Just two Limerick wins on dramatic day of regular season All-Ireland League action

THERE were two Limerick wins, recorded by Shannon in Division 1B and UL-Bohemian in Division 2B, on a dramatic day of energia All-Ireland League action.

In Division 1A, Young Munster's outside play-off hopes were dented further when the Clifford Park side suffered a 28-15 defeat to Ballynahinch at Ballymacarn Park.

The result leaves Young Munster in seventh place in the Division 1A table, a full 12 points off the top four play-off places.

Also in Division 1A, relegation-threatened Garryowen shipped nine tries in a 64-22 thumping at the hands of St Mary's College at Dooradoyle.

The results leaves the bottom-placed 'Light Blues' side needing something of a miracle if they are to retain their top flight status for next season with now just three series of regular season games to go.

Garryowen trail UCD, who occupy the relegation play-off position in the table by 14 points. The Limerick side cannot now finish ahead of eighth-placed City of Armagh.

Meanwhile, in Division 1B, bottom side Shannon secured a much-needed 20-10 Munster derby victory over UCC on the back pitch at Thomond Park.

Despite the victory, Shannon are propping up the 1B table, four points off ninth-placed Highfield, who occupy the relegation play-off position and eight points behind eighth-placed Dublin University.

In the Division 2A action, Old Crescent had to make-do with taking a losing bonus point from their 17-22 home defeat to Galway Corinthians at Takumi Park.

Crescent sit in seventh place in the 1B table with three series of games to come. 

The Division 2B action saw UL-Bohemian pick up a bonus point in their 27-21 victory over Clogher Valley at Annacotty.

The Red, Red Robins are in sixth place in the league table, just four points off fourth-placed Rainey and within two points of fifth-placed Galwegians with three games to go in the race to secure promotion play-off places.

In Division 2C, Bruff picked up two bonus points in their high-scoring 32-34 defeat to Ballyclare at Kilballyowen Park. 

Bruff currently sit in eighth place in the table, eight points clear of basement side Tullamore and six points ahead of ninth-placed Omagh Academicals.

DIVISION 1A:

BALLYNAHINCH 28 YOUNG MUNSTER 15, Ballymacarn Park

Scorers: Ballynahinch: Tries: George Pringle, Kelvin Hamilton, Zac Ward 2; Cons: Conor Rankin 4. Young Munster: Tries: Aaron Roulston, Ihechi Oji; Con: Julian Leszczynski; Pen: Julian Leszczynski
HT: Ballynahinch 14 Young Munster 8

BALLYNAHINCH: Conor Rankin; Ethan Graham, George Pringle, Mark Best, Zac Ward; James Humphreys, Chris Gibson; Matthew Burke, Kelvin Hamilton, John Dickson, Will Hopes, Declan Horrox, Zack McCall, Reuben Crothers, Bradley Luney (capt). Replacements: Claytan Milligan, Harry McCormick, Ronan McCusker, Peter Heasley, Aaron Cairns, Paul Kerr.

YOUNG MUNSTER: Cian Casey; Hubert Gilvarry, Samson Seinafo, Manuel Covella, Ihechi Oji; Julian Leszczynski, Donnchadh O’Callaghan; David Begley, Aaron Roulston, Paul Allen, Sean Rigney, Tom Goggin, Alan Kennedy (capt), James Horrigan, Bailey Faloon. Replacements: Darragh Keogh, Christian Foley, Oran O’Reilly, Conor Moloney, Marcus Lyons, Stephen Lyons.

GARRYOWEN 22 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE 64, Dooradoyle

Scorers: Garryowen: Tries: Tom Wickham, Max Clein, Dean Fanning; Cons: Jack Oliver 2; Pen: Jack Oliver. St. Mary’s College: Tries: Mark Fogarty 3, Myles Carey 2, Michael Silvester, Richie Fahy 2, Tom O’Reilly, Zach Hopkins; Cons: Conor Hayes 5, Mick O’Gara 2
HT: Garryowen 3 St. Mary’s College 31

GARRYOWEN: Dylan Hicks; JJ O’Neill, Gordon Wood, Jack Delaney, Ronan Quinn; Kelvin Langan, Jack Oliver; George Hadden, Max Clein, Oisin Kearney, Finn McCall, Kevin Seymour, Oisin Cooke, Des Fitzgerald (capt), Donnacha Byrne. Replacements: Dean Fanning, Mikey Veale, Ronan Foxe, Sean Rennison, Chulainn Williams, Tom Wickham.

ST. MARY’S COLLEGE: Conor Hayes; Mark Fogarty, Myles Carey, Mick O’Gara, Michael Silvester; Conor Dean, Richie Fahy; Tom O’Reilly, Richie Bergin, Mick McCormack, Daniel Leane, Lucas Culliton, Greg Jones, Ethan Baxter, Conor Pierce. Replacements: Jamie Harding, Andy Keating, Paul Deeny, Dan Goggin, Leandro Ramirez, Zach Hopkins.

DIVISION 1B:

SHANNON 20 UCC RUGBY 10, Thomond Park

Scorers: Shannon: Tries: Cian McCann 2. Conversions: John O’Sullivan, Jamie Gavin. Penalties: John O’Sullivan, Jamie Gavin. UCC Rugby: Tries: Michael Cogan. Conversions: Darragh French. Penalties: Darragh French.

