Clinical Leinster overpower Munster

U19 Interprovincials: Leinster were clinical defeating Munster (19-10) in Saturday’s U19 Interprovincial Championship at Templeville Road.

Centre Con Callan, number eight Max Deegan and prop Eoin O’Neill moved Leinster 19-3 clear. Munster’s try came from replacement hooker Vincent O’Brien. Ulster enjoyed a bonus-point 24-17 win over Connacht.

Leinster scorers : (M Deegan, C Callan, E O’Neill try each; A Hughes 2 cons).

Munster scorers: (V O’Brien try; P Downes pen, con).

LEINSTER: A Hughes (Clongowes); M Byrne (Terenure), C Callan (St Gerard’s), M Gilsenan (St Michael’s), H Keenan (Blackrock); J O’Brien (Newbridge), N Peters (Gonzaga); V Abdaladze (Coolmine), J Molony (Clongowes), A Coyle (Naas), M Melia (Terenure), J Ryan (St Michael’s, cpt), W Connors (Clongowes), D Aspil (High School), M Deegan (St Michael’s).

Replacements: H Kean (Blackrock) for Molony, A Feeney (Suttonians) for Peters, M Bursey (King’s Hospital) for Aspil all 53; D Poff (Wesley) for O’Brien 60; E O’Neill (St Michael’s) for Coyle 61 mins; J O’Sullivan (Castleknock) for Connors, E Byrne (Gonzaga) both 66.

MUNSTER: J O’Connor (Tralee); B Fanning (Bruff), T Cronin (Bantry), R Horgan (Rockwell, capt), J White (Clonakilty); P Downes (Bruff), J Poland (PBC, Cork); Philip Poilet (UL Bohemian), S Felton (Ardscoil Ris), B Betts (Young Munster), J Barnes (Tralee), S O’Connor (Rockwell), R Murphy (Castletroy), D Walsh (CBC, Cork), K Brown (Shannon).

Replacements: V O’ Brien (CBC, Cork) for Felton, P Staff (Young Munster) for Barnes, P O’Keeffe (Kanturk) for Cronin all 55 mins; S Hickey (Cobh) for Brown 66 mins; D Jennings (Clonakilty) for Betts, P Meyer (St Munchin’s) for Poilet, R Cunningham (Old Crescent) for Poland G O’Sullivan (Crescent) for O’Connor all 68.

Referee: O Quinn, IRFU.