Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup Roundup

There were two games kicking off this afternoon as Ardscoil Rís met St. Munchins in Thomond Park while Rockwell College faced Bandon Grammar School in Fethard Town Park in the Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup quarter final eliminator.

Ardscoil Rís 27 – 28 St. Munchins

Basked in sunshine on the hallowed turf in Thomond Park it was Munchins who struck first in the fourth minute as Adam O’Shaughnessy dotted down off the back of a maul. Out half Oisin Madden added the extras.

Ardscoil fired their first shot in the 15th minute when Ryan McCormack crashed over. Ollie Desmond added the extras to bring the game level.

They continued this trajectory with two more tries from Daniel O’Connell and Daniel Collins putting them 12 points clear coming up to the break.

It was Kalum Kirwan that put Munchins back in the game before the half time whistle as he crossed the whitewash bringing the score to 19-14 in favour of Ardscoil.

But as the clock ticked closer to half time Ardscoil nabbed themselves a last second penalty that put Cathal O’Doherty in in the corner after some fantastic phases of attack. This widened the gap once more as they ran into sheds with a score line of 27-14.

Munchins were first to strike in the second half with a try from tight head prop David Geoghegan with Oisin Madden nailing a touchline conversion to add the extra two.

It wasn’t until the 68th minute that Munchins found themselves over once again through Adam O’Shaughnessy sealing themselves the tightest of victories.

It is the end of the road for Ardscoil this season as they fall just short.

Munchins will now meet Castletroy College in the quarter finals.

Ardscoil Rís: Daniel O’Connell; Najim Jagana, Ryan McCormack, Jack Thorne, Daniel Collins; James Butler, Ollie Desmond; Jamie Kelly, David Salmon, Darragh Leydon; Matthew Browne, Brian O’Loughlin; Matthew Collins, Fergus Bell; Cathal O’Doherty.

Replacements: Marcus Glennon, David Geaney, Jack Hartigan, Callum Boyle, Paul Oyedeji, Tom Maher, Louis O’Flanagan, Paul McDonagh, Paul Gleeson, Dylan Quirke.

St Munchin’s College: Adam McGlynn; Darragh Newman, Ryan Angley, Brendan Minogue, Gearoid O’Brien; Oisin Madden, Darragh Dillon; Calum Kirwan, Adam O’Shaughnessy, David Geoghegan; Jack Meaney, Alex Quinn; Brian Carr, Paddy Dowling; Charlie Grace.

Replacements: Michael Landers, Donnacha Colgan, Darragh Fogarty, Cian Hannan, Eoin Coughlan, Adam Burke, Paddy O’Driscoll, Tom Williams, Jarrod Arenhold, Joseph Browne.

Rockwell College 5 – 27 Bandon Grammar School

Fethard Town Park was the location of the second Pinergy Munster Schools Boys Senior Cup quarter final eliminators as Tipperary’s Rockwell College faced off with West Cork giants Bandon Grammar School.

Bandon got scoring underway early on with a try from winger Illan Smith with out half Rory Golden adding the extras.

A penalty from Golden in the 26th minute added another three points to their tally.

But Rockwell responded just before the half time whistle with a try from Ralph Kerry bringing the score to 5-10 in favour of the West Cork natives.

Bandon dominated in the second half with three unanswered tries from Cash Healy, Niall Miskella and Paddy Coughlan bringing the final score to 5-27.

Bandon are through to the quarter finals and will meet Limerick side Crescent Comprehensive who were beaten by PBC 40-19 yesterday.

Rockwell College: Robert O’Brien; Gavin Neville, Danny Morris, Ciaran Pollard, David O’Brien; Conor Molony, Aidan Russell; Charlie Ryan, Marcus Thompson, Daithi Lambe; Daniel Crotty Casey, Ralph Kerry; Sean Kovacs, Mateo Gutierrez; Lucas Sheil.

Replacements: Ian Ryan, Sam O’Loughlin, Alex Bull, Gavin O’Dwyer, Colm O’Mahony, Robert Hayde, Luke Thompson, Noah Dann, Jack Stokes, Cian Ralph

Bandon Grammar School: Senan Aherne; Illan Smith, Calem Harte, Michael Kennedy, Nathan van der Westhuizen; Rory Golden, Stephen O’Donovan; Sean O’Callaghan, Zach Piper, Jonas van der Velde; Aodhan Brennan, Cash Healy; Matthew O’Regan, Robert Collins; Paddy Coughlan.

Replacements: Jack Deasy, Adam Barry, Jack van Niekerk, James Symington, Conor Mueller, Maximilian Tubb, Sam Barry, David Fuller, Niall Miskella, Lewis Linehan.