Leinster A 17
Munster A 6
JACK KELLY’S SECOND-HALF try helped Leinster advance through to the British and Irish Cup semi-finals at the expense of defending champions Munster at Donnybrook this afternoon.
The former Ireland U20 international crossed after a blistering break from centre Gavin Mullin to add to Peader Timmins’ early try, while Ciaran Frawley scored seven points from the tee.
Leinster’s defence proved crucial in an otherwise tight game as Bill Johnston’s two first-half penalties had kept Munster in the contest, before a three-minute period either side of the hour mark settled it.
With just one point in it at 7-6, Frawley slotted over a penalty and then moments later, Tommy O’Brien hit the supporting Kelly to create daylight between the sides.
Munster threw everything at their provincial rivals in the final quarter but Noel McNamara’s side, led defensively by Mick Kearney, Ian Nagle and Josh Murphy, stood firm to record a 11-point win and advance into the last four.
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Is this competition being scrapped for next season?
@Peter Nagle: Yes both B&! and Anglo-Welsh Cups are being scrapped.
Being replaced by U23 sides in Wales, Scotland and Ireland by the looks of it…
From Wales Online on recent WRU restructuring announcement:
“One of the key findings was there was a significant gap in standard between the semi-pro Premiership and regional rugby.
Training levels and game intensity in the Premiership were deemed to be not at the level required to prepare players for the regions, with players aged 18-23 not getting enough quality game-time.
That will now be addressed with the creation of the U23 teams, which will be run and staffed by the regions, with the vast majority of players being regional employees.
The new sides will play around 10-12 games a season in two blocks, against each other and Irish and Scottish opposition.”
Shocking from Munster A
Pity a game like this isn’t televised or even just on Facebook Live video like the schools cup games sometimes were