Ulster Bank Bateman Cup: Semi-Final Results Round-Up
There were away wins for Clontarf and defending champions Cork Constitution in the Bateman Cup semi-finals this afternoon, with the Leesiders running in five tries against Buccaneers.
ULSTER BANK BATEMAN CUP SEMI-FINALS: Saturday, March 21
BALLYNAHINCH 20 CLONTARF 24, Ballymacarn Park
Scorers: Ballynahinch: Tries: Ross Adair, Steve Macauley; Cons: Richard Reaney 2; Pens: Richard Reaney 2
Clontarf: Tries: Tom Byrne 2, Rob McGrath, Michael Brown; Cons: David Joyce 2
HT: Ballynahinch 10 Clontarf 12
BALLYNAHINCH: Rodger McBurney; Steve Macauley, Jordan Grattan, Stuart Morrow, Ross Adair; Richard Reaney, Aaron Cairns; Kyle McCall, Jonny Murphy, Jonny Simpson, James Simpson, John Donnan, Charlie Butterworth, Paul Pritchard, Michael Graham.
Replacements: Andrew Harper, Matthew Nelson, Jonny Madden, David McGuigan, Christopher Gibson, James McBriar, Aaron Ferris.
CLONTARF: Evan Ryan; Michael Brown, Collie O’Shea, Matt D’Arcy, Rob McGrath; David Joyce, Dermot O’Meara; Ivan Soroka, Bryan Byrne, Royce Burke Flynn, Ben Reilly, Tom Byrne, Karl Moran, Adrian D’Arcy, Anthony Ryan.
Replacements: Ian Hirst, Rory Litchfield. Conor O’Keeffe, Liam Og Murphy, Mark Sutton, Jimmy Hawkshaw, Ariel Robles, Rob Keogh.
Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
BUCCANEERS 25 CORK CONSTITUTION 36, Dubarry Park
Scorers: Buccaneers: Tries: Alan Gaughan, Martin Staunton, Alex Hayman; Cons: Alan Gaughan 2; Pens: Alan Gaughan 2
Cork Constitution: Tries: Rob Jermyn, Niall Kenneally, Darren Sweetnam, Darragh Lyons, Alan Ross; Cons: Tomas Quinlan 3, Darragh Lyons; Drop: Tomas Quinlan
HT: Buccaneers 10 Cork Constitution 14
BUCCANEERS: Eoghan O’Reilly; Billy Henshaw, Alan Gaughan, Alex Hayman (capt), Conor Fitzgibbon; Callum Boland, Mark Dolan; Jacob Walshe, David Heffernan, Martin Staunton, Daniel Qualter, James Tormey, Paul Gallogly, Ronan Farrell, Luke Satchwell.
Replacements used: Diarmuid Higgins for Staunton (33 mins), Ross Keller for Boland (48, Brian Campbell for Higgins, Rory O’Connor for Fitzgibbon (both 62), Scott Flanagan for Farrell, Staunton for Walshe (both 70). Not used: David Butler, James Donoghue.
CORK CONSTITUTION: Darragh Lyons (capt); Ned Hodson, Michael Keyes, Ned Hodson, Rob Jermyn; Tomas Quinlan, Andrew Dorgan; Gavin Duffy, Max Abbott, Ger Sweeney, Cathal O’Flaherty, Luke Cahill, Graeme Lawler, Sonny Dwyer, James Ryan.
Replacements used: Darren Sweetnam for Dwyer (26 mins), Dwyer for Lyons (34), David O’Brien for J Ryan, James Murphy for Cahill (both half-time), Lyons for Quinlan (49), Alan Ross for Dwyer (51), Chris Corkery for Duffy, Aidan Slattery for Lawler, Alex Ryan for Dorgan (all 59).
Referee: Mark Patton (IRFU)
All-Ireland Cup Champions’ Roll Of Honour:
2013/14 – Cork Constitution (Bateman Cup)
2012/13 – Cork Constitution (Bateman Cup)
2011/12 – Garryowen (Bateman Cup)
2010/11 – Bruff (Bateman Cup)
2009/10 – Cork Constitution
2008/09 – Ballynahinch
2007/08 – Shannon
2006/07 – Garryowen
2005/06 – Cork Constitution