Gonzaga build on Leyden effort

Schools Leinster Junior Cup Quarter-Final/Gonzaga College 16 Presentation, Bray 3: An early try by Gonzaga winger David Leyden put the Ranelagh school into a lead they held throughout this quarter-final replay at Stradbrook yesterday.

Presentation Bray showed huge flair but were unable to break down the Gonzaga defence.

Gonzaga's early try came about after their wily scrumhalf Alex Byrne released centres Kevin Ryan and Godfrey Greene to give the scoring pass to Leyden.

Presentation Bray's Fergal Devlin brought things closer with a fine penalty from far out but this was soon answered by an easy penalty from Greene after a fine run by hooker Nick Rutledge.

The Bray lads produced much of the enterprising play in the second half and had most of the territory but failed to score and succumbed to a late try and penalty, both from Green.

GONZAGA COLLEGE: D McEvoy; B Hickey, G Greene, K Ryan, D Leyden; K Tuite (capt), A Byrne; K Larchet, N Rutledge, C Mounsey; P Lynn, E Cusack; N Dillon, A Naughton, R Kenny. Replacements: P Corcoran, J McRedmond, J Whelan, D Murphy, C Conroy, K McAndrew, D Diviney.

PRESENTATION BRAY: D Haughton; E Wogan, S Byrne, B Maher, B Daly; F Devlin, E Cleary (capt); J O'Brien, G Walsh, A Jeffers; P Kennedy, N Cooper; R Nicholson, J O'Kelly, J Molloy. Replacements: R Reynolds, C Messitt, B O'Reilly, J Breslin, S Duggan, J Dempsey, T O'Neill.

Referee: C O'Brien (ARLB).

• Coláiste Iognáid advanced to the final of the Connacht Schools Junior Cup when they comprehensively defeated St Joseph's 53-7 at the Galway Sportsground yesterday.

The victors established the platform for success when they led by 27-0 at the interval by virtue of tries from Tommy Bradshaw, Nicky Hernon, Colin Conroy, Donnacha Phelan and Thomas Flaherty, who also scored a conversion.

Coláiste Iognáid added four tries in the second half from Conroy, Bradshaw, Conor Murphy and Hernon.

Flaherty completed the scoring with three successful conversions.

St Joseph's got a consolation try near the finish from Stephen Trainor, Tadhg Leader converting.