La Grue strikes late to rescue Terenure
Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup
Terenure College…………………………………. 10
Newbridge College………………………………. 07
by Daire Walsh
Centre Adam La Grue came to Terenure College’s rescue at Donnybrook yesterday, his dramatic injury-time try ensuring the south Dublin school’s progression to the Leinster Schools’ Junior Cup semi-final.
The deadlock remained unbroken at the mid-way point. However, Newbridge went ahead on the stroke of 40 minutes, when Cian Murphy raced through to touch down underneath the posts.
Nure skipper Mark Fabian responded to Luke Morris’ routine conversion with a close-range penalty 45 minutes in. Just when it appeared the Kildare school might hold on, La Grue was on hand to dive over for a game-changing converted score five minutes into stoppage-time.
Scorers for Terenure College: A La Grue try, M Fabian pen, con.
Scorers for Newbridge College: C Murphy try, L Morris con.
TERENURE COLLEGE: C Ashmore; J Strahan, A La Grue, J Murphy, K Sweeney; M Fabian, M Eaton; Z Vaughan, J Cadell, J Kerins; C Somerville, J O’Hare; P Heneghan, A Melia, C Shenton.
Replacements: F Bolger for Heneghan, R McGrath for Ashmore (both 50), B O’Hara for Kerins (65).
NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE: T Connolly; C Murphy, J Dean, D Murphy, K Kyne; L Morris, L Younge; N Stapleton, R Wynne, D Morrissey; L Heffernan, T Grant; P O’Brien, B Howlett, P Ryan.
Replacements: E Morrin for Grant (h-t), D Ryan for Younge (42), C Timmons for Wynne (54), D Doyle for Howlett, B Caulfield for Morris (both 60), L Kelly for O’Brien (65).
Referee: B McNiece (LRR).