Kanturk advance in Cup as Presentation lift Shield

Kanturk booked their place in the fifth round of the Munster Junior Cup as Presentation defeated Newcastle West in the final of the Munster Junior Shield in what was a very quiet weekend on the junior front.

The meeting of the sides in second place in Divisions 1 and 2 of the Munster Junior League resulted in a big win for Kanturk as they defeated St Mary’s 29-12 to book an away tie against Garryowen in the next round.

Kanturk dominated the opening half and built up a 24-0 lead by half-time with tries from Michael O’Sullivan, Michael Twohig and Gary Piggott. Peter Earlie converted all three and also added a penalty. Mary’s came back into the game with tries from Niall Counihan and Rob Brockert with Sean Lyons converting one. The visitors felt they should have been awarded a penalty try but Kanturk weathered the storm and a late try by Earlie made sure of the win.