Injuries to Munchin’s trio see Pres clash abandoned

Never in the history of Irish schools rugby has there been such a scene as witnessed in Musgrave Park yesterday when the Clayton Hotels Munster Junior Cup tie between Presentation Brothers College Cork and St Munchin’s College was hit by three serious injuries and ultimately abandoned after just nine minutes of play.

Following an hour-long delay for two separate incidents, two Munchin’s players — Dylan Higgins and Craig Carew — were removed separately by ambulance to Cork University Hospital.

St Munchin’s were then instructed to retake the field by the match referee Paudie Sheehan but declined to do so.