Belvo secure hard fought win

IT TOOK a surging second-half performance for Belvedere College to overcome St Andrew’s College 25-13 in the Powerade Leinster Schools Senior Cup first round at Templeville Road yesterday.

Austin Woodroofe’s expertly taken first-half try smartened Belvo’ up before out-half John Moriarty and hooker Tom Sexton pierced St Andrew’s defence to secure a hard fought win.

St Mary’s College needed two late tries from scrum-half Paul Early and flanker Shane Timmons to get the better of CUS 25-14 at Stradbrook.

CBC Monkstown squeezed past Templeogue College 10-3 when openside James Rogers made the line in the 63rd minute to follow wing David Finnegan’s opener. The losers out-half Ian McCormack had a penalty to put the outcome in doubt until the finish.

At Stradbrook – St Mary’s College 25 (S Timmons, C McGlade, P Early try each; G Redmond dr gl; pen, 2 cons); CUS 14 (E Stanley try; S McGrath 3 pens).

At Iveagh Grounds – CBC Monkstown 10 (D Finnegan, J Rogers try each); Templeogue College 3 (I McCormack pen).

At Templeville Road — Belvedere College 25 (J McDevitt, T Sexton, J Moriarty try each; C Colclough 2 pens, 2 cons); St Andrew’s College 13 (A Woodroofe try; J Murray 2 pens, con).