Pres play it smart in tough conditions

PBC 16, Crescent CC 3: Pres overcame treacherous conditions and a courageous Crescent College Comprehensive to book a Munster Schools Senior Cup semi-final place at wind-swept Lansdowne yesterday.

Pres play it smart in tough conditions
Thu, 02 Feb, 2017 - 00:00
Mark Woods

The Limerick side decided to play with the howling wind from the start, but fell behind to a 10th minute try after Crescent flanker Fintan Coleman was dispatched to the sin-bin.

Pres kicked to the corner and hooker Billy Scannell was driven over by the rest of the pack to give the tournament favourites the ideal start.

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CourtsRugbySportPrescrescent ccPlace: LansdownePerson: Fintan ColemanPerson: Billy ScannellPerson: Mark ShanahanPerson: Peter SylvesterPerson: Jack O’SullivanPerson: Sam O’DonovanPerson: PresPerson: SylvesterPerson: Shane KieransPerson: Cian FitzgeraldPerson: Seán FrenchPerson: J WrenPerson: P BuckleyPerson: S FrenchPerson: J BroderickPerson: S O’DonovanPerson: P SylvesterPerson: G BradleyPerson: C BurkePerson: B ScannellPerson: B O’ConnorPerson: A McAuliffePerson: M McCarthyPerson: C FitzgeraldPerson: J O’SullivanPerson: D HylandPerson: A KeatingPerson: K NugentPerson: E BurnsPerson: E QuilterPerson: D O’CallaghanPerson: D HarringtonPerson: H DillonPerson: T FitzgeraldPerson: T DugganPerson: M ShanahanPerson: K MoloneyPerson: S FaloonPerson: T O’HoraPerson: M EdwardsPerson: A CosgrovePerson: E O’HalloranPerson: T ConnollyPerson: B KellyPerson: S LeahyPerson: F ColemanPerson: J BlakePerson: D FeaseyPerson: R ReynoldsPerson: B LeahyPerson: P KingPerson: J GannonPerson: C McDonaghPerson: J HoffmanPerson: M BatemanPerson: W NowakPerson: S KieransEvent: Munster Schools Senior CupOrganisation: Crescent CCOrganisation: Crescent College ComprehensiveOrganisation: LimerickOrganisation: CrescentOrganisation: Cork school
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