AIB CUP: Top Scorers
It may be all change after the finals tomorrow but…
AIB CUP: TOP SCORERS SO FAR
Six tries in two AIB Cup games – quite a record for young Cork Constitution winger Richard Lane. Meanwhile, Buccaneers full back Tom Cregan remains the Cup’s top scorer and will do so, unless Con out-half Daragh Lyons can score over 28 points tomorrow.
In February, Lane scored four times in Con’s 41-13 quarter-final hammering of Belfast Harlequins, while he touched down twice as Con beat Buccaneers (20-13) to book their place in the final of the inaugural AIB Cup competition.
Former Shannon ace Cregan, who had the benefit of playing an extra game against Ballymena in the preliminary round, kicked eight points against Con to boost his Cup tally – which includes three tries – to 59 points.
St. Mary’s College have Connacht full back-cum-centre Mark McHugh on 20 points. He kicked two penalties and two conversions in the Dubliners’ 23-14 semi-final win over Garryowen at Dooradoyle in February. Mary’s scrum half John Kilbride (3 tries) has also been in impressive form.
AIB CUP: TOP SCORERS: (After the semi-final stage)
TOP POINTS SCORERS:
59 – Tom Cregan (Buccaneers)
31 – Daragh Lyons (Cork Con)
30 – Richard Lane (Cork Con)
20 – Mark McHugh (St. Mary’s College)
15 – Johnny Lowe (Belfast Harlequins), Conor O’Loughlin (Buccaneers), John Kilbride (St Mary’s College) 14 – Conor Kilroy (Garryowen), Barry Lynn (St. Mary’s College) 12 – David Delaney (Shannon), Michael Glancy (Belfast Harlequins) 11 – Dirkie Strydom (Ballymena), Richard Governey (Terenure College) 10 -Gareth Steenson (Dungannon), Paul Neville, Cillian O’Boyle (Garryowen), Ronan O’Carroll (Greystones), John Anderson (Malone), Henrick Gervais, James Norton (St. Mary’s College) 9 – Oliver McGlinchey (Cashel) 8 – Peter O’Brien (Clontarf), Paul Burke (Garryowen) 7 – Damien McCabe (DLSP) 6 – Johnny McClaughlin (Belfast Harlequins), Phil de Barra (DLSP), David Slemen (Galwegians) 5 – Michael McComish (Ballymena), Mark Kettyle, Mike McKeever, Paul McKenzie, Stuart Philpott, Reece Spee, Nopera Stewart (Belfast Harlequins), Brian Buckley, Conor Hartigan, David Kelly, Conor Lavelle, Paddy O’Sullivan, Ted Robinson, Paul Warwick, Darren Yapp (Buccaneers), Niall Carson, Derek Keane, Niall O’Brien, Robert Sweeney, Mark Woods, Peter Woods (Clontarf), Anthony Horgan, Frank Murphy, Brendan O’Connor, Penalty try (Cork Con), Aidan O’Shea (Dolphin), Dale Black, Neil Patterson (Dungannon), John Burke, Ross Davies (Galwegians), Kevin Hartigan, Anthony Kavanagh, Ciaran O’Boyle, John O’Sullivan (Garryowen), Adrian Copeland, Keith Douglas, Daragh Fanning, David Kilbride, Cillian O’Byrne (St Mary’s College), Eddie Halvey (Shannon), Joe McDonagh, Anthony Ronan (Suttonians), Alex Dunlop, Kevin Mahony, Mark Mahony, Dara O’Doherty (Terenure College)
TOP TRY SCORERS:
6 – Richard Lane (Cork Con)
3 – Johnny Lowe (Belfast Harlequins), Tom Cregan, Conor O’Loughlin (Buccaneers), John Kilbride (St. Mary’s College) 2 – Paul Neville, Cillian O’Boyle (Garryowen), Ronan O’Carroll (Greystones), John Anderson (Malone), Henrick Gervais, James Norton (St. Mary’s College) 1 – Michael McComish (Ballymena), Mark Kettyle, Mike McKeever, Paul McKenzie, Stuart Philpott, Reece Spee, Nopera Stewart (Belfast Harlequins), Brian Buckley, Conor Hartigan, David Kelly, Conor Lavelle, Paddy O’Sullivan, Ted Robinson, Paul Warwick, Darren Yapp (Buccaneers), Niall Carson, Derek Keane, Niall O’Brien, Robert Sweeney, Mark Woods, Peter Woods (Clontarf), Anthony Horgan, Frank Murphy, Brendan O’Connor, Penalty try (Cork Con), Damien McCabe (DLSP), Aidan O’Shea (Dolphin), Dale Black, Neil Patterson (Dungannon), John Burke, Ross Davies (Galwegians), Kevin Hartigan, Anthony Kavanagh, Ciaran O’Boyle, John O’Sullivan (Garryowen), Adrian Copeland, Keith Douglas, Daragh Fanning, David Kilbride, John Kilbride, Cillian O’Byrne (St. Mary’s College), Eddie Halvey (Shannon), Joe McDonagh, Anthony Ronan (Suttonians), Alex Dunlop, Kevin Mahony, Mark Mahony, Dara O’Doherty (Terenure College)