Former All-Ireland winning captain leads Offaly school to Leinster title

Former All-Ireland winning Tipperary captain Tommy Dunne led Cistercian College Roscrea to a Leinster Schools victory over Coláiste Éanna of Dublin last Tuesday afternoon.

Leinster Schools Senior C Hurling Final

Cistercian College Roscrea 1-13

Coláiste Éanna 0-12

The famous Offaly boarding school had four points to spare over their opponents as they continue to try to grow hurling in the predominantly rugby school.

Seven Offaly players from four different clubs started on the team with four more Offaly players among the subs. 

Players from Tipperary, Laois, Kildare and Westmeath also feature on the panel.

Tommy Dunne is in his first year with the school having taken up the Director of Hurling in the school in September of last year and his early labour looks to be bearing fruit thus far.

Cistercian College Roscrea: Tom McKeon (Naas); Robert Gunnell (Ballyskenagh/Killavilla), Josh Powell (Toomevara), Luke Murphy (Portumna); Éanna O'Neill (Seir Kieran), Brian O'Rourke (Roscrea), Cathan Hogan (Shannon Rovers); Ruairc Fay (Kinnity), James O'Sullivan (Shinrone); James Liffey (Shinrone), Liam O'Riordain (Ballyskenagh/Killavilla), Tadhg McKeogh (Ballina); James Morkan (Shinrone), Aodhan Kirwan (Shannon Rovers), John Onions (Clonad).

Subs: Charlie Loughnane (Birr); Peadar Bird (Boardsmill); Quan Morgan O'Brien (Ballina); Oisin Farrell (Thomastown); William MacEntire (St Francis); Jack Byrne (Roscrea); Fionn Carney (Shinrone); Aodhan Carroll (Seir Kieran); Tiarnan Faye (Kinnity); Oisin O'Shea (Roscrea); Thomas Deegan (JK Brackens); Cathal William (Loughleine Gaels); Thomas Major (Mountmellick); Patrick Hyland (Clough Ballacolla).