Tipperary school win Munster rugby Plate after entertaining final

Clonmel High School 39  Crescent College Comprehensive, Limerick 30

Clonmel High School’s Under 15 rugby team are the McCarthy Plate champions following a high-scoring final against Crescent College Comprehensive, Limerick in Fethard Town Park.

It was an entertaining game, with both teams displaying lots of free-flowing rugby.

The High School scored five first half tries, three from Sean Callery and two from Sam Power, who also kicked a conversion.

Crescent replied with two tries to leave the half-time score 27-10 to the High School.

The High School continued to exert their dominance in the second half with tries from Eddie Lawless and Rory O’Dwyer. Sam Power kicked a conversion.

Crescent battled away and scored four more tries but the High School won the day, the match finishing 39 - 30 in their favour.

Peter Silke of Munster Rugby presented the McCarthy Plate to High School captain Tony O’Brien. He congratulated both schools for serving up a fantastic final.

High School team: Olivers Skudrins, Kaine Tobin, Kyle O’Connor, Sean Callery, Aidan Gaffey, Cillian Flavin, Enaitz O’Donovan Garrido, Tony O’Brien, Eddie Lawless, Sam Power, Daniel Fahey, Finn Murphy, Jack Lynch, Rory O’Dwyer, James Carroll, Blyce Baguio, Kenzie Whelan, Keelan Lee, Sean Ryan, Cillian O’Reilly, Kayden O’Meara, Jack Kearney, Daniel Hogan, Bohdan Chumakov, Riley Lacey, Dara O’Flaherty, Alex Byrne, Cody O’Neill Crotty.

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