Ulster Bank League: Results Round-Up
Table toppers Lansdowne and defending champions Cork Constitution will meet in next Sunday’s Ulster Bank League final, setting up a repeat of last week’s Bateman Cup decider. Elsewhere, UCC, City of Armagh, Navan and Ballina are celebrating promotion, while Belfast Harlequins have held onto their Division 2B status, and Bandon will travel to Bruff in next week’s Division 2C promotion/relegation play-off.
ULSTER BANK LEAGUE RESULTS: Saturday, April 28
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DIVISION 1A SEMI-FINALS:
LANSDOWNE 36 GARRYOWEN 19, Aviva Stadium main pitch
Scorers: Lansdowne: Tries: Adam Leavy 2, Alan Bennie, Penalty try, Tyrone Moran; Cons: Scott Deasy 3, Pen try con; Pen: Scott Deasy
Garryowen: Try: Liam Cronin; Con: Neil Cronin; Pens: Neil Cronin 4
HT: Lansdowne 8 Garryowen 6
LANSDOWNE: Eamonn Mills; Foster Horan, Harry Brennan, Mark O’Keeffe, Adam Leavy; Scott Deasy, Alan Bennie; Martin Mulhall, Tyrone, Moran, Ian Prendiville (capt), Josh O’Rourke, Jack Dwan, Jack O’Sullivan, Aaron Conneely, Willie Earle.
Replacements: James Rael, Peter Dooley, Greg McGrath, Barry Fitzpatrick, Charlie Rock, Ian Fitzpatrick, Charlie McMickan.
GARRYOWEN: Andrew O’Byrne; Liam Coombes, David Johnston, Dave McCarthy, Bryan Fitzgerald; Jamie Gavin, Neil Cronin (capt); Niall Horan, Diarmuid Barron, Andy Keating, Sean O’Connor, Dean Moore, Tim Ferguson, Jack Daly, Darren Ryan.
Replacements: Liam Cronin, Ben Rowley, Sean Rennison, Mikey Wilson, Paul Clancy, JP Phelan, Bailey Faloon.
TERENURE COLLEGE 15 CORK CONSTITUTION 22, Lakelands Park
Scorers: Terenure College: Tries: Robbie Carroll, Jake Swaine; Con: Mark O’Neill; Pen: Mark O’Neill
Cork Constitution: Try: Evan Mintern; Con: Tomas Quinlan; Pens: Tomas Quinlan 5
HT: Terenure College 5 Cork Constitution 9
TERENURE COLLEGE: Matthew Byrne; Jake Swaine, Marc Hiney, Robbie Carroll, Sam Coghlan Murray; Mark O’Neill, Tim Schmidt; Cian Madden, Robbie Smyth, Oisin Heffernan, Michael Melia, Alex Thompson, Cathal Deans, Robert Duke, Eoin Joyce.
Replacements: Adam Clarkin, Schalk Jooste, Niall Lalor, Paddy Thornton, Kevin O’Neill, Kaleikumaka Konrad, James O’Donoghue.
CORK CONSTITUTION: Liam O’Connell; JJ O’Neill, Alex McHenry, Niall Kenneally (capt), Rob Jermyn; Tomas Quinlan, Jason Higgins; Brendan Quinlan, Vincent O’Brien, Ger Sweeney, Conor Kindregan, Brian Hayes, Joe McSwiney, Ross O’Neill, Luke Cahill.
Replacements: Jack McHenry, Dylan Murphy, Gavin Duffy, Greg Higgins, Gary Bradley, Sean Duffy, Evan Mintern.
DIVISION 1A PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
BANBRIDGE 10 UCC 15, Rifle Park
Scorers: Banbridge: Try: Ryan Hughes; Con: James Hume; Pen: James Hume
UCC: Tries: John Hodnett, Paul Kiernan; Con: James Taylor; Pen: James Taylor
HT: Banbridge 3 UCC 8
BANBRIDGE: Adam Ervine (capt); Conor Field, Andrew Morrison, James Hume, John Porter; Jonny Little, Jason Gribben; Eric O’Sullivan, Peter Cromie, Michael Cromie, Chris Allen, Stephen Irvine, Caleb Montgomery, Nick Hayes, Greg Jones.
Replacements: Jonny Weir, Stuart Cromie, Mike Bentley, Ryan Hughes, Neil Kilpatrick, Josh Cromie, Ben Carson.
UCC: Richard Walsh; Murray Linn, Paul Kiernan (capt), Peter Sylvester, Cian Bohane; James Taylor, John Poland; Bryan O’Connor, Tadgh McCarthy, Rob O’Donovan, Cian Barry, Darragh Moloney, Daire Feeney, John Hodnett, Jack O’Sullivan.
Replacements: Travis Coomey, James French, Charlie Slowey, Brian O’Mahony, Lee McSherry, Kevin Slater, Andrew Dorgan.
DIVISION 1B PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
City of Armagh 33 Nenagh Ormond 23, Palace Grounds
DIVISION 2A PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
Rainey Old Boys 14 Navan 16, Hatrick Park
DIVISION 2B PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
Belfast Harlequins 26 Omagh 20, Deramore Park
ALL-IRELAND PROVINCIAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUND 3:
Ashbourne 19 Ballina 29, Milltown House
Bandon 21 Instonians 17, Old Chapel