Byrne and Roche help Wexford record a comfortable victory

SCHOOLS RUGBY: A pair of tries from flanker Gavin Byrne and wing Mickey Roche accounted for half of CBS Wexford’s eight tries…

SCHOOLS RUGBY:A pair of tries from flanker Gavin Byrne and wing Mickey Roche accounted for half of CBS Wexford's eight tries as they clinched the Leinster Schools Senior Development Cup final 51-20 against Ratoath College at Donnybrook yesterday.

Wexford wing Ruairí Devereux scored the first try while two penalties from Ratoath outhalf Darragh Kelly kept his side in touch. A stunning counter-attacking effort by outhalf Eoin Roche made it 18-6 at the interval.

Replacement prop Ciarán Kavanagh and lock Daragh Comiskey added tries as Wexford continued to hold the whip hand.

CBS WEXFORD:L Barry; R Devereux, S Stafford, J Healy, M Roche; E Roche, C Fenlon; J Roche, S Roche, J Byrne, M Maguire, D Comiskey. G Byrne, D Kavanagh, C Joyce-Ahearne (capt). Replacements: C Kavanagh for J Roche (45 mins).

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RATOATH COLLEGE:R Waters; D Walsh, R Fagan, D Hoare, D Gannon; D Kelly, J Dervan; D Grehan, G Sikarskas, D Jones, S Browne, C Waters, D Doyle, A Rooney, A Coakley (capt). Replacements: M Judge for Waters (32 mins), R Grall for Judge (57 mins), C Cunningham for Jones, C McMahon for Gannon (both 68 mins).