Munster Youths Final Preview

The finals of the 2013-2014 Pan Munster U16 and U18 youths are scheduled to take place on the back pitch in Thomond Park this Saturday in a double bill starting at 12.30pm

Courtesy of:- Cathal Donovan

The day’s action kicks off with the Under 16 final which is an all East Munster Waterford derby clash between Waterpark, virtually always in contention at this stage, and first time finalists Dungarvan. Waterpark qualified for the final with a 16-0 victory over Bantry Bay on Sunday, to whom they had lost to in the group stages earlier in the season, and the Ballinakill side will be look to out-half Alex Molloy to guide them to victory. Molloy scored all of his sides points in their semi-final last weekend and will be key to their attempts to bring a Pan Munster trophy back to Ballinakill for the first time since 2011 when Waterpark won the double at Under 17/19 levels.

Dungarvan qualified for Saturday’s game the weekend before last with a hard fought one point away victory over North Munster champions Bruff. Tries from Eoin Halford and captain Louis Morgan combined with an early penalty from Neil Montgomery earned Dungarvan their place in Saturdays final. A first Munster Underage final awaits for the club and a large crowd is expected to travel from the county Waterford town.

In the Under 18 Final that follows at 2pm Bruff are due to take on Young Munster. This will be a third competitive meeting between these two sides this season and while Bruff have won both encounters to date it is hard to predict a similar outcome on Saturday. The two previous encounters between the sides this season were both won by very narrow margins something that implies we are set for an exciting contest on Saturday afternoon. Bruff come into Saturday’s final unbeaten in the Pan Munster competition and may be slight favourites as a result. However Young Munster will be a very tough opponent and after a resounding semi-final victory over a fancied Tralee side they will ensure the game goes right down to the final whistle.

Fixtures:
Saturday March 15th
Thomond Park (back pitch)
12.30pm Under 16: Dungarvan v Waterpark
14.30pm Under 18: Bruff v Young Munster

Paths to the Final
U16
Waterpark
East Munster League
Section B: 5 win’s from 5
Quarter Final: 17/11/13 Waterpark 78 Waterford City 8
Semi Final: 1/12/13 Waterpark 14 Kilfeacle 17
Third/Fourth Playoff: 15/12/13 Waterpark 17 Fethard 7
Pan Munster League

Group A
18/1/14 Shannon 0 Waterpark 13
25/1/14 Waterpark 5 Bantry Bay 10
16/2/14 Sundays Well 12 Waterpark 20
Quarter Final: 22/2/14 Clonakilty 5 Waterpark 13
Semi Final: 9/3/14 Waterpark 16 Bantry Bay 0

Dungarvan
East Munster League
Section A: 4 win’s from 5
Quarter Final: 1/12/13 Dungarvan 15 Cashel 5
Semi Final: 8/12/13 Dungarvan 26 Fethard 0
Final: 15/12/13 Kilfeacle 15 Dungarvan 7
Pan Munster League
Group D
18/1/14 Dungarvan beat Old Crescent
25/1/14 Tralee 7 Dungarvan 39
16/2/14 Dungarvan 21 Muskerry 12
Quarter Final: 22/2/14 Dungarvan 24 Castleisland 15
Semi Final: 2/3/14 Bruff 12 Dungarvan 13

U18
Bruff
North Munster League
6 win’s from 7
Semi Final: 5/1/14 Bruff 7 Newcastle West 0
Final: 12/1/14 Bruff 12 Young Munster 10
Pan Munster League
Group 2
18/1/14 Bruff 31 Highfield 22
16/2/14 Bruff 8 Clonakilty 6
19/2/14 Galbally 0 Bruff 45
Quarter Final: 2/3/14 Bruff 26 Newcastle West 5
Semi Final: 9/3/14 Bruff 14 Waterpark 7

Young Munster
North Munster League
Semi Final: 5/1/14 Old Crescent 18 Young Munster 20
Final: 12/1/14 Bruff 12 Young Munster 10

Pan Munster League
Group 1
18/1/14 Clanwilliam 14 Young Munster 10
25/1/14 Kinsale 17 Young Munster 20
16/2/14 Tralee 0 Young Munster 10
Quarter Final: 23/2/14 Cork Constitution 14 Young Munster 24
Semi Final: 9/3/14 Young Munster 32 Tralee 12