Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions: Round 15 Results Round-Up
Clontarf lock Fionn Gilbert takes on Young Munster's David Begley and Stephen McLoughlin during today's Division 1A match at Castle Avenue ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo
Division 1A’s bottom two, Shannon and Dublin University, rallied with two vital wins this afternoon, while Sligo ended Division 2B leaders Instonians’ record-breaking run of 32 consecutive Energia All-Ireland League wins since October 2022.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISIONS – ROUND 15:
Saturday, March 2 –
DIVISION 1A:
CLONTARF 31 YOUNG MUNSTER 12, Castle Avenue
Scorers: Clontarf: Tries: Ben Griffin, Josh Murphy, Tony Ryan, Matt D’Arcy, Conor Kelly; Cons: Conor Kelly 3
Young Munster: Tries: Chris Moore, James Horrigan; Con: Cian Casey
HT: Clontarf 17 Young Munster 7
CLONTARF: Tadhg Bird; Seni Reilly Ashiru, Mikey McGiff, Matt D’Arcy, Noah Sheridan; Conor Kelly, Louis O’Reilly; Ivan Soroka, Dylan Donnellan (capt), Ben Griffin, Fionn Gilbert, Josh Murphy, Ruadhan Byron, JJ O’Dea, Tony Ryan.
Replacements: Barry Gray, Darragh Bolger, Declan Adamson, Angus Lloyd, Mark O’Sullivan, Jim Peters.
YOUNG MUNSTER: Aidan Shortall; James O’Brien, Fionn Gibbons, Harry Fleming, Jack Lyons; Cian Casey, Donnchadh O’Callaghan; Conor Bartley, Chris Moore, Keynan Knox, Tom Goggin, Alan Kennedy (capt), Stephen McLoughlin, Bailey Faloon, John Foley.
Replacements: Aaron Roulston, David Begley, Oran O’Reilly, Conor Nesbitt, Eoin McCormack, Tadhg Bennett.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY 31 CITY OF ARMAGH 26, College Park
Scorers: Dublin University: Tries: Davy Colbert, Aaron Coleman, Cuan Doyle, Conall Henchy; Cons: Matthew Lynch 3; Pen: Matthew Lynch
City of Armagh: Tries: Niall Carville, Cameron Doak, Barry Finn, Shea O’Brien; Cons: Shea O’Brien 3
HT: Dublin University 10 City of Armagh 7
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY: Harry Colbert; Davy Colbert, Charlie Beckett, Louis McDonough, Aidan Henry; Matthew Lynch, Cormac King; Paddy McCarthy, Zach Baird, Jerry Cahir, Juan Beukes, John Vinson, Aaron Coleman, Diarmuid McCormack (capt), Kev Jackson.
Replacements: Conall Henchy, Cole Kelly, Cuan Doyle, David Walsh, Oscar Cawley, Victor Allen.
CITY OF ARMAGH: Shea O’Brien; Sam Cunningham, Chris Colvin, Tim McNiece, Matthew Hooks; Evin Crummie, Lewis Finlay; Niall Carville, James McCormick, Cameron Doak, John Glasgow, Josh McKinley (capt), James McNabney, Nigel Simpson, Neil Faloon.
Replacements: Jack Treanor, Jonny Morton, James Crummie, Barry Finn, Brayden Laing, Dylan Nelson.
LANSDOWNE 19 CORK CONSTITUTION 25, Aviva Stadium back pitch
Scorers: Lansdowne: Tries: Andy Marks 2, Jack Cooke; Cons: Stephen Madigan 2
Cork Constitution: Tries: Matthew Bowen 3; Cons: Rob Hedderman 2; Pens: Rob Hedderman 2
HT: Lansdowne 7 Cork Constitution 5
LANSDOWNE: Cillian Redmond (capt); Peter Sullivan, Andy Marks, Rory Parata, Tom Roche; Stephen Madigan, James Kenny; George Morris, Tom Barry, Greg McGrath, Steve Walshe, Ruairi Clarke, Jack Cooke, Liam Forster, Donough Lawlor.
Replacements: Luke Thompson, Adam Deay, Clive Ross, Hardus van Eeden, Jack Matthews, Cathal Eddy.
CORK CONSTITUTION: Rob Hedderman; George Coomber, Daniel Hurley, Harry O’Riordan, Matthew Bowen; Te Atawhai Mason, Adam Maher; Mark Donnelly, Billy Scannell, Luke Masters, Sean Duffy, John Forde, Jack Kelleher, Ronan O’Sullivan, David Hyland (capt).
Replacements: Gordon Good, Charlie Connolly, Kamil Nowak, Matisse Lamarque d’Arrouzat, Louis Kahn, Rob Jermyn.
SHANNON 20 BALLYNAHINCH 14, Thomond Park back pitch
Scorers: Shannon: Tries: Cian O’Halloran, Jordan Prenderville, Penalty try; Cons: Mike Cooke, Pen try con
Ballynahinch: Try: Claytan Milligan, Penalty try; Cons: Conor McKee, Pen try con
HT: Shannon 13 Ballynahinch 7
SHANNON: John O’Sullivan; Josh Costello, Cian O’Halloran, Harry Long, Dan Hurley; Mike Cooke, Will Reilly; Conor Glynn, Jordan Prenderville, Luke Rigney, Gus Ryan, David Maher, Jade Kriel, Kelvin Brown, Lee Nicholas (capt).
