PBC recorded a dramatic 22-21 victory over arch rivals CBC at Lansdowne. With the game entering injury time and Pres’ leading 15-14, CBC laid siege to the Pres’ line and eventually Thomas Quinlan managed to get in at the corner for a try which Mickey Fielding converted.
Back came Pres’ from the restart and they were awarded a penalty on the CBC Twenty Two but opted to run the ball and Jerry Roche touched down and Conor Flanagan converted to give Pres’ the points.
Pres’ led 15-11 at half time with tries from Roche and David St. Ledger and Flanagan added a conversion and a drop goal. C.B.C. replied with two penalties from Quinlan and a try. Quinlan closed the gap to two points with his third penalty and then came the dramatic finish.
Ard Scoil Ris made it two wins from two with a 21-20 home win over St. Munchin’s. Ciaran Cusack and Robert Deegan scored tries for Ard Scoil Ris and Deegan kicked three penalties and a conversion. Ben Kilkenny, Stephen Collins and David Begley scored tries for Munchin’s and Mark Long kicked a conversion and penalty.
Crescent College Comprehensive also collected their second win of the campaign with a 26-20 away win over defending champions Rockwell 26-16. Tim Moloney, Ed Barry, Cormac Blake and Cillian Rae scored tries for the Limerick school and JJ O’Toole kicked two conversions and Gearoid Lyons one. Stephen McMahon replied with a try for Rockwell and Aidan Moynihan kicked a conversion and three penalties.
Castletroy College were 25-3 away winners over Glenstal Abbey. Skipper Gareth Kennedy, Cian Maloney and Paul Butler scored tries for the winners and Butler kicked two conversions and two penalties.
Bandon Grammar were 38-0 home winners over Villiers.
In the McCarthy Cup C.B.C reversed the Bowen Shield result with a 16-15 victory over P.B.C. Richard Cassidy scored a try for Christians and Alex McHenry converted. Michael O’Halloran kicked three penalties. Pres’ replied with tries from Mark Buttimer, Kevin O’Leary and Ross Murphy.
Crescent continued their good run with a 29-7 away win over Rockwell. Conor Slattery, Billy O’Hora and Glen Dickenson scored tries for Crescent and Cian Clifford kicked four penalties and a conversion. Rockwell’s only score was a penalty try which Jack Kennedy converted.
Castletroy College defeated Glenstal Abbey 34-12 with David Rawsome, Sean McBrearty, Conor Fleming, Niall O’Shea and Shane Hogan scored tries and Fleming kicked three conversions and a penalty.
Elsewhere Ard Scoil Ris defeated St. Munchin’s 22-7.
Results:
Schools A Interprovincial: Munster 30, Leinster 11;
Bowen Shield: Ard Scoil Ris 21, St. Munchin's 20;
Bandon Grammar 38, Villiers 0;
C.B.C. 21, P.B.C. 22;
Glenstal Abbey 3, Castletroy College 25;
Rockwell 16, Crescent Comp. 26;
McCarthy Cup: Ard Scoil Ris 22, St. Munchin's 7;
C.B.C. 16, P.B.C. 15;
Glenstal Abbey 12, Castletroy College 34;
Rockwell 7, Crescent Comp. 29;