Newbridge overcome slow start
Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup, first round
Newbridge College 45
CBC Monkstown 7
Daire Walsh, Donnybrook
Newbridge College will face Kilkenny College in the Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup quarter-final after recovering from a shaky start at Donnybrook yesterday.
Despite being rank outsiders, Monkstown broke the deadlock with a converted Conor Anderson try on the first-quarter. They looked set to hold onto this lead until the interval – only for Newbridge skipper Marcus Kiely to pounce for his own score in stoppage-time.
Samuel Prendergast supplied the extras to leave the sides on level terms (7-7) and the out-half created daylight with a brace of penalties on the resumption. Following additional tries by James Gaire, David O’Sullivan, Kiely, Donough Lawlor and Conor Halpenny, the Johne Murphy-coached outfit eased into the last-eight.
Scorers for Newbridge College: M Kiely 2 tries, J Gaire, D O’Sullivan, D Lawlor, C Halpenny try each, S Prendergast 3 cons, 3 pens.
Scorers for CBC Monkstown: C Anderson try, E Quinn con.
NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE: S Cahill; J Gaire, M Kiely, S Fata, D Conroy; S Prendergast, C King; P Leavy, F O’Malley, B Watson; P O’Flaherty, D Mangan; M Dennis, C McGroary, D Lawlor.
Replacements: G McNelis for O’Malley, Z Ahmed for Watson, D O’Sullivan for Fata (all 39), J Shanahan for Cahill, L Dunleavy for Dennis (both 58), L Borgonova for Leavy (61), H Masterson for O’Flaherty, C Halpenny for King (both 65).
CBC MONKSTOWN: J Brindley; M Newman, R Browne, S Cronin, J Newman; E Quinn, E Watson; C McCoy, S Flannery, C Eivers; J Balmaine, H Ross; C Anderson, S Montayne, L Forster.
Replacements: M Donnelly for Balmaine (42), P Duffy for J Newman (46), H O’Neill for Anderson (55), J O’Donoghue for Quinn (58), S Cassidy for Browne (63), A Lee for M Newman, S Comiskey for McCoy, J Reynolds for Montayne (all 68).
Referee: G Sheridan (LRR).