Ireland U21s Too Good For College

IRELAND UNDER 21 45-18 IRISH COLLEGES.

The Irish Colleges Rugby team succombed to defeat in Stradbrook on Sunday (Dec 28th) against a very strong Ireland under 21 team. The Ireland under 21 side thoroughly deserved their victory outscoring their opponents 6 tries to 2. The defence and tackling play by the 21’s were some of the highlights of the game and they showed great discipline in repelling the students who strung together impressives phases of play. The pace of the 21s backline had the students in trouble and tries were eventually yielded as a result of the penetration of Bowe, Finn and Lane on the 21’s team.

The introduction by the Under 21s of their subsbench midway through the second half finally put the tiring students to the sword and they went on to win comfortably in the end.

Scorers:
Irish Colleges – John Lilis (pen); David O’Donovan (try); Paul Hurley (try);

Ireland Under 21’s
Andrew Finn (2 tries); Breifne O’Donnell (2 tries); Richard Lane (try); Tomas O ‘Leary (try); Michael Glancy (3 penalties, 2 conversions); Glen Telford (conversion).
(Match details courtesy of Donal Duggan)

15. Andrew Finn – Dolphin
14. Richard Lane – UCC
13. John Hearty – Blackrock College
12. Glen Telford – Dungannon
11. Tommy Bowe – QUB
10. Michael Glancy – Loughborough University
9. Tomas O’Leary -Cork Constitution
1. John Wickham – Clontarf
2. Conor Geoghegan – UCD
3. Declan Fitzpatrick – Belfast Harlequins
4. David Gannon – Blackrock College. Capt.
5. Neil McComb – Dundee HSFP
6. Brendan O’Connor – Cork Constitution
7. David O’Brien – Old Belvedere
8. Jamie Heaslip – Dublin University
Replacements:
Niall Conlon – Dublin University
Keith Doyle – UCD
Irish Colleges Squad.
Props: Timothy Ryan (Cork Institute of Technology/UCC); Aonnraoi O’Donovan (Cork Institute of Technology/Sundays Well); Anthony Nash (Athlone Institute of Technology/Buccaneers
Hookers: Neil Hanna (University of Ulster @ Jordanstown/Belfast Harlequins); Frankie Leonard (University of Limerick/UL Bohs); John Currins (Cork Institute of Technology/UCC
Locks: Ronan Bulger (Dublin City University/Lansdowne); Gareth Rourke University of Ulster @ Jordanstown/Ballynahinch); Niall Smullen (Athlone Institute of Technology/Buccaneers
Back Row: Gareth Noonan (University of Limerick/Shannon); John Phelan (Waterford Institute of Technology/Waterpark); Brendan Cuttris (Colaiste Stiofain Naofa/Sundays Well); Daragh McDonagh (Limerick Institute of Technology/Old Crescent);
Scrum Halfs: Thomas Campbell (Dundalk Institute of Technology/Dundalk): Rory Carroll (Cork Institute of Technology/Sundays Well).
Out Halfs: Daithi Fitzgerald (Limerick Institute of Technology/Old Belvedere); Conor Quaid (Cork Institute of Technology/UCC).
Centres: Dave Foran (Portabello College/DLSP); William Wallace (Athlone Institute of Technology/Buccaneers).
Wingers: Gary Conway(Waterford Institute of Technology/Waterpark); Paul Hurley (Cork Institute of Technology/UCC); John Cleary (Galway Mayo Institute @ Galway/Galwegians); David O’Donovan (Limerick Institute of Technology/Shannon)
F/Backs: Niall O’Hara (Athlone Institute of Technology/Buccaneers); Cathal Connolly (Dublin Institute of Technology(St Mary’s).