Limerick teams set for Energia All-Ireland League play-off action as regular season fixtures conclude

ALL seven Limerick sides were in action this weekend in the Men's Energia All-Ireland League as the regular season action reaches its conclusion with Garryowen, Shannon, UL Bohemian, Old Crescent and Thomond all set for Energia All Ireland League play-off action. 

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ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISIONS – ROUND 18:

DIVISION 1A

Young Munster 22-12 Ballynahinch, Tom Clifford Park

In Division 1A, Young Munster concluded their season with a home tie against Ballynahinch. Ger Slattery's side won by a margin of 10 points at Tom Clifford Park, running out 22-12 winners. Young Munster finish the regular season in sixth position of the 1A table. 

Scorers: Young Munster: Tries: Andrew Smith, Orin Burke, Liam McMahon; Cons: Kelvin Langan 2; Pen: Kelvin Langan

Ballynahinch: Tries: Bradley Luney, Michael McCavery; Con: Conor Rankin

HT: Young Munster 17-5 Ballynahinch

Young Munster: 

Orin Burke; Hubert Gilvarry, Fionn Gibbons, Luke McCready, Andrew Smith; Kelvin Langan, Jake O’Riordan; Christian Foley, Arron Roulston, David Begley, Oran O’Reilly, Alan Kennedy (capt), Fintan Coleman, James Horrigan, Stephen McLoughlin.

Replacements: Liam McMahon, Ben Everard, Ajae Hanson, Bobby Doherty, Ihechi Oji, Oisin Pepper.

Ballynahinch: Conor Rankin; Adam Bennett, Matthew Booth, Quinn Armstrong, Aaron Sexton; Paul Kerr, Chris Gibson; Matthew Burke, Josh Hanlon, Joe Charles, Declan Horrox, Ryan Connolly, Zack McCall, Reuben Crothers (capt), Bradley Luney.

Replacements:Michael McCavery, John Dickson, Kyle Gill, Stephen Campbell, Conor Gibson, Alex Topping.

Division 1B

UCC 24-10 Garryowen, Mardyke

In Division 1B, Garryowen ended their regular season with an away tie against UCC at the Mardyke. The 'Light Blues' were defeated on a scoreline of 24-10 on Leeside but finished the season in fourth position, which grants them a play-off position in a fortnight's time. 

Scorers: UCC: Tries: Danny McCarthy, Evan Clarke, Christopher Barrett, Jack Casey; Cons: Charlie O’Shea 2

Garryowen: Tries: Finn McCall, Seán Rennison

HT: UCC 17-0 Garryowen

UCC: Harry Murphy; Evan Clarke, Gene O’Leary Kareem, James O’Leary, Mark Hetherington; Charlie O’Shea, Christopher Barrett; Darragh O’Connell, Stephen O’Shaughnessy, Danny McCarthy, Sam O’Sullivan (capt), Conor Ryan, Seán Edogbo, Dawid Nowak, Ted O’Callaghan.

Replacements: George Rasmussen, Seán Dunne, Danny Rock, Cian Murphy, Jack Casey, David Cogan.

Garryowen: Colm Quilligan; Seán Morrissey, Pelle van der Polder, Jack Delaney, Tom Ironside Wickham; Lachlan Stewart, Luca Cleary, Jibril Koura, Johnny Byrne, Mark Fitzgerald, Joe Finn, Finn McCall (capt), Oisin Cooke, Billy Hayes, Jordan Power.

Replacements: Dean Fanning, Eric Cantillon, Jack Costello, Seán Rennison, Chulainn Williams, Bryan Fitzgerald.

Division 2A

Ballymena 45-3 Old Crescent, Eaton Park

In Division 2A, Old Crescent concluded their season with a trip to Eaton Park to face Ballymena. The Limerick side were well beaten on a scoreline of 45-3 which confirms their place in a relegation play-off in two week's time. The Limerick side finsihing ninth in the 2A table. 

Scorers: Ballymena:  Rodger McBurney, Callum Patterson, Angus Robson, Callum Davidson, Luke McCluskey, Paddy Browne, Adam Lamont. Conversions: Callum Davidson 3.

Old Crescent: Penalties: Jeff Williams.

HT: Ballymena 26-3 Old Crescent

Ballymena: Rodger McBurney, Ben Neely, Dean Millar, Callum Patterson, Angus Robson, Joe O’Rawe, Callum Davidson, Josh Mark, Callum Mustoe, Justin Mark, David Milford, Luke McCluskey, Paddy Browne, Adam Lamont (capt), Josh Dobbin.

Replacements: Andrew Warwick, Matthew Wright, Angus Graham, Alexander Clarke, Matthew Norris.

Old Crescent: Evan Cusack, Conor Hogan, Brian Molloy, Larry Hanly, Joe McEnery, Jeff Williams, James O’Malley, Dennis O’Dwyer, Niall Hardiman (capt), Casey Tanyi, Jack Somers, Yasin Browne, Cillian Toland, ⁠James McKeogh, Darragh McKeogh.

Replacements: Colin Kelly, Robert Magill, Rowan Brady, Jason Aylward, Alan Roche.

Cashel 12-24 Shannon, Spafield 

Also in Division 2A, Shannon concluded their season with a trip to Spafield to face Cashel. Shannon ran out 24-12 einners in Spafield which confirmed their place in play-off action, with the Limerick side finishing second in the 2A table.

Scorers: Cashel: Tries: Joseph Lawrence, Penalty Try.

