A strong second-half performance by St Conleth's was enough to defeat St Mel's of Longford at Kilcock. The early stages were evenly contested but a Barry Rogerson penalty gave St Conleths a 3-0 interval lead.

The losers made a promising start to the second half when Gary Keenan blocked down an attempted clearance and then gathered possession for a try.

However, the Dublin side dominated for the rest of the game and took the lead thanks to another Rogerson penalty in the 53rd minute.

A try each by James Keappock and Peter Ashe sealed St Conleth's win.

St Conleth's: P Ashe; J Keappock, T Donnelly, B Rogerson, D McGovern; C Nagle, K McCarthy; S Hynes, J Galligan, A Cassidy, A Elliott, I Elliott, B Bennett (capt), M McSharry, G Maguire. Replacement: A Woods for I Elliott.

St Mel's: B Farrell; M Reynolds, S Diffley, S Doherty, G Keenan; F Lennon, F Maguire; D Maguire, H Brady, T Nolan, D McNeaney, D Scully, N Brady, E Farrell, B Diffley. Replacements: K Murphy for Reynolds; K McTernan for H Brady.

Referee: J Downey (Leinster).