Munster Under 19s Beaten By Ulster

The Munster Under 19s, sponsored by Star Elm Frames, fell to a disappointing 5-3 loss to Ulster at the Mardyke Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Munster were forced to make one change before the game with Josh Barnes coming into the second row and the Tralee man did very well, especially at the line-out.

There was a dramatic start to the game with Ulster winger Jonathon Rosbourgh racing up the wing to collect the ball and he sprinted to score in the corner for a 5-0 lead.

Paul Downes kicked a penalty in the opening minute of the second half but Munster were pinned back for long periods and weren't able to breach the Ulster defence.

Munster: James O'Connor (Tralee); Brian Fanning (Bruff), Tim Cronin (Bantry Bay), Rory Horgan (Capt.) (Rockwell College), Joe White (Clonakilty); Paul Downes (Bruff), John Poland (Presentation Brothers College); Philip Poillot (UL Bohemian), Shane Fenton (Ardscoil Rís), Ben Betts (Young Munster); John Barnes (Tralee), Seán O'Connor (Rockwell College); Ronan Murphy (Castletroy College), Daniel Walsh (Christian Brothers College), Kelvin Brown (Shannon).

Replacements: Vincent O'Brien (Christian Brothers College), Peter Meyer (St. Munchin's College), David Jennings (Clonakilty), Tommy Anglim (Rockwell College), Rory Cunningham (Old Crescent), Paul O'Keeffe (Kanturk), Gary O'Sullivan (Crescent College Comprehensive).

Ulster: Andrew Cardosi (Wallace HS); Peter Dunlop (TBC), Alistair McIvor (Methodist College), Kieran Joyce (Malone), Jonathon Rosbourgh (Ballymena); Gareth Millar (Methodist College), Christopher Gibson (TBC); Connor McIlmurray (TBC), Adam McBurney (Ballymena), Rory Squires (Rainey Old Boys); Hugh Sloan (Queen's University), Harry Cleland (Banbridge); Matthew Fisher (Carrickfergus), Josh McIlroy (Capt. (Ballymena Academy), Matthew McKinney (Methodist College),

Replacements: Tristan King (TBC), Ben Haliday (Malone), Andrew Shaw (Rainey), Ben O'Reilly (TBC), James Houston (TBC), Cameron Stewart (Campbell College), Matthew Hooks (RS Armagh), Ryan Spence (Sullivan Upper).