Junior Club Rugby Roundup
20th December 2015 By Munster Rugby
Richmond and Galbally reach Junior Clubs Challenge Cup Final as Thurles beat Cobh Pirates to earn their place in the Junior Clubs Challenge Shield Final.
Richmond have defeated holders Clonmel 10-9 in a thrilling Junior Clubs Challenge Cup semi final at Clonmel.
The home side were in the ascendancy for the opening fifteen minutes and with wind advantage raced into a 6-0 lead with two penalties from Conor Cooney.
Gradually the Richmond pack began to dominate the set pieces and their pressure was rewarded on the stroke of half time when they pushed Clonmel back from a five meter scrum and Eoin Hanly touched down. Wayne Murphy converted to give Richmond a 7-6 interval lead.
The second half was more evenly contested and ten minutes from time Cooney landed his third penalty to put Clonmel ahead by a point.
Richmond hit back and Murphy kicked a drop goal five minutes from time to send his side into the decider.
Clonmel: Darren Cass; Greg Carroll, Luke Hogan, Luke Noonan, Conor Tobin; Conor Cooney, Alex Sheehan; Billy O’Keeffe, Gareth Mulcahy, Padraig Keating; Shane McHugh, Diarmuid Devaney; Ciaran Burke, John Gallagher, Tony Cantwell.
Replacements: Joseph Keane, Brendan Lawlor, Paul Denn, David Lonergan, Keelan McDonald.
Richmond: Wayne Murphy; Finbar Hogan, Gareth O’Hanlon, Michael Kelleher, Luke Kennedy; Brian Mullins, Tomas O’Brien; Corey Wells, Pat Humphries, Patrick McNamara; Dimiprij Zarinouf, Dean O’Halloran; Vinny Maloney, Gearoid Phelan, Eoin Hanly.
Replacements: Thomas Madden, Joe Powell, Stephen Collins, Keelan Stephenson, Stephen Clancy.
Galbally are through to their first ever final after they defeated St. Senan’s 12-11 at Jim Slattery Park.
The visitors raced into an early 12-0 lead with tries from Mark Sweeney and Tony Henebry, the latter converted by Jack O’Mullane.
Declan Rowe opened Senan’s account with a penalty after twenty minutes and on the stroke of half time Warren Kelly scored a try for the home side to leave it 12-8 at the interval.
The only score of the second half was a penalty from Rowe, as Galbally held out for a famous victory.
St. Senan’s: Shane Thompstone; Fernando Gallant, Warren Kelly, Aidan McMahon, John Mulready; Declan Rowe, Thomas Cronin; Pat Ryan, David Walsh, Fergal Lawler; Richard Mulcahy, Martin Corbett, Jayme Keogh, Thomas Galvin, Niall Mallon.
Replacements: Paddy Devaney, Shane Ryan, Gearoid Condon, Brian Collins, Paul O’Halloran.
Galbally: Tommy Childs; Mark Sweeney, Owen Bourke, Kevin O’Donoghue, Daniel Hayes; Sean Bourke, Jack O’Mullane; Mark Johnston, Stephen Hayes, Tomas Coffee; Patrick O’Donoghue, Brendan Childs; Oisin Walsh, Tony Henebry, Jack Hogan.
Replacements: Niall Keating, Timmy Casey, Gordon Peters, Jack Donovan, Niall McNamara.
Thurles booked their place in the final of the Junior Clubs Shield Final with a 14-3 home win over Cobh Pirates.
All the scores came in the opening half with Joey Kelly and Aidan Dwyer scoring tries for Thurles and Dwyer converted both. Alan Langford replied with a penalty for the Pirates.
The other semi final between Mallow and Abbeyfeale was postponed.
Also off was the Martin O’Sullivan Cup quarter final tie between Bantry Bay and Crosshaven and this tie has been refixed for next Sunday 27th December in Crosshaven with a 2pm kick off.
The other semi final between Chorca Dhuibhne and Youghal has been rescheduled for Tuesday 29th December in Ballydavid.
The Muskerry v Waterpark Division One Munster Junior League tie was also a victim of the weather and this will now go ahead in Ballinakill on Sunday 3rd January.
The two games scheduled in the Second Division did go ahead.
Kinsale kept their promotion challenge on track with a 10-3 away win at Charleville. All the scoring came in the second half with Richard Kingston opening the scoring with a try for Kinsale and Sean Kingston converted. Shane O’Sullivan kicked a penalty for Charleville and Richard Kingston replied with one for Kinsale.
Newport had a bonus point 27-8 home win over Dungarvan.
Conor Guiry scored three tries for Newport and Tom Morgan and Alan Guirey got one each.
David Hickey replied with a try and a penalty for Dungarvan.
RESULTS:
All Ireland Junior Cup Semi Finals: Enniscorthy 23 , Bangor 5;
Instonians 30, Clogher Valley 20;
Munster Junior League Division 2: Charleville 3, Kinsale 10;
Newport 27, Dungarvan 8;
Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup Semi Finals: Clonmel 9, Richmond 10;
St. Senan's 11, Galbally 12;
Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Shield Semi Final: Thurles 14, Cobh Pirates 3;
Gleeson League A: Abbeyfeale 13, Garryowen 15;
Bank of Ireland Munster Club Under 18 Cup Group 1: Newcastle West 15, Muskerry 8;
Group 2: Garryowen 5, Dolphin 38;
Kinsale 11, Charleville 7;
Group 3: Sunday's Well 12, Ennis 12;
Bank of Ireland Munster Club Under 18 Plate Group 1: Old Crescent-St. Senan's 0, Bantry Bay 39;
Group 2: Cork Constitution 5, Thurles 5;
Nenagh Ormond 17, Old Christians 37;
Group 3: Killorglin 24, Kilrush 12;
Young Munster 55, Cobh Pirates 17;
Bank of Ireland Munster Club Under 18 Bowl Group 2: Waterford City 20, Fermoy 0;
Group 3: Thomond 8, Listowel 24;
Bank of Ireland Munster Club Under 16 Cup Group 1: Bruff 27, Waterpark 5;
Cobh Pirates 10 , Nenagh Ormond 3;
Group 2: Bandon 24, Skibbereen 6;
Newcastle West 36, Waterford City 14;
Young Munster 12, Tralee 31;
Group 3: Charleville 10, Ennis 17;
Bank of Ireland Munster Club Under 16 Plate Group 1: Clanwilliam 28, Kanturk 29;
Bank of Ireland Munster Club Under 16 Bowl Group 2: Killarney 24, Chorca Dhuibhne 39;
Listowel 5, Thomond 13;
Group 3: Thurles 35, Mitchelstown 0;
East Under 14 League Semi Finals: Clanwilliam 12, Clonmel 39;
Nenagh Ormond 31, Fethard 10;
North Under 13 League Section 1: Newcastle West-Estuary 12, Ballina-Killaloe-Scariff 52;
South Under 14 League: Bandon 27, Midleton 12;
Cobh Pirates 15, Old Christians 5;
West Under 14 League: Abbeyfeale 33 , Listowel 0;,
Under 13 Friendly: Fermoy 13, Midleton 5;
School Senior Friendly: Castletroy College 5, Blackrock College 34;
Glenstal 21, St. Michael's 47;
