Schools Senior Cup | Bandon Grammar Overcome Glenstal In Quarter-Final Replay
26th February 2019 By Olan Allen
Out-half Jack Crowley contributed 21 points towards Bandon's win.
Defending champions Glenstal Abbey were knocked out of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup after Bandon Grammar defeated them in their quarter-final replay (31-14).
The West Cork side were unlucky not to have it won it the first day at Irish Independent Park but made no mistake this time.
Bandon Grammar Captain Jack Crowley gave his side a great start with a try and a conversion after five minutes but the holders were level ten minutes later with a try from Daniel O’Mahony and a conversion by Caolan Dooley.
Moses Lynn restored Bandon’s advantage with a try on 26 minutes and Crowley converted. A Jason Connolly try converted by Crowley left it 21-7 in favour of the West Cork side at half-time.
A penalty early in the second-half by Crowley extended Bandon’s lead but a smashing try by Taylor Gleeson converted by Dooley gave new life to Glenstal.
Eight minutes from time Crowley scored his second try and also converted it to put the game beyond Glenstal.
Glenstal Abbey: Taylor Gleeson; Daniel O’Mahony, Harry Benner, William Twomey, Emmet Aylward; Caolan Dooley, Brian Leonard; Donagh Hyland, Matthew Lynch, John Ashe; Tiernan Ryan, Cormac Frawley; Scott McKeown, Eoghan Fitzgerald, Niall Queally. Replacements: Matthew Cannon, Seamus Kerrisk, Maxwell Downing, Angus McDonald, Daragh Butler, Marcus Esmonde, Cian O’Farrell, Darragh Hanly, Aidan Booth, Ruairi Woodcock.
Bandon Grammar: Soren Minihane; Thomas Beare, Joshua D’Alton, Bruce Matthews, Harry Hall; Jack Crowley, Ciaran Roberts; David Ogden, Michael Archer, Conor Heaney; Moses Lynn, Joshua Brady; Jason Connolly, John Beamish, Niall Beamish. Replacements: Brian O’Donnell, Alex O’Connor, Christopher Coomey, Nicholas Greene, Sam Golden, Rowan Palmer, Robert O’Connor.
Referee: Joy Neville (MAR)
Bandon Grammar will now face Presentation Brothers College in the semi-final stage of the competition.
Schools Senior Cup Semi-Finals
Tuesday 5 March: Christian Brothers College v Ardscoil Rís, Irish Independent Park, 2pm
Wednesday 6 March: Presentation Brothers College v Glenstal Abbey / Bandon Grammar School, Irish Independent Park, 2pm
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