O’Gorman stands tall for resilient Ardscoil Rís

Ardscoil Rís 10 St Munchin’s College 5

That Ardscoil Rís survived with 14 men for 10 minutes of the pulsating second half — they had second row Brian Noonan yellow-carded for a technical foul and number eight Daniel Okeke sent off near the end for what referee Eoghan Cross confirmed was a “direct punch” — says a huge amount for their character.

The defence covered the necessary angles and both O’Gorman and, on one crucial occasion, full-back Cian O’Rahilly, pegged St Munchin’s back with long and well- directed clearance kicks.