Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions: Promotion/Relegation Play-Off Finals Round-Up
First-time Munster Senior Challenge Cup champions Nenagh Ormond have made more history by earning promotion to the top flight of the Energia All-Ireland League ©INPHO/Ben Brady
Nenagh Ormond will be the first Tipperary club to play Division 1A rugby after a priceless penalty try against UCC. Matty Lynch’s heroics saw Dublin University hold onto their Division 1B status, while Dungannon, Skerries, and Thomond – ending their six-year absence from the Energia All-Ireland League – also earned play-off final wins.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISIONS – PLAY-OFFS:
Saturday, April 26 –
DIVISION 1A PROMOTION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
NENAGH ORMOND 36 UCC 33, New Ormond Park
Scorers: Nenagh Ormond: Tries: Matthew Burke, Josh Rowland 2, John O’Flaherty, Penalty try; Cons: Conor McMahon, Charlie O’Doherty 2, Pen try con; Pen: Conor McMahon
UCC: Tries: Penalty try, Sean Edogbo, Sean Condon; Cons: Pen try con, Daniel Squires 2; Pens: Daniel Squires 4
HT: Nenagh Ormond 10 UCC 17
NENAGH ORMOND: Josh Rowland; Davey Gleeson, Angus Blackmore, Willie Coffey, Conor McMahon; Ben Pope, Nicky Irwin; Mikey Doran, Dylan Murphy, Matthew Burke, Jake O’Kelly, Kevin O’Flaherty (capt), Joe Coffey, John Healy, John O’Flaherty.
Replacements: Niall O’Gorman, Sean Frawley, John Brislane, Rob Buckley, Evan Murphy, Charlie O’Doherty, Derek Corcoran, Patrick Scully.
UCC: Ben O’Connor; Sean Condon, Gene O’Leary Kareem, Daniel Squires, Mark Hetherington; Darragh French, Andrew O’Mahony; Michael Cogan, Luke McAuliffe, Danny McCarthy, Sam O’Sullivan (capt), Conor Ryan, Sean Edogbo, Jason Aherne, Peter Hyland.
Replacements: Stephen O’Shaughnessy, Alex Hamilton, Rory Doody, Kamil Nowak, David Cogan, Evan Clarke, Harry Murphy, Jack Casey.
DIVISION 1B PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY 18 CASHEL 16, College Park
Scorers: Dublin University: Tries: Zach Baird, Matty Lynch; Con: Matty Lynch; Pens: Matty Lynch 2
Cashel: Try: Josh Pickering; Con: Ben Twomey; Pens: Ben Twomey 3
HT: Dublin University 3 Cashel 3
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY: Matty Lynch; James O’Sullivan, Louis McDonough (capt), Mark Walsh, Noah Byrne; Hugh O’Kennedy, Oscar Cawley; Paddy McCarthy, Zach Baird, Arthur O’Rahilly, Stephen Woods, Tom Davidson, Max Dunne, Conall Henchy, Dave Walsh.
Replacements: Cole Kelly, Hunter Deane-Johns, Cuan Doyle, Dylan Ryan, Spencer O’Connell, Paul McConkey, Hugo Lynch, Harry Roche Nagle.
CASHEL: Ben Twomey; Paudie Leamy, Alan Flannery, Jamie Ryan, Marcel Strydom; Timothy Townsend, Josh Pickering; Cormac O’Donnell, David Upton, Adam Shirley, Fearghail O’Donoughue, Ed Kelly, Mikey Wilson (capt), Richard Moran, Joe Callery.
Replacements: Philly Ryan, Sean O’Connell, Noel Roche, Brendan Crosse, Alex Harold Barry, Ryan O’Sullivan, Richard Kingston, Diarmuid Rowe.
