Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Challenge Cup Final

display to win 28-5.
Coffey maintained his
record of scoring a try in
each round; with Josh
Rowland also touching
down. Patrick Scully
kicked a conversion and
penalty before the break
before converting his
own try after the interval.
Two penalties by Conor
O’Brien wrapped up the
win.
Young Munster had one
less game to reach the
final as they received
a walkover in the first
round. The second
round encounter saw
them travel down to
south Tipperary to take
on Division 2B side
Clonmel. The gulf in
class and quality told
and the Cookies were
relentless, giving out an
early message that they
were eager to retain this
trophy once more.
Jack Harrington and
Stephen Lyons each
ran in for a hat-trick of
tries. There were four
other try scorers with
Conor Bartley, Conor
O’Shaughnessy, Dan
Walsh, and Peter Hickey
also touching down. Evan
Cusack and Cian Casey
split the kicking duties to
help their side secure a
67-7 win.
The semi-final pitted
Munster’s against archrivals
Cork Constitution.
Tom Clifford Park hosted
a tight, compelling
encounter with Con
eager to avoid being
eliminated by Young
Munster for the third time
in a row.
With a vociferous home
crowd behind them, tries
by Stephen Lyons and
Bailey Faloon along with
an Evan Cusack penalty,
established a 13-6 halftime
lead for the hosts.
The Limerick side needed
to hold their nerve amidst
a Con onslaught and
Cusack penalties either
side of a Billy Crowley try
for Con was enough to
see the Cookies emerge
victorious.
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