Castletroy hold firm to seal big upset

MUNSTER SCHOOLS' JUNIOR CUP Castletroy College 10 Crescent Comprehensive 8: CASTLETROY COLLEGE caused an upset at Annacotty …

MUNSTER SCHOOLS' JUNIOR CUP Castletroy College 10 Crescent Comprehensive 8:CASTLETROY COLLEGE caused an upset at Annacotty yesterday by holding off a late rally from Crescent.

Castletroy led 10-0 at the break with Niall O’Shea’s 34th-minute try converted by Conor Linehan, who also landed a penalty. Calvin Nash struck a penalty for Crescent but was to miss the conversion to winger Gary O’Sullivan’s try late on.

CASTLETROY: B Donovan; P Morrissey, B Nash, S Hoare, J Porter; C Linehan, R Cunningham (capt); E Fitzgerald, L Lyons, M Finucane, J Doyle, S O'Hara, D Rowsome, N O'Shea, R Murphy. Replacements: D Kennedy for Fitzgerald, S Shinnors for Finucane.

CRESCENT: G Dickenson; G O'Sullivan, S Eades, C Nash, B O'Hora; J Harrington, P Spillane; C Moloney, S Hensey, M McGann (capt), E Prendergast, C Reale, A Harrison (S Naughton), S Fitzgerald, O Quinlan. Replacements: D McDonnell for Moloney, S Naughton for Harrison.

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Referee: R Horgan(Munster).