Gough quick off the mark

Castleknock - 32, Presentation Bray - 13: Two tries by left wing Vincent Gough and another pair from Mark Flanagan ended Presentation…

Castleknock - 32, Presentation Bray - 13: Two tries by left wing Vincent Gough and another pair from Mark Flanagan ended Presentation, Bray hopes in the Leinster Senior Cup, despite the Wicklow side's territorial superiority in the first half.

Gough's first try came from fluid forward play which saw him cross from his own left wing and outpaced the defence to score in the right corner. Scrumhalf Flanagan also got a brace of tries from quick ball behind the more dominant Castleknock pack.

Presentation, Bray got on the scoreboard with a finely taken penalty by full back Stephen King but Castleknock hit back with the first of Flanagan's tries. Just before half-time the Bray side came back into the game with a fine movement from the backs which resulted in a try for wing forward Jonathan Harris-Wright.

The second half was dominated by Castleknock who went on to score a further 19 points. Presentation, Bray, who made a number of quick changes close to full-time, finally got the score that they probably deserved when substitute Sami Dowling got in at the corner after a fine pass by fellow substitute Brian Connor.

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CASTLEKNOCK COLLEGE: Morrin-O'Rourke; V Gough, J Cullen, M Flood, E Flanagan; G Stafford, M Flanagan; K Cooper, P McLaughlin, C Byrne, A Quinn, N Ganly, W Barry, S McCarthy, A Flanagan. Replacements: C Byrne for Cooper, M Higgins for Byrne, D Gray for Barry, A Nuzum for McCarthy, R Dillon for M Flanagan, S Mullen for Stafford, A Elliott for E Flanagan.

PRESENTATION BRAY: S King; A Smyth, R Maher, L Mantle, V Quigley; S Dempsey, S Carroll; C Robinson, J Moore, A Guy, G Carroll, D O'Hanrahan, J Barnes, J Harris-Wright, A O'Sullivan. Replacements: B Connor for Carroll, N Lawless for O'Hanrahan, Sami Dowling for Smyth.

Referee: N Carter (Leinster).