IT was a mixed bag of results for Limerick based sides in this week’s round of fixtures in the Energia All-Ireland League.
READ MORE:Â Gritty Limerick suffer last gasp defeat to Down in Allianz Football League
Round 12 saw just two wins for Limerick-based men’s sides with UL Bohemian and Bruff RFC registering crucial victories.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISIONS – ROUND 12:
DIVISION 1A
In Division 1A, Young Munsters were edged out by neighbours Cork Constitution in Temple Hill.Â
CORK CONSTITUTION 19 YOUNG MUNSTER 18, Temple Hill
Scorers: Cork Constitution: Try: Penalty try, Sean Condon, Johnny Murphy; Cons: Pen try con, Dylan Hicks
Young Munster: Tries: John Poland, Shay McCarthy; Con: Shane O’Leary; Pens: Shane O’Leary 2
HT: Cork Constitution 7 Young Munster 13
CORK CONSTITUTION:Â Johnny Murphy; Killian Coghlan, Sean French, Eoghan Smyth, Sean Condon; Dylan Hicks, Adam Maher (capt); Michael Cogan, Danny Sheahan, Luke Masters, Sean Duffy, Richard Thompson, Michael Foy, Mark Skelly, Peter Hyland.
Replacements:Â Billy Scannell, David Good, Gordon Good, Jacob Sheahan, Louis Kahn, Dan Punch.
YOUNG MUNSTER: Shane O’Leary; Andrew Smith, Oisin Pepper, Fionn Gibbons, Shay McCarthy; Kelvin Langan, John Poland; David Begley (capt), Liam McMahon, Kieran Ryan, Ajae Hanson, Fintan Coleman, Leo Langbridge, Bailey Faloon, Luke Murphy.
Replacements: Arron Roulston, Paul Allen, Oran O’Reilly, James Horrigan, Jake O’Riordan, Luke McCready.
DIVISION 1B
In Division 1B, Garryowen RFC were also narrowly beaten in the capital by Dublin University.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY 31 GARRYOWEN 29, College Park
Scorers: Dublin University: Tries: Hugh Goddard, Davy Colbert, Zach Quirke, Alex Finlay, Artur Smykovskiy; Cons: Davy Colbert, Conor Tracey 2
Garryowen: Tries: Sean Sexton 2, George Hadden, Max Clein; Cons: Lachlan Stewart 3; Pen: Lachlan Stewart
HT: Dublin University 0 Garryowen 21
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY: Callum McDonald; Davy Colbert, Hugo Lynch, Mark Walsh, Hugh Goddard; Zach Quirke, Oscar Cawley; Eoin McDermott, Jack O’Neill, Arthur O’Rahilly, Max Dunne, Artur Smykovskiy, Kevin Jackson, Conall Henchy, David Walsh (capt).
Replacements:Â Matthew Sherwin, Johannes Dreischmeier, Hunter Deane-Johns, Tom Davidson, Conor Tracey, Alex Finlay.
GARRYOWEN:Â Fionn Rowsome; Tom Ironside Wickham, Colm Quilligan, Jack Delaney, Sean Sexton; Lachlan Stewart, Luca Cleary; George Hadden, Max Clein, Ronan Foxe, Jack Costello, Finn McCall, Rory Woods, Des Fitzgerald (capt), Alan Fitzgerald.
Replacements:Â Dara Phelan, Lars Linnenbank, Ben Leahy, Sean Rennison, Chulainn Williams, Rafael Junior Okafor.
DIVISION 2A
In Division 2A, Old Crescent fell to a five-point defeat away to Wanderers.
WANDERERS 22 17 OLD CRESCENT, St. Michael’s College 4G Pitch
Scorers: Wanderers: Tries: Mick McGrath, Mark O’Reilly, Conor McMenamin. Conversions: David Fitzgibbon, Cian Whooley. Penalties: David Fitzgibbon.
Old Crescent: Tries: Brian Molloy, Oisin Toland, John Lyons. Conversions: John Hurley.
HT: Wanderers 12 Old Crescent 7
Wanderers: Cathal MacGearailt, Mick McGrath, Deon Mau’u, Louis McDonough, Eoin O’Shaughnessy, David Fitzgibbon, Conor McQuaid, Rob Scully, Jamie Kavanagh (capt), Fionn Finlay, Mark O’Reilly, Conor McMenamin, Simon Burke, Karl Madden, JJ McIlwrath.
Replacements: Eoghan McCaul, Aaron O’Callaghan, Dylan Kelly, Fiach Devitt, Cian Whooley.
Old Crescent: Timmy Duggan, Stephen Kiely, Brian Molloy, Werner Hoffman, Dan Hurley, John Hurley, Aaron Cosgrove, Evan Creaven, Niall Hardiman (capt), Dennis O’Dwyer, John Moloney, Oisin Toland, John Toland, Dean O’Grady, John Lyons.
Replacements: Lee O’Grady, Joe Rickard, Cillian Toland, Joe McEnery, Larry Hanly.
Shannon RFC also suffered a five-point defeat in 2A.
CORINTHIANS RFC 27 22 SHANNON RFC, Creggs RFC
Scorers: Corinthians: Tries: Harry Rogers, Ned Williams, Mark Boyle. Conversions: Billy Cross 3. Penalties: Billy Cross 2.
Scorers: Shannon RFC: Tries: Joshua Costello, Kelvin Brown 2. Conversions: Cillian O’Connor 2. Penalties: Cillian O’Connor.
