1. Titles

Leinster Schools' Senior Section A Development Shield.
Leinster Schools' Senior Section A Shield.
Leinster Schools' Senior Plate Fr. Hampson Cup.
Leinster Schools' Junior Section A Development Shield.
Leinster Schools' Junior Section A Shield.
Leinster Schools' Junior Plate.

2. Leinster Schools' Senior and Junior Cup Rules shall govern all Senior and Junior Shield and Plate Competitions.

3. Any team knock out of the first and second rounds of the Junior and Senior Section A Development Cup shall be eligible to enter the Senior and Junior Section A Development Shields respectively.

4. Any team knock out of the first and second rounds of the Section A McMullen Cup and the Section A Duff Cup are eligible to enter the Senior and Junior Section A Shield respectively.

5. Any team knock out of the first and second rounds of the Senior and Junior Challenge Cup are eligible to enter the Senior Plate (Fr. Hampson Cup) and Junior Plate respectively.

6. The venues of for the Senior and Junior Development Shields and Senior and Junior Section A Shields shall be determined as follows:

(i) These competitions are played on a home and away basis.

(ii) The first named team will have a home fixture.

(iii) If the home side wins a first round match and is then drawn against as team who receives a bye then their next match will be away.

(iv) If the away side wins a first round match then they shall have the home advantage in the next round.

(v) If a match is drawn the replay will take place with the teams swapping home advantage.

(vi) In the case of a walkover the first named team will have home advantage.

7. The venues of for the Senior and Junior Plates shall be determined as follows:

(a) Matches will be played on the grounds of the schools first drawn. The home school will be responsible for all arrangements including the appointment of an official branch referee.

(b) A team winning a match at Home in one round will play its next match Away unless:

(i) Its opponents, being drawn on the bottom of the draw, have also won their previous match at Home, or

(ii) The match is a second round match and its opponents have drawn a bye to the bottom position in the draw.

(c) A team winning an Away match in one round will play its next round match at Home unless:

(i) Its opponents, being drawn on the top of the draw have also won their previous match Away,

or

(ii) The match is a second round match and its opponents have drawn a bye to the top position in the draw.

(d) In the case of a walkover being given the match shall be deemed to have been played in the original venue.

(e) If a match is drawn the replay will take place with the teams swapping home advantage.

(f) In the case of a team winning a tie following a replay or replays, the venue for that tie shall be deemed to have been the first venue.

9. The finals shall be held in a neutral venue.