Wicklow People

St Gerard’s bow out of Senior Cup

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ST GERARD’S of Bray lost out to Newbridge College in the opening round of the Leinster Schools Senior Cup last week.

Ben Watson had given the Bray students a 6-5 lead at the break with two superbly struck penalties, but Newbridge went over for their second try when flanker Jordan Nolan broke through a gap for a super try after 37 minutes.

Jason Kennedy got St Gerard’s back to within one at 12-11 but Donough Lawlor touched down 13 minutes from time to send the Bray students for an early exit from the cup competitio­n.

St Gerard’s scorers: Tries: James Kennedy. Penalties: Ben Watson (2 from 3).

ST GERARD’S: Jeremy O’Donovan (Oliver Newsome ’56); Craig Kenny (Joshua Watson ’66) Harry Begley, Ben Watson, James Kennedy; Stephen Morris, Luke O’Reilly (Aaron Baker ’42); David Carroll (Niall Dooley ’46), Robert Byrne (Fred Happonen ’55), Jack Dempsey (Luke Concannon ’55); Marc Finn, Thomas O’Connor (Jacob Brodeur ’63); Thomas Cahill-Hannigan, Charles Byrne, Rory Wilson.

 ??  ?? St Gerard’s players after the final whistle against Newbridge.
St Gerard’s players after the final whistle against Newbridge.

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