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Munster 13
Connacht 12
Kilrush player James McInerney, who hails from Doonbeg, scored a try as Munster defeated Connacht in an U-18 inter-provincial tie last week.
It was a very exciting tie, with only a score between the sides throughout the contest.
Munster led 10-7 at half-time with a try from McInerney and a conversion and penalty from Shane O’Leary, a member of the Scariff club. The two Clare players formed the centre partnership in the three-quarter line for Munster.
Austin Gibbons scored a try for the visitors and Conor Fitzgibbon converted.
Tom Kiersey added a penalty for the home side to secure victory while Brian Fleming scored a second try for Connacht.
Munster: Sean Quaid (Highfield); Dean O’Brien (Thomond), Shane O’Leary (Scariff), James McInerney (Kilrush), Adrian Enright (Abbeyfeale); Tom Kiersey (Waterpark), Aaron Daly (Youghal); Damien O’Mahony (Kinsale), Cillian Walsh (Killarney), Jack Kingston (Sunday’s Well); Dave O’Connell, capt (Old Christians), Ultan Dillane (Tralee); Cronan Gleeson (Nenagh Ormond), Jamie Kind (Sunday’s Well), Martin Mullane (Newcastle West).
