Alex McHenry’s brilliant double helps Christians storm past Crescent to gain sweet revenge

Crescent 5 Christian Brothers College 17: Christian Brothers College gained some revenge for their defeats at the hands of Crescent in the first round of the Munster Schools Senior Cup for the past two years as they emerged impressive winners of yesterday’s campaign opener at Thomond Park.

Christians hadn’t managed a single score in the two previous cup meetings of the sides, and so travelled to Limerick with a whole lot to prove. This time they were equal to the task, coming back from a potentially disastrous start to emerge convincing winners after a positive performance of forward strength and decisive midfield running, especially in the second-half.

It certainly was an afternoon to remember for Christians centre Alex McHenry, who scored one superb individual try and finished off a late attack for a second. He was just one of a number of backs on both sides to display admirable footballing skills, and none more so than the Christian full-back Liam Coombes who used his imposing physique to telling effect on a number of occasions. And nobody answered the call up front more than hooker Gordon Good.