Waterpark crowned underage kings in Thomond

A memorable Bank of Ireland Munster Clubs U18 Cup final in which Waterpark came from behind to beat Bruff (35-28) crowned a magnificent festival of underage rugby at Thomond Park yesterday.

The result completed a famous day for the Waterford club who had earlier retained the U16 title for the third successive year.

The Waterpark U18 side struggled against the powerful Bruff maul in the opening half, after which the Limerick outfit led 13-3 following tries by Thomas Quigley and Liam Barrett and a penalty by John Bateman. Alex Molloy’s penalty was all Waterpark could muster.