Two schools more noted for their GAA traditions met in this Junior Cup match at Tullow, Co Carlow, yesterday and ended up deadlocked after a fine game. Wexford took the lead before halftime with a try by Barry Walsh, with out-half Donal Leonard adding the points for a 7-0 interval lead.

St Mel's came back after the break with a try and within two minutes were level through a try and conversion from out-half Stephen Lynch. Six minutes later scrum-half, Ciaran Connolly put St Mel's back in front, with an unconverted try. Then Wexford full-back Fran Hore crossed in the corner for a try which forced a replay.

Wexford CBS: B O'Connor, J Still, R Stafford, B Walsh (try), D Foley, M Duffin, I Hanton, J Browne, F Hore, (try) A Boyce, B Stafford, M Moran, P Carley, D Leonard, (con), D O'Leary.

St Mel's: M Donlon, E O'Connor, D McAuley, N Brady, L Quinn, A O'Connor, S Smith, D MacNeaney, M Reynolds, M O'Hara, F Maguire, S Doherty, O Cassidy, S Lynch (try, con), C Connolly (try).