Shannon: Neil Cronin, Alex Long, Luke Moylan. Conversions: Jamie Gavin 3. Penalties: Jamie Gavin.

HT: Cashel 12-21 Shannon

Cashel:  Timothy Townsend, Ryan O’Sullivan, Alan Flannery, Jamie Ryan, Ben Twomey, John O’Sullivan, Marcel Strydom, Cormac O’Donnell, David Upton, Brendan Ryan, Adam Shirley, Fearghail O’Donoughue, Richard Moran (capt), Joseph Lawrence, Joseph Callery.

Replacements: Noel Roche, Jack Tierney, Brendan Crosse, Mickey Wilson, Marcello Frati.

Shannon: Matt Te Pou, Luke Doyle, Cian O’Halloran, Harry Long (capt), Joshua Costello, Jamie Gavin, Neil Cronin, Emmet Calvey, Alex Long, Tony Cusack, Samson Alaimoana, Luke Moylan, Callum Black, Oisin Minogue, Neal Moylett.

Replacements: Adam Moloney, Jamie Conway, Scott Gleeson, David Smith, Rory McDermott.

Division 2B

UL Bohemian 54-5 Navan, University of Limerick 

In Division 2B, UL Bohemian finished their regular season with a home tie against Navan at the University of Limerick's North Campus. 'Bohs' ran out emphatic 49-point winners which confirmed their place in the play-offs in a fortnight's time. 

Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Darren Ferrar, Killian Dineen, Darragh O’Gorman, Jordan Mills, Liam O’Shanahan, Sam Lynch.
Conversions: Cian Casey, Darragh O’Gorman.

Navan: Tries: Cormac Horan 

HT: UL Bohemian 26-0 Navan

UL Bohemian: Darragh O’Gorman (capt), Greg Fitzgerald, Killian Dineen, Paul Clancy, Joe Johnson, Cian Casey, Evan Lacey, Kean Sheehy, Darren Ferrar, Jake Considine, Simon Staunton, Padraic Galvin, Jordan Mills, Sean Quirke, Liam Neilan.

Replacements: Sam Lynch, Jack Ryan, Mihlali Mgolodela, Zac O’Loughlin, Liam O’Shanahan.

Navan: Cormac Horan, Will Finegan, Ben Mc Entagart, Tom Gavigan, Mark Coen, Jeaic Timmons, Mark Farrell, Shane O’Connor, Fionn Craik, Gary Faulkner, Saul Nicholson, Karolis Navickas, Michael Brady, Johnny McKeown, Conor Farrell (capt).

Replacements: Liam Carroll, Jordan Finney, Andrew Beggy, Luke Dolan, Harry Devlin.

Division 2C

Bective Rangers 30-12 Thomond, Donnybrook

In Division 2C, Thomond concluded their regular season with a trip to the capital to face Bective Rangers in Donnybrook. Thomond were defeated on a 30-12 scoreline and finished the season in third position, which is enough to see them through to this season's play-offs. 

Scorers: Thomond: Tries: Jason Kiely, Jake Connolly. Conversions: Evan Cusack.

HT: Bective Rangers 22-7 Thomond

Bective Rangers: Tim Carroll, Chris Rolland, Tom McCarthy, Bobby Holland, Charlie O’Reilly, Matthew Gilsenan (capt), Connor Halpenny, Rory Mulvihill, Christopher Hennessy, Conor Kelly, Donagh Lawler, Gavin Kelly, Tiarnan McCloskey, Chris Poole, James Gallagher.

Replacements: Scott Barron, Mark O’Brien, Oisin McCloskey, David Moran, Conor Murphy.

Thomond: Luke Costello, Jason Kiely, Jake Connolly, Luke Fitzgerald, Sam Birrane, Evan Cusack, Aaron Rice, Rian Burke, Colin Slater, John Walsh, Tom Goggin, Joe Costello, Riann O’Dwyer, Kealan McMahon (capt), Shane Kelly.

Replacements: Suliano Mainavolau, Sean Rice, Joshua Tunney-Ware, Morgan Bateman, Eoghain Sherlock.

Bruff 14-26 Midleton, Kilballyowen Park

Also in Division 2C, Bruff finished their regular season with a home tie against Midleton at Kilballyowen Park. Bruff were defeated by 12 points in Kilballyowen Park which sees them finish the season in eight position. 

Scorers: Midleton: Tries: Jack Colbert, Aaron Leahy, Andrew Beyrooti, Idris Rqibi. Conversions: Seamus Lyne 3.

HT: Bruff 0-26 Midleton 

Bruff: John Bateman, Clem McAuliffe, Jesse Bowring, Andrew O’Byrne, Patricio Neheun, Paul Collins, Cathal Garvey, Darragh O’Brien, Wiktor Wilczuk, Fionn Flanagan, Aidan Carroll, Brendan Gleeson, Mike Frawley, Mark Kennedy, Cillian Rea (capt).

Replacements: Kieran O’Dwyer, Darragh Browne, Declan Moriarty, Thomas O’Dwyer, Hugh Clogan.

Midleton: Jack Colbert, Alejandro Martinez Jimenez, Aaron Leahy, Ted Coleman, Darragh Daly, Seamus Lyne, Kyle Read, Mark Corby, JB Du Toit, Steve Monaghan, Andrew Beyrooti, Denis Broderick, Flor McCarthy, Lee McSherry, Idris Rqibi (capt).

Replacements: Ryan Lehane, Sean Busteed, Robert Casey, Conor McCarthy, James Fitzgerald.