Weekend Rugby Roundup

The weather disrupted the weekend’s program with all of Sunday’s adult fixtures postponed causing a severe backlog of fixtures.

Clonmel began their All Ireland Provincial League campaign with a deserved 38-0 win away to Connacht champions Westport.

Two tries from Luke Hogan and a conversion by Conor Cooney gave Clonmel a 12-0 half time lead.
Further tries by Ronan Cross, Darren Cass, David Lonergan and Dylan Cadogan and three Cooney conversions earned the Tipperary side maximum points.

Their postponed game at home to Enniscorthy has been refixed for next Saturday 16^th April and their final game at home to leaders Bangor a week later.

Mallow advanced to the semi finals of the Junior 2 South Cup with a 22-3 home win over Ballincollig on Saturday evening.

John McAuliffe, David Breen, David Walsh and Neil Sexton scored tries for Mallow and Breen kicked a conversion.

Cork Constitution booked their place in the final of the Frazer McMullen All Ireland Under 20 Cup competition against U.C.D. next Sunday at Portlaoise after their hard earned 18-13 extra time win over U.C.C. at Temple Hill .
Indeed Con’ dominated this game for long periods and only for some excellent defending by the Students, Con’ could have had the game wrapped up a lot earlier on.

Bobby Smith opened the scoring with a penalty for College after two minutes and Jamie Murphy had Con’ level minutes later.

Murphy put Con’ ahead with a second penalty mid way through the half only for Smith to level on the stroke of half time to leave the scores tied 6-6.

Con’ took the lead eight minutes into the second half in a well worked move Sean O’Leary touched down and Murphy converted.

Minutes from time a great break by Paul Kiernan sent Darragh Dennehy in for a try which Smith converted to send the game into extra time.

College dominated the opening ten minutes but were unable to put scores on the board and Murphy made certain of his side’s place in the final with a try in the second period of extra time.

RESULTS:

Bank Of Ireland Munster Senior Cup: U.C.C. 12, Old Crescent 43;

Cyril Fitzgerald Plate Final: Highfield 14, Cashel 26;

All Ireland Provincial League Championship: Enniscorthy 19, Bangor 19;
Westport 0, Clonmel 38;

Junior Two Cup South: Mallow 22, Ballincollig 3;

Carroll Plate: Thomond 40, Scariff 10;

Gleeson Cup: Thurles 26, Cashel 7;

Frazer McMullen Under 20 Semi Finals: Cork Constitution 18, U.C.C. 13 aet;
UCD 21, Terenure College 18;

Donal Walsh Trophy Division 1: Sunday’s Well 14, Highfield 15;

East Under 18 Plate Final: Nenagh Ormond 33, Cashel 0;

North Under 18 Cup: Ennis 11, Kilrush 15;

North Under 15 Cup: Shannon 5, Garryowen 27;

North Under 14 Cup: Shannon 0, Newcastle West-Estuary 45;

South Under 18 Cup: Kinsale 22, Skibbereen 8;
Mallow 7, Sunday's Well 18;

South Under 18 Development Cup: Cobh Pirates 17, Douglas-Carrigaline 7;

South Under 18 Plate: Old Christians 33, Charleville 20;

South Under 16 Cup: Bantry Bay 3, Bandon 17;

South Under 16 Development Cup Semi Final: Sunday's Well 14, Muskerry 11;

South Under 16 Plate: Charleville 7, Mallow 14;

South Under 16 Development Plate: Kanturk 57, Highfield 12;

South Under 14 Cup: Kinsale 0, Midleton 0;
Skibbereen 17, Cork Constitution 21;
Sunday's Well 27, Highfield 12;

South Under 14 Plate Semi Final: Clonakilty 31, Kinsale 28;

South Under 14 Development Cup: Bantry Bay 24, Carrigaline 12;
Kanturk 40, Crosshaven 19;
Youghal 12, Douglas 29;

South Under 14 Bowl Semi Final: Charleville 12, Douglas 31;

West Under 16 Cup: Listowel 14, Abbeyfeale 29;
Castleisland 12, Abbeyfeale 0;

West Under 14 League: Tralee 5, Abbeyfeale 21;

Under 14 Friendly: Thurles 37, York 19;