DIVISION 2A PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
NAVAN 23 DUNGANNON 28, Balreask Old
Scorers: Navan: Tries: Anthony Martinez, Shane Walshe 2; Con: Tom Gavigan; Pens: Tom Gavigan 2
Dungannon: Tries: Ryan Abernethy, Ben McCaughey, Charlie Conroy; Cons: Ben McCaughey 2; Pens: Ben McCaughey 3
HT: Navan 13 Dungannon 13
NAVAN: Rory Gordon; Harry Watters, Sean McEntagart, Evan Dixon (capt), Shane Walshe; Tom Gavigan, Mark Farrell; Liam Carroll, Anthony Martinez, Leigh Jackson, Eoghan Noonan, Jordan Finney, Conor Hand, Ben McEntagart, Tom Ciot.
Replacements: Gary Faulkner, David Clarke, Conor Ryan, Liam McAree, Michael Brady, Jack Dixon, Kyle Dixon, Cormac Horan.
DUNGANNON: Andrew McGregor; Ben McCaughey, James Girvan, Kyle Gormley, Charlie Conroy; Peter Nelson, Toby Gribben; Matthew Stockdale, Ryan Abernethy, James Gamble, Cameron Steenson, Callum Johns, Stephen Todd, Billy Allen, Adam Milligan.
Replacements: Sam Montgomery, Jacob Clarke, Peter Nicholl, Matthew Maguire, Alfie Lewis, David Leyburn, Peter Cashel, John Carroll.
DIVISION 2B PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
SKERRIES 32 MIDLETON 26, Holmpatrick
Scorers: Skerries: Tries: Brian Walsh 2, Mikey Sherlock 2, Ben McKiernan; Cons: Ronan Mulcahy 2; Pen: Ronan Mulcahy
Midleton: Tries: JB du Toit 2, Idris Rqibi, Steve Monaghan; Cons: Conall Doyle 3
HT: Skerries 12 Midleton 7
SKERRIES: Ronan Mulcahy; Tim Deering, Kevin McGrath, Mikey Sherlock, Brian Walsh; Paul O’Loghlen (capt), John Healy; Tomás O’Donovan, Sam Deering, Evann Shelly, Rossa Gilbride, Cian McGuinness, Paddy Finn, Darragh McEneaney, Peter O’Neill.
Replacements: Cal Marrey, Connor Haynes, Johnny Sherwin, Ben McKiernan, Barry Murphy, Eoghan Carron, Jack Litchfield, Tadgh Keane Boylan.
MIDLETON: Jack Colbert; Gary Downey, Richie Daly, Sam Tarleton, Younes Marboh; Conall Doyle, Kyle Read; Mark Corby, Ryan Lehane, Steve Monaghan, Andrew Beyrooti, Denis Broderick, JB du Toit, Flor McCarthy, Idris Rqibi (capt).
Replacements: Fionn O’Connell, Evan Lordan Bailey, Harry Jephson, Rob Hickey, Lee McSherry, Conor McCarthy, Josh Deady, Darragh Daly.
DIVISION 2C PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
OMAGH ACADEMICALS 15 THOMOND 23, Thomas Mellon Playing Fields
Scorers: Omagh Academicals: Tries: Connor Watherston-Spencer, Scott Barr; Con: Scott Elliott; Pen: Scott Elliott
Thomond: Tries: Jamie McGarry, Kian McGrath, Jake Connolly; Con: Jason Kiely; Pens: Jason Kiely 2
HT: Omagh Academicals 3 Thomond 13
OMAGH ACADEMICALS: Connor Watherston-Spencer; Matty Eccles, Josh Kyle, Scott Barr, Ryan Mitchell; Scott Elliott, Fintan Lagan; David Braden, Phil Ewing, Simon Creane, Robbie Sproule, Neville Magee, Reece Braden, Scott Wilson, Matthew Clyde (capt).
Replacements: Richard Hemphill, Glenn McKinley, Jamie Sproule, Shea Daly, David Cummings.
THOMOND: Jamie McGarry; Andrew Lyons, Josh Dillon, Jake Connolly, Jason Kiely; Eoghain Sherlock, Evan Maher; Rian Burke, Colin Slater, Werner Kruger, Joe Costello, Shane Kelly, Riann O’Dwyer, Ryain O’Donovan Ahern, Kealan McMahon (capt).
Replacements: Kian McGrath, Sean Rice, Seaghan Gleeson, Morgan Bateman, Michael Donnelly, Colin McCarthy, Greg Bateman.
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