Community College, The King's Hospital - St Fintan's face Skerries CC in the 2nd Round; King's Hospital will play the winner of CUS v Roscrea.
