Gorey CS comfortably saw off a physically smaller New Ross VS side. Gorey led 34-0 at half-time, having struck for their first try inside five minutes from Darren McAndrew, with Lyndon Jones converting.

Ken O'Rourke was giving a man-of-the-match display at openside wing-forward and Gorey went on to score a total of nine tries through McAndrew (three), Mark McDonagh (two), Rory O'Gara (two), and one each from John Redmond and Paddy Browne. Jones kicked four conversions.

Gorey CS: J Redmond; D Tomkins, T Kinsella, D McAndrew, L Redmond; L Jones, R O'Gara; K O'Byrne, T Scanlon, D Jones, P Browne, N O'Neill, K O'Rourke, P Redmond, M McDonagh.

New Ross VS: D Rossiter; J Dreelan, J Cottrell, T Walsh, S O'Gorman; S Purcell, M Fenlon; P Lacey, P Cullen, K Ryan, M Mernagh, G McGough, S O'Leary, V Codd, J Whitty.