O’Donovan leads PBC charge

REIGNING champions Presentation Brothers College Cork are into the semi-finals of the Munster Schools Senior Cup after a comprehensive win over Limerick’s Ardscoil Rís at Irish Independent Park.

The opening quarter of an hour was absolutely relentless stuff from PBC. Mark McCarthy got their opening try after some great work from Sean French in the build-up. Pres got their second try less than 90 seconds later, as Sam O’Donovan got on the end of a cross-field kick.

The Cork side were 19-0 up after just 11 minutes, when Mark McLoughlin went over.

Then just a minute later, Darragh O’Callaghan went over for yet another PBC before O’Donovan got his second as PBC led 33-0 at the break.

Sean French went over shortly after the re-start for a try of his own, before O’Donovan went over for his third try of proceedings shortly after.

Louis Bruce charged his way past a tired Ardscoil defence for a try, before Eoin Burns, David Hyland and also dotted down. There was consolation for Ardscoil in Cian Murphy’s try.

PBC – L Bruce; M McLoughlin, S French, J Wren, S O’Donovan; J Broderick, D Harrington; T Ormond, B Scannell, D McCarthy, M McCarthy, E Quilter, A Kendellan, D O’Callaghan, D Hyland.

Reps: D Murphy, A Keating, R Duggan, E Burns, M Fitzgibbon, J O’Shaughnessy, N Murphy, S Horgan, J Forde, R Foley.

ARDSCOIL RÍS– C O’Rahilly; C Murphy, K Dineen, G Clancy, L O’Shanahan; D O’Gorman, I Leonard; M Gaule, R Tucker, F Lyons, B Noonan, W O’Callaghan, M O’Callaghan, S Hanley, J Ward Murphy. Reps:

S Clery, O Czyszczon, K Danaher, J Hourigan, J Taylor, J Hardaker, D O’Byrne, A McNamara, C Maloney, A O’Halloran.

REF – R Horgan