UCC set for Division 1B next season
Daire Walsh
UCC will play in Division 1B next season, following their promotion/relegation play-off win over Blackrock College at Stradbrook on Saturday (28-30).
With two points separating the teams, ‘Rock won a 35m penalty five minutes into second-half stoppage-time, but scrum-half Jack O’Carroll’s kick rebounded off the post.
Scorers for Blackrock College: S Cooke 2 tries, M Russell, D Rowan try each, J O’Carroll 4 cons.
Scorers for UCC: P Kiernan, K Slater, C Barry try each, K O’Keeffe 3 pens, 3 cons.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: D Scott-Lennon; D Moore, HG Tracey, S Coughlan, D Rowan; P Quirke, J O’Carroll; M Russell, C Kilcoyne, J Harrison; C Duff, J Scott-Lennon; P McCague, S Cooke, G Fenn.
Replacements: G Collins for Harrison (26-33), J Burke for Duff (44), JS Byrne for Coughlan (45), T Cooke for Kilcoyne (50), L Hickey for J Scott-Lennon (60), E Fanning for D Scott-Lennon, Coughlan for Tracey (both 64), Collins for Russell (69), Kilcoyne for Collins (82).
UCC: C McAuliffe; K O’Keeffe, K Slater, P Kiernan, J Kiernan; T Clifford, C O’Regan; C Slowey, B Burns, R O’Donovan; B Mitchel, B O’Byrne; C Barry, C Gallagher, E Earl.
Replacements: L Murray for Slater (40), R Moran for Barry (48-50), S O’Hanlon for Burns, Moran for Gallagher (both 67).
Referee: M Patton (IRFU).