Leinster U18 Schools Defeat Munster

Leinster followed up their 68-5 walloping of Ulster last week with another victory in the Under 18 Schools Inter Provincial Championship at Thomond Park.

Munster 12, Leinster 34.

The first half was even enough but the visitors ran in four tries, while the home side failed to cross the whitewash.

Munster trailed 13-6 at half time with Gearoid Lyons kicking two penalties for the home side and Leinster replied with a try from Billy Dardis and Ross Byrne converted and also adding two penalties.

Leinster were on top in the second half and ran in three further tries by Cormac Brennan, Fergal Cleary and James McCormack with Byrne converting all three. Muster’s only response was two further penalties by Lyons.

Munster finish their campaign with a trip to Belfast on Saturday week 22nd September with a 1.30 kick off.

Munster: Stephen Fitzgerald (Ard Scoil Ris); Robbie Deegan (Ard Scoil Ris), Stephen McMahon (Rockwell College), JJ O’Neill (Crescent College), Greg O’Shea (Crescent College) capt; Gearoid Lyons (Crescent College), Ben Riley (Rockwell College); Liam O’Connor (Christian Brothers College), Luke O’Halloran (St. Munchin’s College), Stephen McCarthy (PBC) ; Dylan Lane (PBC), Mike O’Donnell (Crescent Comprehensive); Morgan Carey (PBC), David St Ledger (PBC), Cormac Blake (Crescent College). Replacements: Sean McNulty (Rockwell College), Denis O’Connell (Rockwell College), Greg Roche (CBC), Frank Bradshaw-Ryan (Ard Scoil Ris), Ben Kilkenny (St. Munchin’s), Ed Barry (Crescent College), Aidan Moynihan (Rockwell College), Edward O’Keeffe (St. Munchin’s), Tomas Quinlan (CBC), Conor Flanagan (PBC), Paul Kiernan (PBC).

Leinster: Billy Dardis (Terenure College); Cormac Brennan (Cistercian College Roscrea), Fergal Cleary (Clongowes Wood College SJ), Harrison Brewer (Terenure College), James McCormack (Castleknock College); Ross Byrne (St. Michael's College), Nick McCarthy (St. Michael's College) capt; Oisin Heffernan (Cistercian College Roscrea), Andrew Roche (Terenure College), Oliver Jager (Blackrock College); James Ryan (St. Michael’s College), Rory Moloney (Cistercian College Roscrea); Josh Murphy (St. Michael's College), Patrick Thornton (Terenure College), Nick Timoney (Blackrock College). Replacements: Graham Reynolds (The King’s Hospital), Eric O'Sullivan (Templeogue College), Hugh O'Donnell (Newbridge College), Robert Lalor (Terenure College), Alex Penny (St. Michael's College), Tim Schmidt (Terenure College), Michael Courtney (CBC Monkstown), Adam Leavy (St. Michael’s College).

Referee: K Collins (IRFU)