Junior Rugby Focus: Double delight for Tipperary rugby clubs

Saturday brought double delight for Tipperary rugby with Cashel winning their first provincial senior trophy and Clonmel making a great start to their All-Ireland Provincial League campaign.
Junior Rugby Focus: Double delight for Tipperary rugby clubs
Mon, 11 Apr, 2016 - 01:00

At Musgrave Park on Saturday, Cashel lifted the Bank of Ireland Munster Cyril Fitzgerald Plate with a 26-14 victory against Highfield.

A try from Michael Cross and a conversion and three penalties from Pat O’Connor had Cashel 16-7 ahead at half-time. Dave O’Hea replied with a try for Highfield and Paddy O’Toole converted.

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RugbyPlace: Musgrave ParkPlace: WexfordPlace: ClonmelPerson: ClonmelPerson: Pat O’ConnorPerson: Dave O’HeaPerson: Paddy O’ToolePerson: Eamon ConnollyPerson: O’ConnorPerson: O’HeaPerson: O’ToolePerson: Luke HoganPerson: Ronan CrossPerson: David LonerganPerson: Dylan CadoganPerson: CooneyPerson: Tom RyanPerson: Ivan PooleEvent: All-Ireland Provincial LeagueEvent: Cyril Fitzgerald PlateOrganisation: TipperaryOrganisation: CashelOrganisation: Bank of Ireland MunsterOrganisation: HighfieldOrganisation: WestportOrganisation: ConorOrganisation: ClonmelOrganisation: BangorOrganisation: LeinsterOrganisation: IRFU
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