HT: Corinthians 3 Shannon RFC 19
Corinthians:Â Harry Rogers, Jack Wise, Colm de Buitlear, Tom Waters, Ned Williams, Billy Cross, Tomas Farthing, James Duffy, Mikey Yarr, Patrick Fahy, Rory Glynn, Jamie Treacy, Charlie Keane, Matthew Roche Nagle, Mark Boyle (capt).
Replacements: Max Holmes, Cormac Walsh, John Claffey, John Hughes, Joey Tierney.
Shannon RFC: Matt Te Pou, Darren Gavin, Cian O’Halloran, Harry Long (capt), Joshua Costello, Cillian O’Connor, Neil Cronin, Ronan Ryan, Adam Moloney, Tony Cusack, Samson Alaimoana, Cian McCann, Kelvin Brown, Oisin Minogue, Neal Moylett.
Replacements: Gus Harrington, Michael Donnelly, Jamie Gavin, Callum Black, Luke Doyle.
DIVISION 2B
In Division 2B, UL Bohemian recorded a resounding victory over Sligo at the University of Limerick.
UL BOHEMIAN 52 17 SLIGO, UL 4G
Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Greg Fitzgerald, Paul Clancy, Kean Sheehy 2, Liam Neilan, Jordan Mills 2. Conversions: Cian Casey 7. Penalties: Cian Casey.
SLIGO: Tries: Mark McGlynn, Will Whelan, James O’Hehir. Conversions: Euan Brown.
HT: UL Bohemian 17 Sligo 12
UL Bohemian: Oisin Fagan, Greg Fitzgerald, Killian Dineen, Paul Clancy, Darragh O’Gorman (capt), Cian Casey, Donnchadh O’Callaghan, Kean Sheehy, Darren Ferrar, Jack Ryan, Simon Staunton, Padraic Galvin, Liam Neilan, Mihlali Mgolodela, Jordan Mills.
Replacements: Tom Cullen, Pauric Nesbitt, Sean Quirke, Evan Lacey, Joe Johnson.
Sligo: Euan Brown, Mark McGlynn, Will Whelan, Cameron Griffith, Louis McVitty, Cillian O’Neill, Aorelian Durkan, Luke Timms, Matthew Earley (capt), Jakub Wojtkowicz, Evin Ballantine, Ciaran Cassidy, Eoin Ryan, James O’Hehir, Will MacAuley.
Replacements: Shane O’Hehir, Benjamin Hynes, Ciaran Cummins, Max O’Hehir, Andrew Ward.
DIVISION 2C
In Division 2C, Bruff recorded an impressive ten-point win in Belfast.
BELFAST HARL 28 38 BRUFF, Deramore Park
Scorers: Belfast Harl: Tries: Callum Florence, Thomas Armstrong, Zac Solomon 2. Conversions: Johnny McCracken 4.
Bruff: Tries: Wiktor Wilczuk 4, John Sheehan. Conversions: Paul Collins 5. Penalties: Paul Collins.
HT: Belfast Harl 14 Bruff 21
Belfast Harl.:Â Mark Glover, David Armstrong, Luke Graham, Callum Florence, Owen Henry, Thomas Armstrong, Johnny McCracken, Stephen Hunter, Joel Dundas (capt), Roland Marki, Aidan Kelleher, Christian Bennison, Ollie McCauley, Zac Solomon, Nathaniel Peters.
Replacements: Cameron Hillis, Ignacio Said, Ben Porter, Nikki Joyce-Ryan, Olly Hamilton.
Bruff: Paul Collins, Mike O’Grady, Jesse Bowring, Andrew O’Byrne, Clem McAuliffe, John Bateman, Cathal Garvey, Darragh O’Brien, Wiktor Wilczuk, Fionn Flanagan, Brendan Gleeson, Mike Cooke, Mike Frawley, John Sheehan, Cillian Rea (capt).
Replacements: Kieran O’Dwyer, Mark Kennedy, Declan Moriarty, Nehuen Rossetti, Ben Tucker.
Also in Division 2C, Thomond RFC were edged by Monkstown at Liam Fitzgerald Park.
THOMOND RFC 17 19 MONKSTOWN, Liam Fitzgerald Park
Scorers: Thomond RFC: Tries: Evan Cusack 2, Joshua Tunney-Ware. Conversions: Evan Cusack.
Monkstown: Tries: Cian O’Donoghue 2, Rob Wynne. Conversions: Matt Stapleton 2.
HT: Thomond RFC 10 Monkstown 12
Thomond RFC: Jamie McGarry, Sam Birrane, Jason Kiely, Jake Connolly, Luke Costello, Evan Cusack, Eoghain Sherlock, Peter Meyer, Colin Slater, Kian McGrath, Tom Goggin, Morgan Bateman, Shane Kelly, Kealan McMahon (capt), Riann O’Dwyer.
Replacements: Rian Burke, Sean Rice, Joe Costello, Joshua Tunney-Ware, Aidan Ryan.
Monkstown: Saul O’Carroll, Conor Lohan, Matt Stapleton, Oisin Brady, Cian O’Donoghue, Andrew O’Leary, Tristan Brady (capt), Chris Stack, Rob Wynne, Michael Ashdown, Jake Kennedy, Luke Kelly, John Wallace, Michael Hayes, Dave Cave.
Replacements: Jack Deegan, James Dunne, Tom Gilpin, Graham Murray, Conor Curran.