Oranmore advance fluently

Calasanctius, Oranmore, scored five tries en route to victory over Holy Rosary, Mountbellew, in a Connacht Schools Senior Cup…

Calasanctius, Oranmore, scored five tries en route to victory over Holy Rosary, Mountbellew, in a Connacht Schools Senior Cup first-round tie at Monivea.

The victors established an interval lead of 20-3 through tries from Peadar Tonery (2), John David Kearney and Christopher Counihan. For Montbellew, Patrick O'Neill landed a penalty.

Richard Clifford scored Oranmore's final try before Mountbellew rallied and had tries from O'Neill and Bernard Devane, with O'Neill adding a conversion.

CALASANCTIUS, ORANMORE: A Keane; MJ Cannon, D Sheridan, M O'Riordan, A Barrett; JD Kearney (capt), J Murren; C Nolan, C Counihan, S McGrath, B Manton, P Tonery, D Sweeney, D Murphy, R Clifford, Replacements: C O'Connor for Murren (46 mins), G Sweeney for Manton (46 mins), E O'Malley for Barrett (49 mins), D O'Flaherty for Sheridan (52 mins), K Gottsche for D Sweeney (55 mins), K Flanagan for Cannon (60 mins), H O'Neill for O'Riordan (60 mins).

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HOLY ROSARY, MOUNTBELLEW: K Dempsey; J Kelly, S Gavin, N Ryan, T Burke; P O'Neill, R Finnerty; B Devane (capt), F Mitchell, L Noone, D Carthy, J Murphy, J Quirke, M Scarry, S Keane. Replacement: T Crehan for Kelly (50 mins).

Referee: M O'Connor (ARCB).