Amazing scenes as Tipp school secure last four place in Senior Cup after thriller in Dublin

Leinster Schools Senior Cup Quarter-Final

Cistercian College Roscrea 39

Gonzaga College 33

Tipperary's Cistercian College Roscrea booked their spot in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals with a hard-fought victory over Gonzaga College at Energia Park, led by standout performances from centres Jack Deegan and Robert Carney, who combined for whopping 29 points.

Roscrea struck first with a Deegan penalty, but Gonzaga responded through scrum-half James O’Dwyer’s unconverted try. A swift counterattack saw Deegan cross the line, adding the extras and another penalty to push Roscrea ahead.

Despite back-to-back tries from Joshua and Zachary Mulligan for Gonzaga, Carney’s two quickfire tries, both converted by Deegan, gave Roscrea a 27-19 halftime lead.

Gonzaga closed the gap to one point early in the second half through Zachary Mulligan and a Daragh O’Dwyer conversion, but Roscrea hit back with tries from hooker Eoin Naughton and scrum-half Fionn Carney.

A late Bobby Colbert try and O’Dwyer’s fourth conversion set up a tense finish, but Roscrea held firm to secure the win and a place in the last four of this year's competition.

Scorers: CC Roscrea: Tries: R Carney (2), Deegan, Naughton, F Carney Cons: Deegan (4) Pens: Deegan (2).

Gonzaga College: Tries: Mulligan (2), J O’Dwyer, Mulligan, Colbert. Cons: D O’Dwyer (4).

CC Roscrea: S Cusack; K Dunne, R Carney, J Deegan, F Higgins; A Moloney, F Carney; O Doody, E Naughton, H Maher; J Walsh, J Finn; S Killeen, J Miller, W Hayes.

Gonzaga College: P Coleman; E O’Donovan, P Masterson, B Colbert, Z Mulligan; D O’Dwyer, J O’Dwyer; J Sheil, J Brophy, M O’Herlihy; M Wall, R Crowe; J Mulligan, B Salto-Galdon, C Kennedy.

Referee: C Hogan