Kicking king Keane leads way in Clontarf’s bonus-point win

CLONTARF maintained their AIL Division One top-four position with this bonus-point win over Terenure College at Lakelands on Saturday but it was much closer than the final 12-point margin would suggest.

Ten tries the two teams shared, an even split at five each; the difference was in the kickers.

Clontarf full-back Conal Keane succeeded with all of his four try conversions before departing the scene in the 60th minute. Out-half Peter O’Brien then took over the kicking duties and the full-back berth, missed his first attempt — the fifth-try conversion — but made emphatic amends with a 45m penalty, shortly followed by a superbly-struck long drop-goal.