Easy victory

Terenure College booked a place in the next round with an emphatic victory at Donnybrook.

Terenure College booked a place in the next round with an emphatic victory at Donnybrook.

Conor Pounch crossed in the first minute, Conor Kildea converting and by half-time further tries from Andrew Walsh and Gary Byrne helped Terenure to a 22-0 lead.

Adam Hughes scored from close-in in the second half and in the dying seconds, Byrne broke away for his second try.

NEWBRIDGE COLLEGE: F Carr; R Whelan, G Delahunt, A Duffy, M Neylon; T Whelan, R O'Sullivan; E Deasy, N Barton, J Kindregan, C Doyle, B Snell, S Roe, B Kavanagh, M Mullins. Replacements: R Kerrigan for Duffy, N Duggan for Barton, R Berney for Snell.

TERENURE COLLEGE: G Byrne; A Hughes, E Farrell, D O'Dowd, L Pugh; C Gildea, A Page; C Pounch, B Sullivan, C Moffat, W Dunne, C Smyth, A Walsh, C O'Hagan, K Douglas. Replacements: J Kiernan for Page, A Fannin for Walsh, R Keane for Pounch.

Referee: D Keane (ARLB).

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