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Schools Rugby Connacht Junior Cup: Garbally 81 Portumna 0 Garbally College, Ballinasloe, enjoyed a comprehensive win over Portumna…

Schools Rugby Connacht Junior Cup: Garbally 81 Portumna 0 Garbally College, Ballinasloe, enjoyed a comprehensive win over Portumna CS in the Connacht Schools' Junior Cup quarter-final at the Garbally Grounds yesterday.

Thirteen tries were scored by the victors who led by 52-0 at the interval. Scorer-in-chief was outhalf Robert O'Beirne who had a personal tally of 26 points, which included two tries.

SCORES: R O'Beirne (2 tries, 8 cons); J O'Brien (3 tries); M McNamara (3 tries); D Loughnane (2 tries), G Enraght-Moony, B Gibbons, C Kenny one try each.

GARBALLY COLLEGE: N Dolan; D Loughnane, J O'Brien, P O'Toole, G Enraght-Moony; R O'Beirne, P Dillon; G Grenham, B Gibbons (capt), C Devlin, D Coen, C Kenny, P Feehily, R Gilligan, M McNamara. Replacements: JJ Carey for Grenham (22 mins); M Regan for Feehily (half-time); R Ahern for Dolan (36 mins); C Hughes for Loughnane (36 mins); C Boylan for Enraght-Moony (37 mins); T English for Devlin (37 mins); E Quinn for Gilligan (37 mins).

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PORTUMNA CS: G O'Toole; R Carty, N Kenny, J Kilkenny, E Fahy; G Kelly, J Keane; K Whyte, E O'Connor, N Quinn, K Daly, P Fahy, R Moore, M Lewis (capt), J O'Toole. Replacements: M McDonagh for Whyte (half-time); P Dolphin for Carty (43 mins); D Hanney for G O'Toole (48 mins).

Referee: B McGrath (ARCB).