We made it too hard for ourselves, laments Lawlor

Ardscoil Rís coach Mossy Lawlor has pledged his young side will be back more determined than ever for next year’s Seat Munster Schools’ Cup campaign.

“We’re no longer happy to be bridesmaids, we went out to win this match, not just to put up a good show,” said the former Munster player after yesterday’s defeat to Crescent College Comprehensive.

However, Lawlor did admit his young side wasn’t good enough to win this decider: “In the first half, we just didn’t come out, made some mistakes, missed two kicks to touch and lost two lineouts. In schools cup rugby you give the opposition a head start and there’s no coming back from it, especially against a team of the quality of the Comp.