Midleton College Qualify For Schools Senior Cup

Midleton College caused a major shock in this Avonmore Supermilk Munster Schools Senior Cup final qualifier with a deserved victory over favourites Bandon Grammar.

Midleton College 14, Bandon Grammar 0.
The game was played in treacherous weather conditions with heavy underfoot conditions and the home side took full advantage to run in two first half converted tries and then held out for a famous victory.

The first came after sixteen minutes when a sweeping back line move saw full back Ben Mitchell make the extra man and he ran straight through the Bandon defence to touch down and Captain Ned Hodson added the extras.

Midleton doubled their advantage on twenty seven minutes when after a series of drives by the Midleton pack at the Bandon line, prop Thomas Turkington crashed over and Hodson converted.

With conditions deteriorating neither side could muster another score and Midleton can now look forward to a first round home tie against Ard Scoil Ris in mid January.

Midleton College: Ben Mitchell; Odhran Brennan, Ollie Kane, Ned Hodson (capt), Louis Farnham; Rory Hurley, Alex Simonin; Mark Twomey, Robbie Steele,Thomas Turkington; Adam Pennington, Stephen England; Brian Moore, Andrew Coulton, Adam Coulton.
Bandon Grammar: Kerry Desmond; Eric Kingston, Peter Good, Stephen Good, Jamie Kingston; Darren Sweetnam, Gavin Veeters; Des Strueli, Pat O’Shea, Mark O’Donoghue; Ben Hunter, Bertie Miller; Jerry Robinson, Peter Deane, Richard Kingston.
Referee: Kieran Barry (M.A.R.)

In the opening game in the Kidney Cup, P.B.C. defeated St. Munchin’s 14-8 at Wilton.

The Barry Cup and Kidney Cup ties involving Rockwell and C.B.C. were postponed due to the weather conditions

Results:
Avonmore Supermilk Munster Schools Cup Qualifier: Midleton College 14, Bandon Grammar 0;

Kidney Cup: P.B.C. 14, St. Munchin's 8;