Replacements: Shane Carew, Kieran Ryan, Darragh McSweeney, Scott Gleeson, Stephen Kiely, Jack O’Donnell.
BALLYNAHINCH: Paul Kerr; Shay Storey, George Pringle, Ben Carson, Aaron Sexton; Mark Best, Conor McKee; Kyle McCall (capt), Claytan Milligan, James French, Bradley Luney, Declan Horrox, Reuben Crothers, Zack McCall, Greg Jones.
Replacements: John Dickson, Kelvin Hamilton, Lekima Ravuvu, Arthur Johnston, Matthew Booth, Ethan Graham.
TERENURE COLLEGE 19 UCD 12, Lakelands Park
Scorers: Terenure College: Tries: Jordan Coghlan 2, Alan Bennie; Cons: Aran Egan 2
UCD: Tries: Tim Corkery, Ruairi Shields; Con: Michael Moloney
HT: Terenure College 5 UCD 0
TERENURE COLLEGE: Adam La Grue; Conor Phillips, Sam Berman, Peter Sylvester, Craig Adams; Aran Egan, Alan Bennie; Campbell Classon, Levi Vaughan, Adam Tuite, Mikey O’Reilly, Matthew Caffrey, Harrison Brewer (capt), Luke Clohessy, Jordan Coghlan.
Replacements: Conan O’Donnell, Tom Stewart, Adam Melia, Max Russell, George Morgan, Barry Galvin.
UCD: Tim Corkery; Ross Deegan, Andrew Osborne, Luke Kritzinger, Ruairi Shields; James Tarrant, Michael Moloney; Hugo O’Malley, Gus McCarthy, Rory McGuire, Alan Spicer, Conor O’Tighearnaigh, Bobby Sheehan (capt), Mark Hernan, Michael Colreavy.
Replacements: Tom O’Riordan, Evin Coyle, Matthew Healy, Gerry Hill, Rob Gilsenan, Niall Carroll.
DIVISION 1B:
OLD WESLEY 21 GARRYOWEN 10, Energia Park
Scorers: Old Wesley: Tries: David Motyer 2, Nathan Randles; Cons: Ian Cassidy 3
Garryowen: Try: Bryan Fitzgerald; Con: Dylan Hicks; Pen: Dylan Hicks
HT: Old Wesley 21 Garryowen 10
OLD WESLEY: Nathan Randles; Eoin Murphy, Alex Molloy, Eoin Deegan, Fergus Jemphrey; Ian Cassidy, Ben Stephens; Harry Noonan, Howard Noonan, Cronan Gleeson, David Motyer, Reuben Pim (capt), Cathal Kelly, Josh Pim, Will Fay.
Replacements: Stephen Smyth, Sam Kenny, Shane Cawley, Liam O’Neill, Keith Kavanagh, Bill Corrigan.
GARRYOWEN: Colm Hogan; Colm Quilligan, Bryan Fitzgerald (capt), Jack Delaney, Oran McNulty; Dylan Hicks, Neil Cronin; George Hadden, Max Clein, Oisin Kearney, Cian Hurley, Kevin Seymour, Jeronimo Ureta Saenz Peña, Jack Daly, Donnacha Byrne.
Replacements: Dean Fanning, Darragh McCarthy, Des Fitzgerald, Sean Rennison, Kelvin Langan, JJ O’Neill.
HIGHFIELD 24 UCC 17, Woodleigh Park
Scorers: Highfield: Tries: Ross Anthony O’Neill, Jamie Shanahan, Eoin Keating, Penalty try; Cons: Shane O’Riordan, Pen try con
UCC: Tries: Cian Whooley, Danny McCarthy; Cons: Cian Whooley 2; Pen: Cian Whooley
HT: Highfield 7 UCC 10
HIGHFIELD: Jamie Shanahan; Timothy Duggan, Ben Murphy, Mark Dorgan, Colin O’Neill; Shane O’Riordan, Richard Cassidy; James Rochford, Travis Coomey, Daragh Fitzgerald, John O’Callaghan, Eoin Keating, Dave O’Connell (capt), Ross Anthony O’Neill, Ryan Murphy.
Replacements: Ethan Agaimalo, Cillian Buckley, Liam Fahy, Aidan Keane, Chris Banon, Shane Buckley.
UCC: Louis Bruce (capt); Sean Condon, Darragh French, Peter O’Sullivan, Tom Coughlan; Cian Whooley, Andrew O’Mahony; Michael Cogan, Scott Buckley, Danny McCarthy, Jason Aherne, Sam O’Sullivan, Eanna McCarthy, Jacob Sheahan, Patrick McBarron.
Replacements: Luke McAuliffe, Alex Hamilton, David O’Halloran, Conor Ryan, Peter Hyland, Ollie Young.
