Portlaoise 26 Tullow 10
Leinster Rugby U-15 Plate Final
Portlaoise RFC U-15s brought the curtain down on a fine season with a hard-earned victory over Tullow in Donnybrook on Sunday to claim the Leinster Rugby Plate title.
After a nervous opening by both sides, Portlaoise gradually got a foothold in the Tullow half and captain Eanna Moynihan powered over the line to give Portlaoise the lead after 10 minutes. Out-half Matt Cunningham added the extras for a 7-0 lead.
Tullow scored a penalty soon after but Moynihan once again crossed the whitewash to extend the lead to 12-3.
On the stroke of halftime, Cunningham beat the defence to score out on the right and he added the points for a 19-3 lead at the break.
Credit to Tullow, they started the second half with intent and were rewarded with a converted try after just five minutes to make it 19-10.
Midway through the half, Donnchadh Carroll was on the end of a fine move to extend the Portlaoise lead to 26-10.
Tullow pressed hard for the remainder of the match but strong defence from Portlaoise saw them home on a final score of 26-10.
Well done to all the players and their coaches Glenn Cooper, Brendan Carroll, Dave Whelan, Dara Drea, and Frank Byrne.
PORTLAOISE PANEL: Eoghan Kennedy, Cullan Kirwan, Daniel Whelan, Aaron Fitzpatrick, Zach Maginness, Matt Cunningham, Kyle Moore, Shane Foley, Conor Deegan, Fionn Mullen, Bill Rigney, Darragh Maher, Cormac Drea, Donnchadh Carroll, Eanna Moynihan (c), Ricky Lyons, David Allely, Joey McGuinness, Charlie O’Dwyer, Stephen Conroy, Mark Ging, Darragh Coffey, Paul Byrne, Nicolas Serrano, Ethan Kelly, Fionn Cuddy, Cormac Paige, Declan Iguma
