In Pictures: St Munchin's College and Árdscoil Ris advance to Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-finals

LIMERICK sides St Munchin's College and Árdscoil Ris have joined Castletroy College in the semi-finals of this season's Munster Schools Junior Cup.

St Munchin's secured their place in the last four thanks to an exciting 20-10 victory over local rivals Crescent College Comprehensive at Thomond Park this Thursday.

The Corbally side's reward for this success is a semi-final meeting with PBC, of Cork, at Thomond Park on Wednesday next, March 1 at 3.30pm.

Meanwhile, Ardscoil Ris advanced to the semi-finals after scoring a 17-12 success over Rockwell College at Musgrave Park on Thursday afternoon.

Ardscoil Ris will now face local rivals Castletroy College in the semi-finals also on Wednesday next, March 1, at 1pm, in the day's first game at Thomond Park.

Limerick Leader photographer Adrian Butler was at Thomond Park today to capture the colour and excitement of St Munchin's victory over Crescent College Comprehensive.

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St Munchin’s College: Ryan Angley, Adam McGlynn, Alex Quinn, Brendan Minogue, Josh Aylmer, Oisin Madden, Darragh Dillon; Calum Kirwan, Adam O’Shaughnessy, Donnacha Colgan, Cillian McGrath, Eoin Coughlan, Ciaran Howard, Paddy Dowling, Dan Foley. Replacements: Zaid Alkhous, Michael Landers, Cian Gibbons, Adam Burke, Alex Mitchell, Jack Meaney, Paddy O’Driscoll, Brian Carr, Denis O’Driscoll, Adam Naughton.

Crescent College: Fionn Rowsome, Gerry Joyce, Ryan Scanlon, Gavin Tobin, Rory Mullins, Alan Cleary, Andrew Clery; Nathan O’Riordan, Michael O’Brien, Cian Enright, Oran Copley, Tom Shanahan, Eamon Collins, Alex Clancy, Adedamola Obasa. Replacements: Leon O’Grady, Riain Mangan, Muiris Quinn, William Byrne, Ronan Pereira Dos Santos, Steven Barry, Alfie Fitzpatrick, Daniel Kirby, Scott Murphy, Sean Holland.

Rockwell College: Jack Stokes, Max Fitzgerald, Joe Kelly, Danny Morris, Gavin Neville, Conor Molony Ryan, Aidan Russell; Ian Ryan, Rowan McMahon, Daithi Lambe, Sam Tooman, Jonah McCarthy, Sean Kovacs, Dermot McCarthy, Shane O’Brien. Replacements: Eddie Thompson, Barry Molumby, Jack Owens, Ben Philips, Archie O’Sullivan, Gavin O’Dwyer, Jack O’Connor, Patrick Hanrahan, Ning Brennan, Robert O’Brien.

Ardscoil Rís: Frank Sheehan Williams, Daniel O’Connell, Lee Connolly, Aaron Kelly, Dylan Quirke, James Butler, Ollie Desmond; James Kelly, David Salmon, Lochlann Brown, Lloyd Costelloe, Matthew Collins, Jack Rafferty, Brendan Morrissey, Darragh Leyden. Replacements: Jack Hartigan, Jake Das, Danny O’Flaherty, Christian Cantillon, Brian O’Loughlin, Cathal O’Doherty, Conor Ryan, Louis O’Flanagan, Alex Fennell, Jack Thorne.