Glenstal look to upset champions

HOLDERS Crescent College Comprehensive start strong favourites to reach another Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Junior Cup final when they take on Glenstal Abbey at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary this afternoon (3pm).

The other semi-final is another all-Limerick affair between Castletroy College and Ard Scoil Rís and that goes ahead at Dooradoyle with a 3.30pm kick-off.

Crescent can still call upon four of the team that bridged a 19 year gap with victory last year and they carry a lot of power up front and pace behind where centre Greg O’Shea and half-backs Ed Barry and captain Gearóid Lyons looked particularly impressive against PBC last time out. The team showed their battling qualities too as they withstood fierce late pressure from Pres before eventually running out winners. Nobody did better when Crescent came under the cosh than number eight Cormac Blake.