Mixed Results In Ulster

There were mixed results today in Belfast where the Munster U18 Schools were defeated by Ulster while the Munster U19s came home with a one point victory.

CBC’s Cian Hurley led his U18 Schools side into their final Interprovincial fixture of the season with the home side earning a 3-0 lead in the 4^th minute.

Munster out-half Cian Whooley soon replied to level the match however two successive penalty kicks gave Ulster a 9-3 lead going in at the break.

A second Whooley penalty 3 minutes into the second half narrowed the gap to 9-6.

Ten minutes later Whooley once again hit the target leveling the scores at 9 a-piece however a converted try soon after allowed Ulster to regain their advantage at 16-9.

Whooley made no mistake on the 28^th minute to claim his fourth penalty kick.  This was the final scoring act of the match, finishing up 16-12 to Ulster.

The Munster U19s claimed a 22-21 win in their final interprovincial fixture of the season.

Captained by CBC’s Colin Sisk, the visitors failed to score in the first half and went into the break 14-0 down having conceded a try and three penalties.

In an improved second half performance Sean French crossed the line after 8 minutes with Jake Flannery adding the extras.

Five minutes later Jonathan Wren touched down for Munster narrowing Ulster’s advantage to 14-12.

Munster then took the lead with a second Wren try with Flannery slotting the conversion.

French then added a penalty kick on the 30^th minute, increasing Munster’s lead to 22-14, however a converted Ulster try in injury time reduced the margin to a one point victory.

Match Report Courtesy of:- Tom Nyhan, Munster U19 Team Manager

Munster U19s 22 Ulster U19s 21

In a rain drenched Osborne Park Munster were outmuscled by Ulster in the first half of this final game of the interprovincial championship . While Munster could not hold onto the ball in the opening twenty minutes Ulster put points on the board. A four minute penalty gave Bruce Houston from Ballymena an easy three pointer. This was followed by a twenty two minute try by hooker Clayton Milligan. Houston converted two more penalties before the half time break. Munster never looked the Ulster try line as they did against Connacht the previous week. But the attitude and mood changed after the break. Centre Sean French scored in the corner, converted by Jake Flannery. Winger Jonathan Wren scored two tries on the twelfth and eighteenth minutes, the second of which was converted by Flannery. French converted a crucial penalty with ten minutes to go to lead twenty two points to fourteen to Munster. While Munster played all the rugby in the second half Ulster had the final say with a converted try with three minutes to go.

Josh Wycherley, John Hodnett, Luke Master, Roy Whelan, Paddy Kelly, Dave Hyland, Daniel Feasy, Luke Clohessey, Colin Sisk, Jake Flannery, Jonathan Wren, Kieran Dunne, Sean Frenach, Conor Phillips, James McCarthy, Replacements: Billy Scannell (Hodnett 40 min), Travis Coomey (Master 55 min), Ashley Deane (Wycherley 60 min), Colin Deane (L Clohessey 62 min), Harry Byrne (Flannery 66 min), Evan O Gorman (64 min), Ikem Ugwuera (Phillips 68 min), Conor Hayes (McCarthy 50 min).

Munster U19 Team Management

Colm McMahon Head Coach
Fiachra O Loughlin – Assistant Coach
Dave Lee – Scrum Coach
Danielle Cunningham – Strength & Conditioning
Shane Malone – Physiotherapist
Diarmuid Mulcahy – Team Doctor
Brian Fitagerald, Video Analyst
Tom Nyhan – Team Manager
Mick Coughlan – Kit Manager

Munster U18 Schools XV: 1 Mark Donnelly (CBC), 2 Kieran O’Shea (Castletroy College), 3 Evan Sheehan (St. Munchin’s College), 4 Jay Traynor (De La Salle College, Waterford), 5 Eoin Quilter (PBC), 6 Cian Hurley (Capt.) (CBC), 7 Mark Crowe (St. Munchins College), 8 Alex Kendellen (PBC), 9 Oisin Mangan (Rockwell College), 10 Cian Whooley (CBC), 11 Ronan Quinn (Glenstal Abbey School), 12 Tommy Downes (CBC), 13 Jamin Hoffman (Crescent College), 14 Jack Hunt (Rockwell College), 15 John Hurley (Crescent College). Replacements: 16 Aaron Hennessy (The Arya Project), 17 Conor Fitzgerald (Crescent College), 18 Ciaran Ryan (Rockwell College), 19 David McCarthy (PBC), 20 Daniel Okeke (Ard Scoil Rís), 21 Jack O’Riordan (CBC), 22 Ryan O’Sullivan (Rockwell College), 23 Jack Delaney (Crescent College), 24Jude Pendijito (St. Munchins), 25 Andrew Hogan (Glenstal Abbey School), 26 Timmy Duggan (Crescent College), 27 Mark McLoughlin (PBC), 28 Luke Obersby (Midleton College).