O'Hanlon gem buys final spot

St Munchin's College 12 Crescent College 7 A superb try two minutes into the second half at Thomond Park yesterday put St Munchin…

St Munchin's College 12 Crescent College 7A superb try two minutes into the second half at Thomond Park yesterday put St Munchin's into the final.

Winger Craig O'Hanlon broke from halfway and sped past five defenders to glide under the posts. Michael Madden converted.

The St Munchin's pack drove over after 16 minutes, lock Mark Healy touching down.

Andrew McDonnell scored and converted a spectacular, last-minute try for Crescent.

ST MUNCHIN'S: P Tobin; A Peters, D Turner, C O'Neill, C O'Hanlon; R Guerin, C O'Driscoll; R Sargent, J Sherin, M Kirby; S Duggan, M Healy; M Madden, A Kennedy, G Burke (capt). Replacement: C Tsang for Healy (59 mins)

CRESCENT: E O'Toole; I McGarry, D O'Doherty, N O'Keeffe, A McDonnell; G Quinn McDonagh, A Healy; C O'Connor, P Power, J Flannery (capt); K O'Shea, T Wall; I Sherlock, G Fleming, B Downey. Replacements: S Upton for McGarry, K Hartnett for O'Shea (57 mins).

Referee: K Imbusch (MAR).

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