 The competition in 1953 was won by T. Kelly after a playoff, the 1954, 1955 and 1956 masters competitions were won by Belgian Grandmaster Albéric O'Kelly de Galway, and the 1957 competition was won by Czech Grandmaster Luděk Pachman.In rugby, the winners of the Munster schools cup hosted their Leinster counterparts at Thomond Park.Blackrock were beaten by Rockwell.