Bruff survive Old Crescent fightback

Old Crescent 11 Bruff 15

Bruff made a whirlwind start against Old Crescent at Rosbrien today and raced into a 15-0 lead before the home side improved in the second half.

Speedster Finbarr Hogan raced in for Bruff's opening try after 12 minutes. David Maw added a penalty, five minutes later.

In what was all one-way traffic, Martin o'Rourke had a second Bruff try which Maw converted.

Brian O'Shea gave Old Crescent hope with a second-half penalty and JP Hartigan had another penalty.

When Trevor Bowles got in for a try for Old Crescent, it set up this Limerick derby for a grandstand finish.

But of these Division Two rivals, Bruff were the ones to hold their nerve and progress to the next round.

Scorers:

Old Crescent: Try: Trevor Bowles; Pens: Brian O'Shea, JP Hartigan

Bruff: Tries: Finbarr Hogan, Martin O'Rourke; Con: David Maw; Pen: David Maw