ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE/St Mary's...19 Co Carlow...8: St Mary's have full back Mark McHugh to thank for making the scoreline respectable.
McHugh took over kicking duties from Barry Lynn to score four penalties and converet his own try.
Carlow, who struggled all afternoon, registered with a penalty from Matt Waterhouse and a late bustling try by Andrew Melville.
Despite a smart display by scrumhalf Conor McPhillips and slick passing by outhalf Lynn, St Mary's had only a McHugh penalty to show for their dominance of the first 20 minutes. He was accurate with two more kicks before a quick pass from Lynn sent the full back over for his try, which put St Mary's ahead 16-0 at half-time.
ST MARY'S: M McHugh, J Norton, K Lewis, G Gannon, capt, J McWeeney, B Lynn, C McPhillips, E Byrne, G Hickie, D Clare, E Keane, G Logan, A McCarthy, K Jennings, M O'Shaughnessy. Replacements - P Coyle for Clare 62 mins, S Conlon for McCarthy 73 mins.
CO CARLOW: M Spiller, M Buckley, I Dwyer, P Jones, M Waterhouse, R Armstrong, R Jones, P Brennan, A Galavan, L Hannon, L O'Byrne, P Holden, W Whitten, D Cox, A Melville, capt. Replacements - R Bolger for Holden 52 mins, B Baggot for Cox 67 mins, K Corrigan for Hannon 80 mins.
Referee: J Sheehan, Munster.
