ST COLUMBA’S 10 SANDFORD PARK 0

A Piers Morrel try two minutes from time clinched a hard-earned victory for St Columba’s in Templeogue.

After a tentative start, Sandford Park started to grow in confidence, with Sean Fenlon and Cian Martin, who was just off target with a penalty, central to their efforts.

Columba’s finally opened the scoring after 46 minutes courtesy of a Peter Quigley penalty.

And Sandford’s hopes were finally killed off when right-wing Morrel raced away for a breakaway try, which Quigley converted.

ST COLUMBA’S — A Verwijs; P Morrel, E Tottenham, P Quigley, F Morris; C McCooey (W Purcell h-t), L Sheils (H McCone h-t); R Fitzgerald Barron, N Kharitonov (C Wood 46), S Tonge, M Shah, A Chisholm, A Barnes Auld, M De Preville, A Moffit.

SANDFORD PARK — L Shannon; O McDermott, S Fenlon, JJ Sweeney (B Cahill 40-42), T Christie (T Foley 35); C Martin, T Nolan; D Hogan, B Tully, H Muller, E O’Conn, C Davies, M Hogan, C Montague (D Cahill 52), J Sheehan.

REF — J Flynn (Leinster).

Irish Independent