HT: Shannon RFC 7 UCC Rugby 0

Shannon RFC: John O’Sullivan, Cian O’Halloran, Harry Long (capt), Luke Doyle, Steven Kiely, Jamie Gavin, Ian Leonard, Conor Glynn, Alex Long, Kieran Ryan, Jack Brady, Jade Kriel, Cian McCann, Kelvin Brown, Lee Nicholas. Replacements: Gus Harrington, Darragh McSweeney, Christian Storey, Tadhg O’Brien, Jack O’Donnell, Sam Birrane.

UCC Rugby: Harry Murphy, Neville O’Leary, Rory O’Shaughnessy, David Cogan, James Wixted, Darragh French, Andrew O’Mahony, Michael Cogan, Luke McAuliffe, Daniel McCarthy, Sam O’Sullivan, Conor Ryan, Sean Edogbo, Jason Aherne, Kamis Novak. Replacements: George Rasmussen, Alex Hamilton, Cillian Toland, Patrick Jones, Daniel Squires, Jack Casey.

DIVISION 2A:

OLD CRESCENT 17 CORINTHIANS 22, Takumi Park

Scorers: Old Crescent: Tries: Niall Hardiman. Penalties: Ronan McKenna 4. Corinthians: Tries: James Nicholson, Fiachna Barrett, Harry Rogers. Conversions: Sean Naughton 2. Penalties: Sean Naughton.

HT: Old Crescent 17 Corinthians 7

Old Crescent: Ronan McKenna, Jed O’Dwyer, Werner Hoffman, Shane Mullaly, Jason Aylward, Jamie Duggan, Gary Fitzgerald, Joe Rickard, Niall Hardiman, Jake Considine, John Toland, Sean Monaghan, Oisin Toland, ⁠James McKeogh, Karl Madden (capt).
Replacements: Darragh O’Brien, Evan Creaven, Jonathan Byrne, Dean O’Grady, Ben Davey.

Corinthians: Orin Burke, James Nicholson, Tom Waters, John Devine, Finn McNulty, Sean Naughton, Joey Tierney, Patrick Fahy, Max Holmes, Fiachna Barrett, Mark Boyle, Rory Glynn, John Claffey, Jack Boyan, Charlie Keane. Replacements: Jack Pollard, Raymond Dufficy, Liam Cahill, Peter Rainsford, Harry Rogers.

DIVISION 2B:

UL-BOHEMIAN 27 CLOGHER VALLEY 21, Annacotty

Scorers: UL-Bohemian: Tries: Oisin Fagan, David Rowsome 2, Sean Quirke. Conversions: Oisin Fagan 2. Penalties: Oisin Fagan. Clogher Valley:  Tries: Taine Haire, Aaron Dunwoody, Callum Smyton. Conversions: David Maxwell 3.

HT: UL Bohemian 20 Clogher Valley 7

UL Bohemian: Seamus Lyne, Joe Johnson, Killian Dineen, Matt Sheahan, Darragh O’Gorman (capt), Oisin Fagan, Alan Kiely, Kean Sheehy, Kian Regan, Jack Ryan, Padraic Galvin, Josh Kahler, Darren Ferrar, David Rowsome, Sean Quirke. Replacements: Ronan O’Connor, Pauric Nesbitt, Michael Dorgan, Zac O’Loughlin, Liam O’Shanahan.

Clogher Valley: Karl Bothwell, Jake Woods, Paul Armstrong, Luke Russell, Taine Haire, David Maxwell, Neil Trotter, Jamie Allen, Aaron Crawford, Charles Johnston, Joel Busby, Eugene McKenna, David Stinson, Aaron Dunwoody, Callum Smyton. Replacements: Tommi Coulter, Kyle Cobane, Neil Henderson, Michael Treanor, Ewan Haire.

DIVISION 2C:

BRUFF 32 BALLYCLARE RFC 34, Kilballyowen Park

Scorers: Bruff: Tries: Mike Frawley, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Rea, Mark Kennedy. Conversions: Paul Collins 3. Penalties: Paul Collins. Drop Goals: Paul Collins. Ballyclare RFC: Tries: Peter Gillespie, Joel McBride, Alex Darragh, Matthew Coulter. Conversions: Matthew McDowell 4. Penalties: Matthew McDowell 2.

HT: Bruff 11 Ballyclare RFC 14

Bruff: John Bateman, Shane Duggan, Andrew O’Byrne, Conor Fitzpatrick, Clem McAuliffe, Paul Collins, Sean Killbridge, Ciaran Cronin, Mike Frawley, Fionn Flanagan, Tom O’Dwyer, Brendan Gleeson, Mike Cooke, John Sheehan, Cillian Rea. Replacements: Sean O’Riordan, Danny Kavanagh, Mark Kennedy, Tom Lillis, Adam O’Dwyer.

Ballyclare RFC: Mark Jackson, Peter Gillespie, Joel McBride (capt), Matthew McDowell, Josh Cowan, Alex Darragh, Ryan McIlwaine, Owen Warren, Matthew Coulter, Jack Black, Dave Gillespie, Joshua Young, Luke Mcllwrath, Jack Milton, Jack Gamble. Replacements: Adam Barron, Ryan McNeill, Ross Johnston, Adam Campbell, Jacob Scarlett.