LEINSTER COLLEGES SF A FIRST ROUND: Rochfortbridge 3-15 Gormanston 2-15: ST JOSEPHS, Rochfortbridge were forced to dig deep in extra-time to claim victory over the hosts yesterday.

The visitors led by four points with three minutes left in normal time, but a quartet of points for Gormanston, including a late Neil O'Flaherty effort forced extra-time.

O'Flaherty top-scored for the hosts with 1-10.

ST JOSEPH'S:K Power; J Guiden, D Judge, L Wallace; R Greville, M Glennon, G Greville; A Boardman, J Gonoud (1-2, 1-0 pen, one free); T Dowling, C Slevin, I Hyland; S Corcoran (0-3), A Flanagan (0-1), N Cully (0-4, two frees). Subs: S Murtagh (2-2) for Hyland (3 mins); A Glynn for Cully (80 mins); C Burke for Flanagan (81 mins).

GORMANSTON:A Berg; K Ferris, L Harrington, H McNally; J McEntee, E Moore, J Andrews; C Grimes, D Smyth; C McLoughlin (0-2), C Madden (0-3), S Landy (1-0); E Flynn, D Grimes, N O'Flaherty (1-10, seven frees). Subs: C Nolan for Landy (35); S Landy for Andrews (51 mins); C McEnaney for McLoughlin (59 mins); C Brady for McEntee (60 mins); M OMeara for Flynn (ET).

Referee: G McCormack (Dublin).