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First round wins for PBC and CBC

CBC 22 Ardscoil Ris 0: AS EXPECTED, the Cork side had too much power and craft for Ardscoil Rís at Temple Hill.

Thu Feb 2 2012 - 00:00

CBC 22 Ardscoil Ris 0:AS EXPECTED, the Cork side had too much power and craft for Ardscoil Rís at Temple Hill.

Christians led 10-0 at the break – following tries from Tom Morehead and Adam Finn – and a third six minutes into the second half by Charlie Slowey sealed the win.

A superb cross-field kick by captain David O’Riordan gave Finn his second try in the 52nd minute, with O’Riordan landing the conversion.

CBC: T Quinlan; C McAuliffe, T Morehead, J McCarthy, A Finn; D O'Riordan, C O'Regan; C Slowey, R Daly, R Burke; T Arrigan, D Moloney; A Mintern, D Stokes, M Ryan.

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Replacements: R O'Dowling for Mintern (48 mins); A McCarthy for Arrigan (52); R Foley for O'Regan (55); O Hanley for Quinlan (64); M Lordan for Ryan (68).

ARDSCOIL RÍS: R McKenna; E O'Callaghan, R Deegan, A O'Byrne, D Kelly; R Burke, J Murray; T Cusack, D O'Shea, L McMahon; C Irwin, P Kearns; C Glynn, C Power, D OHalloran.

Replacements: P Obande for Irwin (half-time); C Mulqueen for Kelly (56 mins); L Guinane for Cusack (63); J Stack for Murray, A Keane for O’Shea (69).

Referee: K Barry (Munster).

PBC 17 Crescent Comp 8

PBC CORK survived a stern test at Musgrave Park. Pres led 10-8 at half-time, thanks to a fine try by Rory Fenton, converted by fullback Steve Dinan, and a drop goal by Rory Scannell.

Crescent’s Gearóid Lyons replied with a drop-goal, and Nigel Kerr squeezed in at the corner.

After the break Séamus Glynn sealed the win with a try, with Dinan again converting.

PBC: S Dinan; J Barrett, S Glynn, C Murphy, R Fenton; R Scannell, P OLeary; A Slattery, M Abbott, D Hartnett; R McCarthy, I Silke; P Derham, J Fitzgerald, captain, W Foley. Replacements: A O’Brien for Hartnett, P O’Brien for Murphy (both 45 mins); H O’Halloran for Slattery (63); K Farmer for Abbott (67); B Crowley for Fenton (69); M Curtin for Derham, T Duggan for O’Leary (70).

CRESCENT: J Frawley; N Kerr, G OShea, G Barry, J Hogan; G Lyons, R ODoherty; S Gleeson, J Green, N Horan, captain; K Hanley, E Casserley; E Fitzgerald, J Kavanagh, C Blake. Replacements: C Rea for Fitzgerald (16 mins); JJ O’Neill for Frawley (48); E Barry for ODoherty (55); S McGee for Gleeson, C Monaghan for Hogan (69).

Referee: T O’Donoghue (Munster).

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