OLD BELVEDERE 36 BUCCANEERS 28, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Joe White, Ariel Robles, Jayden Beckett, Mick O’Kennedy, Penalty try, Paddy Dowling; Cons: Mick O’Kennedy 2, Pen try con
Buccaneers: Tries: Cian McCann, Tom Shine, Charlie Ward, Josh O’Connor; Cons: Mark Earle 4
HT: Old Belvedere 17 Buccaneers 21
OLD BELVEDERE: Joe White; Gavin Nugent, Jayden Beckett, Mick O’Kennedy (capt), Ariel Robles; David Wilkinson, Saul Fitzpatrick; Jacob Barrett, Calum Dowling, Hugh Flood, Fionn McWey, Kale Thatcher, James Doyle, Tom Mulcair, Paddy Dowling.
Replacements: Cian Cunningham, Hugh Hogan, Evan Tyndall, Connor Owende, Rob Jordan, Fergus Flood.
BUCCANEERS: Stephen Mannion; Josh O’Connor, Shane Layden, Daniel Hawkshaw, Tom Shine; Mark Earle, Frankie Hopkins (capt); James Kelly, Matthew Victory, Matthew Burke, Fergus Galvin, Fionn McDonnell, Ryan O’Meara, Cathal Walsh, Cian McCann.
Replacements: Oisin Dolan, Charlie Ward, Martin Staunton, Gavin Daly, Leo McFarlane, Michael Hanley.
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY 36 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 14, Dub Lane
Scorers: Queen’s University: Tries: Penalty try, Josh Stevens, James Wright, Jack Boal, Ben McFarlane; Cons: Pen try con, James Humphreys 3; Drop: James Humphreys
Blackrock College: Tries: Shane Connolly, Niall Hardiman; Cons: James Fennelly, Peter Quirke
HT: Queen’s University 21 Blackrock College 7
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY: Rory Telfer; Jonny Hunter, Rory Ellerby, Callum Florence, James Wright; James Humphreys, Harvey Patterson; Jack Boal, Alexander Clarke (capt), Matthew Miller, Jake McCay, James McKillop, Tom Brigg, Harry Long, Peter Heasley.
Replacements: George Coen, Jacob Boyd, Patrick McAlpine, Josh Stevens, Robbie Johnston, Ben McFarlane.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: James Fennelly; Chris Rolland, Matthew Dwan, Dave McCarthy, David Heavey; Peter Quirke, Ross Barron; Paul McSweeney, Niall Hardiman, Jack Mullany, Hugh Doyle, Roy Whelan, Josh Dixon, Dave Fortune, James Burke (capt).
Replacements: Liam Nicholson, Shane Connolly, Matthew Cosgrove, Jack Gardiner, Matthew MacCarthy, Eoin Joy.
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE 31 NAAS 17, Lakelands Park
Scorers: St. Mary’s College: Tries: Richie Fahy, Conor Hayes, Jack Nelson Murray, Liam Corcoran, Mark Fogarty; Cons: Mick O’Gara 3
Naas: Tries: Jack Sheridan, Donal Conroy, Charlie Sheridan; Con: Sam Cahill
HT: St. Mary’s College 17 Naas 12
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE: Conor Hayes; Mark Fogarty, Myles Carey, Mick O’Gara, Steven Kilgallen; Conor Dean, Richie Fahy; Jack Reidy Walsh, Jack Nelson Murray, Mick McCormack, Daniel Leane, Ian Wickham, Ben Taylor, Ethan Baxter, Conor Pierce.
Replacements: Cameron Stewart, Tom O’Reilly, Liam Corcoran, Finn Burke, Adam McEvoy, Leandro Ramirez.
NAAS: Fionn Higgins; Jack Sheridan, Donal Conroy (capt), Charlie Sheridan, Sam Cahill; Craig Ronaldson, Derry Lenehan; Conor Doyle, Niall O’Hanlon, Adam Coyle, James O’Loughlin, David Benn, Paul Monahan, Muiris Cleary, Connor McVerry.
Replacements: Francisco Bartorelli, Stephen Lackey, Evan Coyle, Eoin Walsh, Tadhg Brophy, Ethan Travers.
DIVISION 2A:
Ballymena 20 Cashel 13, Eaton Park
Banbridge 15 Navan 19, Rifle Park
Greystones 24 UL Bohemian 13, Dr Hickey Park
Malone 20 MU Barnhall 36, Gibson Park
Nenagh Ormond 24 Old Crescent 3, New Ormond Park
DIVISION 2B:
Galway Corinthians 29 Dolphin 28, Corinthian Park
Dungannon 18 Wanderers 31, Stevenson Park
Rainey 21 Malahide 25, Hatrick Park
Skerries 33 Belfast Harlequins 44, Holmpatrick
Sligo 25 Instonians 24, Hamilton Park
DIVISION 2C:
Bruff 32 Galwegians 30, Kilballyowen Park
Clonmel 15 Clogher Valley 29, Ardgaoithe
Enniscorthy 48 Bangor 15, Alcast Park
Midleton 30 Omagh Academicals 13, Towns Park
Tullamore 38 Ballina 18, Spollanstown