Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup Round-Up

It was a busy day in Thomond Park as two matches took place in the Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup as St Munchin’s took on Ardscoil Rís and reigning champions Crescent College Comprehensive played Bandon Grammar School.

St Munchin’s emerged 19-10 winners over their Limerick rivals Ardscoil and they now progress to the semi-finals of this year’s competition. Ardscoil, despite their loss, will have another chance as they progress to the quarter-finals where they will meet Crescent College Comprehensive.

The reigning champions beat Bandon Grammar in a high-scoring game this afternoon as they emerged 36-29 winners. Bandon Grammar, who reached the semi-finals last year, have now departed the competition.

St Munchin’s College 19 – 10 Ardscoil Rís

St. Munchin’s booked their place in the semi-finals of the Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Cup with a 19-10 win over Ardscoil Rís at Thomond Park. It means Ardscoil will now have a quarter-final tie to look forward to against Crescent College Comprehensive.

Munchin’s dominated the opening stages and raced into a 14-0 lead after 12 minutes with tries from Oisin Minogue and Danny Williamson. Both were converted by Cillian O’Connor.

Ardscoil got back into the contest just before halftime with a Luke Murphy try which Aaron Byrnes converted.

Early in the second half, Byrnes kicked a penalty to leave Ardscoil trailing 14-10. In the closing stages, Oisin Pepper scored a try for Munchin’s to seal the victory.

St. Munchin’s: Matthew Te Pou; Adam Cusack, Oisin Pepper, Gordon Wood, Tom Wood; Cillian O’Connor, Jake O’Riordan; Rían Burke, Peter Dougan, Tadhg O’Brien; Anthony Foley, Callum Black; Danny Williamson, Oisin Minogue, Liam Angermann.

Replacements: Ben Noonan, Oskars Vitolins, Sean Rice, Billy Power, Tommy O’Driscoll, Charlie Grace, Rory McDermott, Azad Mohamad, Ben O’Mahony, David Keane.

Ardscoil Rís: Adam Jordan; Harry Cowton, Sam Brown, Joshua Dillon, Alan Fitzgerald; Aaron Byrnes, Evin Crowe; Aaron McNamara, Joe Costelloe, Emmet Calvey; Matthew Danaher, Samuel Connolly; Kieran Shvaibovich, Alex Kennedy, Luke Murphy.

Replacements: Darragh Glennon, Killian McNamara, Jibril Koura, Adam Shawyer, Sean Horrigan, Marcus O’Donoghue, Alan Roche, Thomas Hourigan, Oisin Quinlivan, Conor Dowling,

Referee: Tomas O’Sullivan (MAR).

Crescent College Comprehensive 36 – 29 Bandon Grammar School

Reigning champions Crescent College booked a quarter-final meeting with Ardscoil Rís thanks to a high-scoring 36-29 win over Bandon Grammar Schools in this afternoon’s second match at Thomond Park.

Bandon Grammar raced into a 0-5 lead when Conor Ryan crossed for the first of his three tries on the day. Fionn Casserly responded with a try for Crescent before a Eoin O’Callaghan penalty put the Limerick school 8-5 in front. Just before half-time, Peter Symington responded with a penalty for Bandon to make matters level at the break.

Crescent took the lead in the second half when Cillian Kenny crossed for a try which O’Callaghan converted but Bandon levelled matters with a try from Calem Harte which was converted by Symington.

Crescent then put the foot on the pedal and scored two successive tries through Marcus Lyons and Mark Fitzgerald which were both converted by O’Callaghan. This gave the Limerick school a 29-15 lead.

A view of a lineout late in the game between Crescent College Comprehensive and Bandon Grammar School

However, to their credit, Bandon fought back with a try from Ryan, his second, which Symington converted. Crescent’s Conor Ryan then scored a try which O’Callaghan converted to give Crescent a 36-22 lead. Bandon’s Conor Ryan completed his hattrick with a third try that Symington converted. This reduced the deficit to 36-29.

In the dying stages of the match, a lineout maul from Bandon brought play to the Crescent 22 but a knock on from the Cork school sealed their fate as Crescent progressed to the next round.

Crescent College: Jed O’Dwyer; Eoin O’Callaghan, Joe McEnery, Ben Gallagher, Evan Cusack; Ryan Godfrey, Marcus Lyons; Mark Fitzgerald, Conor Clery, Cathal Lanigan Ryan, Jack Somers, Sean Magee, Fionn Casserly, Andrew Ahearne, Cillian Kelly ©.

Replacements: Jonathan Byrne, Alex McNamara, Denis O’Dwyer, Conor Ryan, Jordan Power, Charlie Fenton, Cormac Quinn, Michael O’Mara, Evan Bennett, Sean Morrissey.

Bandon Grammar: Rory O’Brien; Calem Harte, Aaron O’Reilly, Barry Spearman, Conor Ryan; Peter Symington, Paddy Gaffney; Fionn O’Neill, Marcus Kelly, Antony Cleary-Zurek, Rory O’Callaghan, Jack Connolly, Liam Prior, Conor Miskkella, Shadrach Nnamani.

Replacements: Maximillian Tubb, Jonah D’alton, Karl O’Regan, Cash Healy, Max McQuiston, Conal O’Sullivan, Rory Golden, Adam Hutchinson, Robert Kingston, Zack Canniffe.