Round Up | Schools Junior Cup Quarter-Finals

Crescent College Comprehensive and St Munchin’s booked their places in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-finals after pushing past Rockwell College and PBC respectively this afternoon.

On Wednesday 4 March, Crescent will face CBC at Irish Independent Park while St Munchin’s take on Ardscoil Rís at Thomond Park, both at 2pm.

Rockwell v Crescent

Rockwell claimed the first score after five minutes with hooker Joseph Lawrence going over from close range before Kian O’Reilly added the extras.

Crescent responded with a try of their own in the 11^th minute, winger Henry Ezomo gathered a ball out-wide following an impressive move along the backline.

Crescent continued to pressurise and were soon rewarded with their second score in the 26^th minute, flanker Conor Cleary bustling his way over. Ciaran Campbell added the conversion.

Half-time: Rockwell College 7-12 Crescent College Comprehensive

Crescent extended their lead with a penalty from Campbell in the 53^rd minute.

Full-time: Rockwell College 7-15 Crescent College Comprehensive

Rockwell College: Conor Neville; Isaac McCarthy, Oisin O’Dwyer, Tom O’Dea, Sean Leahy; Kian O’Reilly, Luca Fitzgerald; Ben Everard, Joseph Lawrence, Michael Richard Long, Cathal Brennan, Conor Bowen, Dillon Crowley, Jock Fogarty, Jack Ryan (C).

Replacements: Alex Tully, Liam O’Connor, Alex Harold-Barry, Clement McAuliffe, Osato Ediale, Darragh Burns, Rory Flanagan, Mathuin Carey, Zane Lynch, Charlie Barlow.

Crescent College: Ryan Godfrey; Henry Ezomo, Luke Ryan, Anthony O’Connor, Brandon Nash (C); Ciaran Campbell, Joe McInery; Fionn Casserly, Lee O’Grady, Mark Fitzgerald, Conor Benson, Jack Sommers, Conor Cleary, Andrew Aherne, Cillian Kelly.

Replacements: Andrew Condon, Mike Beletski, Jordan Power, Diarmuid Murphy, Ben Gallagher, Cormac Quinn, Michael Cleary, Sam Hogan, Evan Bennett, Jed O’Dwyer.

Referee: Chris Harrington (MAR)

PBC v St Munchin’s

At the Markets Field, last year’s beaten finalists St Munchin’s caused a big upset with a 10-5 victory over Presentation Brothers College in the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup quarter-final.

In a tightly contested opening half, a try from Jacob Sheahan after 23 minutes gave Pres’ a 5-0 interval lead.

Half-time: PBC 5-0 St Munchin’s

11 minutes into the second-half, Munchin’s took the lead with a try from Oisin Minogue and Cillian O’Connor converted.

O’Connor added a penalty five minutes from time to send them into the semi-finals next week and a derby game against Ardscoil Rís.

Full-time: PBC 5-10 St Munchin’s

St Munchin’s: Oisin Pepper; Josh McCarthy Burbage, Adam Cusack, Conor McCarthy, Eoin Walsh; Cillian O’Connor, Gordon Wood; Eoin  Sarsfield, Sean Rice, Conor Ward; Mark Walsh, Alex Finn; Danny Williamson, Harry Bennis, Oisin Minogue.

Replacements: Ben McCarthy, Charlie Deedigan, Peter Dougan, Anthony Foley, Rian Burke, Ben Quane, Joseph Noonan, Azad Mohamad, Eoin McGurian, Rory McDermott.

Presentation Brothers College: Adam Twomey; Sean Condon, Aodhan Cooke, Scott Sexton, Ronan Dwyer; Rian O’Donoghue, Oscar Nagle; Fionn Roussel, Danny Sheahan, Finn Cowhig; Jacob Sheahan, Casey Ford; Thomas McCarthy, Cillian Twomey, Rory O’Shaughnessy.

Replacements: Paul O’Halloran, Peter Wall, Alex Davenport, Reuban Skuse, Joe McNamara, James Wixted, Jamie Barry, Ben O’Connor,  Tom Coughlan, Charlie Neville, Michael O’Sullivan.

Referee: Niall Kendall (MAR)