Schools Complete The Double

Following on from the earlier win over the Ireland Under 19s, the Ireland Schools B side completed the double when they accounted for Ireland Youth 38-7 at Lakelands.
Schools full-back Eamon Fitzgerald, scored two first half tries, converted both and also added the points to Alex O’Sullivan’s try which left the Schools in a commanding 21-0 lead by half-time.

Ireland Schools. Eamon Fitzgerald (Belvedere); Morgan Hickey Crowe (Clongowes), Jamie Mc Grugan (Ballyclare H.S.), Mark Scott (Methodist College), Conor Lavelle (Garbally College); Jonathan Sexton (St Mary’s College), David O’Leary (PBC Cork); Alex O’Sullivan (PBC Bray), Cathal Parkes (St Munchins), Darragh Hurley (CBC Cork); Ryan Caldwell (RBAI), James McCavery (Regent House); Adam Lusk (RBAI), Billy Holland (CBC), Michael Essex (CBC Cork).
Replacements: C Finnane (Clongowes) for Sexton; John Kerins (CBC Cork) for Parkes; N Best (St Michael’s Coll) for Hurley; Robert Brockert (Ard Scoil Ris) for Best; A Kelly (St Michael’s Coll) for Lusk. Johnny Burgess (RBAI) for Lavelle.

Ireland Youth. Backs: Simon Tuttle (Exiles); David Batt (Exiles), Dale Black (Portadown), Rory Sloan (Exiles), Ian Hanly (Kilfeacle); Shane Geraghty (Exiles), Peter Phelan (Exiles); Michael Diffley (Creggs), Sean O’Donnell (Exiles), John Hook (Banbridge); Richard Lally (Monivea), Adrian Lightowler (Exiles); R Walsh (Sunday’s Well), Kyle Patton (Banbridge), Stephen Ferris (Portadown).
Replacements. Matt Maloney (Thurles) for Hook; Stuart Houston (Limavady) for O’Donnell; Nick Goodger (Exiles) Diffley; Stephen Ingram (Carrickfergus) for Lally; Tadhg Linnane (Gort) for Patton; David Lombard (Clonakilty) for Sloan; Robert Pollock (Monaghan) for Phelan; Barry O’Sullivan (Corinthians) for Geraghty.,