Munster young guns tame Tigers

Leicester Academy 3 Munster U21s 21

The Leicester side, coached by Neil Back, started brightly and went ahead with a seventh-minute Peter Prosser penalty when his side looked rampant.

Munster settled quickly, overcoming the physical deficiency between the teams with a thoroughly professional display.

Conan Doyle kicked three penalties to establish a 9-3 lead at the interval and it was all Munster in the second half.

Ian Hanley scored a superb 50th-minute try before earning a penalty try shortly after when he was impeded following on Duncan Williams’ chip.

Evan Ryan converted to send Munster, coached by Jeff Moylan, David O’Mahony and Paul Cunningham, home on a high.

The Under-21s take on a Munster development side at Tralee Rugby Club tomorrow at 7pm before heading into the Interprovincial Championships.

They meet Ulster at Ravenhill, Connacht in Galway and Leinster in Limerick on September 2, 9, and 16 respectively.

The top two meet in the final in Athlone on September 24 following a 3rd/4th place play-off.

LEICESTER: B Toft, O Dodge, A Dodge, T Youngs, R Owen, M Smith, A Wright; K Davis, C Whitehead, D Cole, M Pearson, G Guilanders, C Mundy, M Howgate, A Shaw.

MUNSTER: I Hanley, A Ross, T Gleeson, E Ryan, E Mills, C Doyle, D Williams, D Hurley, B Duggan, D Ryan, B Nagle, C Kennefick, C Holland - captain, M Essex, D Sherry. Replacements (all used): C Costigan, C Parkes, R Feeney, N O’Brien, B Moran, N Melbourne, S Cronin, G O’Keeffe.