Christians pass stern test from Glenstal

CHRISTIAN Brothers College found the formula for victory in the second half of this hotly disputed Avonmore Munster Schools Junior Cup tie at Clanwilliam yesterday.

Glenstal Abbey threw down the gauntlet to their more experienced rivals from Cork with a hugely positive first-half display that helped secure a 10-7 half-time lead, and they were right in the match until the dying moments before Christians struck with a third try to secure a quarter-final place against arch-rivals PBC.

Christians coach Russell Foley admitted it was a tough afternoon for his charges, saying: “Glenstal were as hard as we thought they would be; the school, at both senior and junior, have been knocking on the door for the past couple of years, they were very physical and our guys learned a lesson that if you don’t start well, you make it hard on yourself to win.