Rathmore claim Higgins Cup crown from Colaiste na Sceilge

SIX days on from the disappointment in Croke Park in the Paddy Drummond Final for some of their U-19 contingent, there was at least some consolation of a second Munster title for SPSL Rathmore’s U-16½ contingent as they won the Liam Higgins Memorial Cup (Munster B) in Listry last Friday lunchtime by 11 points from Colaiste Na Sceilge.

Their goalscorer in Croke Park, Aaron Cronin was the provider to Paudie O’Leary for their first goal although two points each from Colaiste Na Sceilge’s Tadhg O’Connor and Sonny Curran had the scores level at 1-1 to 0-4. Cathal Ryan and Michael McSweeney helped the East Kerry School to a lead of 1-4 to 0-4 at half-time however.

James Darmody scored 1-1 after the restart for SPSL as they took control of proceedings from there with a great save by the South Kerry School’s goalkeeper Austin Murphy not enough to deter substitute Kevin Bowler from scoring a third goal for the victors in a later attack.

Fionan O’Sullivan did put over a decent consolation score late on for Na Sceilge but SPSL ended their 2018/19 campaign Munster B Champions at both U-16½ and U-19 level.

SPSL RATHMORE: William Casey; Andrew Moynihan, Paudie Murphy, Alex Mihailovs; Cian Dineen, Damien Cronin, Micheal Dennehy; Michael McSweeney (0-2), Cathal Ryan (0-1); Denis O’Mahony, Aaron Cronin (0-2), Paudie O’Leary (1-0); James Darmody (1-2, 1f), Tommy Bowler (0-1, 1f), Dylan Roche (0-1). Subs: Kevin Bowler (1-0) for Bowler, Shane Warren for Paudie O’Leary and Kieran Fitzgerald for Aaron Cronin.

COLAISTE NA SCEILGE: Austin Murphy, Sam O’Driscoll, Brendan Kelly, Ferdia Greaney; Jack Clifford, Cian O’Donoghue, Joe Lynch, Fionan O’Sullivan (0-1), Sonny Curran (0-2), William Galvin, Tadhg O’Connor (0-3, 2f), Jack O’Shea, Jack Sugrue, Eoin Murphy (0-1), Liam O’Connor. Subs: Oisin O’Sullivan for O’Shea and Donagh O’Sullivan for Sugrue.

REFEREE: Tom McCarthy (Desmonds)

CAUSEWAY Comprehensive School won the Munster U-16½ C (North) competition meanwhile with a 1-19 to 1-12 victory over Rice College Ennis last Wednesday in Rathkeale, Co Limerick.