Towns Cup Rugby semi-final Kilkenny V Cill Dara

With Irish Rugby at an all time high following the recent Six Nations Grand Slam double on St. Patrick’s Weekend, their will no doubt be increased interest in Kilkenny's pursuit of attempting to defend e Provincial Towns Cup.

St. Patrick’s Weekend was also a positive one for Kilkenny Rugby Club as they secured a last gasp victory away to Gorey in the Quarter-Final to keep their Towns Cup hopes alive. is coming Easter Sunday, Kilkenny play Cill Dara in Portlaoise from 3pm, while the other Semi-Final is an all Carlow contest between County Carlow and Tullow.

Easter Sunday was a memorable day for Kilkenny Rugby last year as they won e Towns Cup for the rst time in 20 years following an emphatic 32-6 win against Ashbourne.

It was their 6th Towns Cup triumph with the rst coming back in 1955.

Kilkenny had a tough path on their way to last years Cup Final as they defeated Edenderry, Dundalk and Carlow, and in this years Quarter-Final they had to do it the hard way against Gorey.

At one stage they were 12-0 down and facing defeat, but