Schools Interprovincials/Leinster Under-19 21 Munster Under-19 6:The fine finishing of fullback Michael Keating was the outstanding aspect of Leinster's comfortable win over Munster in the Schools Under-19 Interprovincial Championship at Donnybrook yesterday.
Early on, Munster forwards used low body angles around the fringes to force turnover ball and retain possession. Outhalf Andrew Burke made this count with penalties in the 20th and 26th minutes for a 6-0 lead. But Leinster's greater capacity to strike from the wings was reflected in Keating's evasive run for a try that left just a point between the sides at the break.
After that, centre Ian McKinley kicked three penalties and converted Keating's second try, which came from a neat surge and sidestep down the blind side.
LEINSTER: M Keating (Belvedere); N Hanratty (Gonzaga), I McKinley (St Columba's), G Foley (CBC Monkstown), G Greene (Blackrock); D Joyce (Roscrea), M McLoughlin (Clongowes); N Lovic (Belvedere), T Sexton (Belvedere), S Schuster (Blackrock); S Grannell (CBC Monkstown), L Mangan (Belvedere); E Cremin (St Andrew's), S Boucher (CBC Monkstown), M Noone (CBC Monkstown). Replacements: J McGrath (St Mary's) for Schuster (half-time), M Kelly (St Michael's) for Sexton, K Jenkinson (CBC Monkstown) for Joyce, M Collis (Clongowes) for Grannell (all 68 mins), G Flanagan (Terenure) for McLoughlin, P Finegan (St Mary's) for Foley (both 68 mins).
MUNSTER: S Luby (Rockwell); M Doyle (Crescent), I Cross (Crescent), B O'Regan (CBC Cork), G O'Hanlon (St Munchin's); A Burke (Crescent), C Nolan (CBC Cork); D Kavanagh (St Munchin's), P Kelliher (PBC Cork), D Cantillon (Ard Scoil Rís); J Mulcahy (CBC Cork), D Frawley (Castletroy); P Cleary (St Munchin's), P O'Mahony (PBC Cork), B O'Callaghan CBC Cork). Replacements: B Sheehan (Ard Scoil Rís) for Cleary (44 mins), F Aherne (Crescent) for Luby (48 mins), P O'Donovan (PBC Cork) for Cantillon, P Hogan (Castletroy) for Kelliher, K O'Dwyer (CBC Cork) for Mulcahy (all 60 mins).
Referee: M Hermin (IRFU).
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