Arklow CBS vs St Mary's Edenderry Anne Mcinerny Cup Final

 

Arklow CBS 8

St Mary’s Edenderry 40

 Anne McInerny Cup Final .

 Arklow CBS travelled up to the hallowed turf of Donnybrook on Wednesday evening to play in the schools first ever Leinster rugby final .With nearly perfect conditions for a final this was going to be a great spectacle for anyone in attendance.

The first quarter of the game was a kicking battle between the two teams. CBS managed to engineer a penalty in the 7^th minute. Which was duly converted by fly half Conn Kinsella to give his side an early lead. St Mary’s then started to gain a foothold and after a break from a defensive  scrum. The fly half  Rory Allen ran under the posts  which he converted himself . There 2^nd try of the game came in the 21^st minute through  outside centre Stephen Cox , with Allen adding the extras again. CBS were piling pressure on the try line but some resolute defending from Edenderry kept them out . With the game heading to half time some more pressure resulted in a Oran Kelly try scoring effort deemed held up by the officials . With 5 minutes to go in the half the St Mary’s full back Paidí Farrell  used his quick feet and lightning speed to go from his own 22 to score under the posts. Allen slotted the extras before the half time whistle.

The 2^nd half was a much cagier affair with both defences on top until midway through the half when Edenderry’s  number 8 and captain Cian Conroy burrowed his way over. Allen did the needful again for his side.  St Mary’s added a 4^th try  in the contest with Cox adding a 2^nd try to his name scoring in the corner again. Allen expertly drilled conversion through the post . Arklow finished the game stronger even with 13 players on the pitch at one point . Oran Kelly managed to get his name on the try scoring list with a powerful run. With the game in it’s final play the CBS pushed forward in search of a second try which their efforts would have deserved . Unfortunately, they were turned over by the opposition who managed through Fionn O’ Grady to cross the whitewash for the final time in the game .

Arklow CBS : Jamie Wolohan, Tadhg Powell, Sean McCarthy, Darragh O Murchú, Scott Kavanagh, Conn Kinsella, Conor Healy; Josh Tunney, Philip Feokrytov, Eoin Byrne, Conn Keaney, Conor Gahan, Padraic Bermingham, Josh Robinson, Roan Freehill

Subs : Dean Kelly Farrell, Conn Keaney , Callum O’ Neil , Tómas Furlong Tom Byrne, Ben Clancy

 

St Mary’s Edenderry: Paidí Farrell, Cillian Foran, Stephen Cox,  Fionn O’ Grady, Ryan Dunne, Rory Allen, Mark Whelehan: Sean Brien, Shaun Donoghue, Conor McGrath, Dan O’ Connell, Eoin Sheehan, Ultan McIntyre, Brian Dunne , Cian Conroy

Subs Stevie Kane, Eric Hanley, Ademar Stones , Jack Coyne, Thomas O Connell, , Cathal Monohan, Eric Hanley, Iarfhlaith Killaly, Ryan Grace.