Age-Grade Interprovincial Round Up | Teams & Highlights

20th August 2019 By The Editor

Will Twomey in action with Munster U18 Schools. INPHO/Oisin Keniry

The Munster U19 and Munster U18 Schools and U18 Clubs have been named ahead of their respective Interprovincial encounters tomorrow.

Munster U19 take on Ulster in their second Interpro fixture at Bangor Grammar School, Wednesday 21 August – kick-off 12.30pm, following a 23-13 victory over Connacht in round one at Thomond Park last week.

An early penalty from Munster’s Jack Delaney and three points from Connacht’s Cathal Forde settled the score at 3-3 in the 14th minute in Limerick.

Delaney then converted another penalty opportunity before Munster prop Liam Bishop floated a long pass to winger Tim Hegarty for a try in the corner – Delaney added the conversion.

Half-time | Munster U19 13-3 Connacht U19

Connacht came out firing in the second-half, Cathal Fleming scoring a try which Forde converted.

Hegarty touched down for his second score of the game to extend Munster’s lead while Connacht responded with a penalty.

Munster had the final say with a try from Killian Dineen – the winger going over in the closing stages.

Full-time | Munster U19 23-13 Connacht U19

Munster U19 v Ulster, Wednesday 21 August, Bangor Grammar School, 12.30pm: Aaron Leahy (CBC); Killian Dineen (Ardscoil Ris), Harry O’Riordan (C) (CBC), Jack Delaney (Crescent College), Conor McMahon (Nenagh RFC); Jamie Shanahan (Skibbereen RFC), John O’Sullivan (Rockwell College); Liam Bishop (Nottingham RFC), Billy Kingston (PBC), Mark Donnelly (CBC), John Moloney (Castletroy College), John Forde (PBC), Fearghail O’Donoghue (Cashel RFC), Jack Kelleher (PBC), Daniel Okeke (Ardscoil Ris).

Replacements: Joe Rickard (Crescent College), Matt McCarthy (Clonakilty RFC), Craig Finn (St Munchin’s), Will O’Callaghan (Ardscoil Ris), Jack Ward Murphy (Ardscoil Ris), Mark O’Connor (CBC), Alan Flannery (Rockwell College), Tim Hegarty (Old Christians RFC).

Munster U18 Schools claimed a 19-15 victory over IQ Rugby on day one of the IRFU U18 Interprovincial Festival and will face Ulster at UL in round two tomorrow, Wednesday 21 August, kick-off 3pm.

IRFU Highlights | Munster U18 Schools v IQ Rugby

Munster U18 Schools v Ulster, Wednesday 21 August, UL, 3pm: Darragh French (PBC); Conor O’Shaughnessy (St Munchin’s), Will Twomey (Glenstal Abbey), Darragh Casserly (Crescent College), Daniel Hurley (PBC); Alexander Wood (St Munchin’s), Donnacha O’Callaghan (St Munchin’s); Kean Sheehy (St Munchin’s), Luke McAuliff (CBC), Corey Hanlon (CBC), Jason Aherne (CBC), James Morrison (CBC), Sam O’Sullivan (PBC), Dylan O’Connor (Kanturk RFC/CBC), Liam Neilan (St Munchin’s).

Replacements: Ronan O’Sullivan (CBC), Kieran Ryan (St Munchin’s), Darragh McSweeney (PBC), Dean O’Grady (Crescent College), James O’Donovan (Bandon Grammar), Nick Green (Bandon Grammar), Jack Oliver (Castletroy College), Shane Buckley (CBC), George Coomber (CBC), Sam Hanrahan (Castletroy College).

Munster U18 Clubs lost out 40-10 to Leinster on day one of the IRFU U18 Interprovincial Festival and will also meet Ulster at UL tomorrow, Wednesday 21 August, kick-off 1pm.

IRFU Highlights | Leinster U18 Clubs v Munster U18 Clubs

Munster U18 Clubs v Ulster, Wednesday 21 August, UL, 1pm: Owen Byrne (Thurles RFC); Ihechi Oji (Douglas/Carrigaline RFC), Luke Doyle (Waterford City), James Finn (Nenagh Ormond RFC), Anthony Castillo (Mallow RFC); Tony Butler (Ennis RFC) (VC), Ethan Coughlan (Ennis RFC); Bradley Aherne (Galbally RFC), Dylan Murphy (Nenagh Ormond RFC) (C), Darragh McCarthy (Cobh Pirates RFC), Edwin Edugobo (Cobh Pirates RFC), Diarmuid Dennehy (Bruff RFC), Conor Moloney (Ennis RFC), Sam Quinlan (Thurles RFC), Jack O’Sullivan (Cobh Pirates RFC).

Replacements: Thomas Land (Midleton RFC), Daniel McCarthy (Midleton RFC), Kian Regan (Tralee RFC), David Bamidele (Cork Con RFC), Shane Cawley (Waterpark RFC), PJ Cronin (Cobh Pirates RFC), Seamus Lynn (Tralee RFC), Jaymes O’Sullivan (Cashel RFC), Guilherme Patricia Ventura (Highfield RFC), Fabian Loughrey (Sunday’s Well RFC).

Munster U18 Clubs & Munster U18 Schools Squads

Munster U18 Girls narrowly lost out to Ulster 12-17 at Irish Independent Park last weekend.

The squad take on Connacht in round two of the Women’s Interprovincial Series at The Sportsground this Saturday, 24 August, kick-off 1pm.

IRFU Highlights | Munster U18 Girls 12-17 Ulster U18 Girls

In other age-grade Interpro news…

A Munster U16 selection squad won a friendly match against Leinster at Waterford City RFC earlier today (35-29). A second Munster U16 selection squad take on Connacht in a friendly match at Thomond Park tomorrow, Wednesday 21 August, kick-off 12pm.