St Mary’s win share in war of attrition

Dolphin 10, St Mary’s 10

Mon, 24 Jan, 2005 - 00:00

Edward Newman

It may have been a war of attrition with heavy hitting, but this was club rugby at its unfettered best.

Mary’s, whose register includes 13 contracted players, rolled out the youngsters again on Saturday and, in 19-year-old out-half Jonathan Sexton, coach Steve Hennessy has found gold.

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Courts Rugby Person: Jonathan Sexton Person: Steve Hennessy Person: Hennessey Person: Sexton Person: Alan Gaffney Person: Tomás O’Leary Person: John O’Mahony Person: George Clancy Person: Gareth Logan Person: DOLPHIN Person: O’Mahony Person: James Coughlan Person: Donncha Murphy Person: O’Leary Person: O’Farrell Person: Mary Person: Mick Manning Person: Coughlan Person: Murphy Person: Paul Nash Person: David O’Mahony Person: D O’Mahony Person: S O’Halloran Person: J Storey Person: M Manning Person: J Murrell Person: J O’Mahony Person: T O’Leary Person: R McKinney Person: D O’Farrell Person: J O’Sullivan Person: J Fitzgerald Person: R McGrath Person: G finn Person: D Murphy Person: J Coughlan Person: C Healy Person: St Person: D Hughes Person: R Smyth Person: D Lyons Person: C Field Person: R Murphy Person: J Sexton Person: J Kilbride Person: C O’Byrne Person: B McCormack Person: P Tucker Person: G Logan Person: J Ellis Person: P Nash Person: B Donohoe Person: B Moran Person: Tucker Person: O McCormack Person: B Brophy Person: Donohoe Person: G Clancy Event: Dolphin Organisation: 10 Organisation: St Mary Organisation: St Mary’s Organisation: Mary Organisation: Munster Academy Organisation: Cork Organisation: Dolphin Organisation: IRFU

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