Defeat For Munster Under 20s In Leinster

Munster began their Under 20 Interprovincial campaign with a 32-20 defeat to Leinster.

Leinster completely dominated the opening half and raced into a 22-3 at half-time with Tomás Quinlan kicking a penalty for Munster.

Munster improved in the second half and scored three tries from Frank Bradshaw-Ryan, Liam O’Connor and Jack Cullen with Gearóid Lyons kicking one conversion, but they could never claw back such a large deficit.

Munster: Stephen Fitzgerald (Capt.)(Shannon); Greg O'Shea (Shannon), Paul Kiernan (UCC), Gearóid Lyons (Young Munster), Stephen McMahon (Garryowen); Tomás Quinlan (Cork Constitution), Jack Cullen (Shannon); Brendan Quinlan (Cork Constitution), Seán McNulty (UCD), Mike O'Donnell (Crescent College Comprehensive); Frank Bradshaw-Ryan (Shannon), Glen Stokes (Cork Constitution); Johnny Keane (Garryowen), Luke O'Leary (Cork Constitution), David St.Leger (Presentation College Cork).

Replacements: Luke O'Halloren (St Munchin's College), Liam O'Connor (Christian Brothers College), Greg Roche (Cork Constitution), Cormac Blake (Crescent College Comprehensive), Conor Barry (UCC/Bandon RFC), Jason Higgins (Christian Brothers College), Will Leonard (Shannon RFC), Ed O'Keefe (Young Munster).

Leinster: Jack Power (UCD); Adam Leavy (St. Michael's College), Conor O'Brien (Mullingar), Harrison Brewer (Terenure College), Cormac Brennan (Old Belvedere)/ Robert Vallejo (New Ross); Joseph Carbery (UCD), Charlie Rock (Capt.)(Old Belvedere); Andrew Porter (St. Andrew's College), Jack McKenna (Lansdowne), Jeremy Loughman (Blackrock College); David O'Connor (Blackrock College), Jack Dwan (Blackrock College); Joshua Murphy (UCD), Conor Oliver (St. Mary's College), Nick Timoney (St. Mary's College).

Replacements: Andrew Roche (Terenure College), Eric O'Sullivan (Templeogue College), Ntinga Mpiko (Lansdowne), Greg Jones (St. Andrew's College), Samuel Pim (Kilkenny College), Timothy Schmidt (Terenure College), Sean Kearns (Blackrock College), Fergal Cleary (Clongowes Wood College S.J.).