Patient Roscrea make late rally pay

Cistersian Roscrea - 17 CBC Monkstown - 8: Cistercian Roscrea came from behind to claim a Leinster Schools' Junior Cup quarter…

Cistersian Roscrea - 17 CBC Monkstown - 8: Cistercian Roscrea came from behind to claim a Leinster Schools' Junior Cup quarter-final place with nine points to spare.

The winners had the better of the exchanges in the opening half and led 5-0 at the break thanks to a Conor Murphy try.

The Dublin school rallied in the second half and Chris O'Brien, one of their best players, converted a penalty for their first score and they went ahead when James Fitzpatrick touched down in the corner.

However, they found themselves defending for most of the rest of the game and Roscrea finally broke through when Ross Farrell got their second try after David Casey was held up just short of the line.

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John O'Meara made a sniping run down the right wing for a third try, converted by Cathal Burke.

CISTERCIAN ROSCREA: R Mulvey; D Maguire, D Hayes, E Vaughan, C Murphy; C Burke, J O'Meara; M Walsh, T Nolan, M Moran; D Casey, R Murphy; B Ennis, J Hayes, R Farrell.

CBC MONKSTOWN: R Kavanagh; R Hallum, D Maguire, D Conroy, L O'Keeffe; C O'Brien, A Woods; J Dowling, R McHugh, S Gould; B Noonan, A Steyeart; C O'Mahony, P Crown, J Fitzpatrick. Replacement: J Danaher for O'Mahony (inj.).

Referee: G Condell (ARLB)