Seventh heaven for clinical Clongowes

IT was as the bookmakers predicted; a seventh Leinster Schools’ Senior Cup title for Clongowes Wood College whose 14 points salvo in the opening minutes of yesterday’s decider at the RDS proved decisive.

Revenge for defeat by St Michael’s three years ago was indeed sweet as the determined County Kildare school romped to victory by taking chances early and late in the game to pull off a comprehensive victory.

Yet it wasn’t always as one-sided as the scoreline suggests, St Michael’s giving as good as they got for much of this all-action game before finally having to accept defeat when Clongowes full-back Stephen MacAuley went in for two brilliantly executed second-half tries.