On Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday Donnybrook will be hosting a series of prestigious finals showcasing some of the best underage talent in Leinster Rugby…
The Blackrock College and Clontarf teams for Sunday’s McCorry Cup Final in Donnybrook (KO: 3pm) have been named.
This is part of a double-header which precedes the game involving St. Mary’s College and UCD who will face off in the Purcell Cup Final (KO: 1pm).
McCorry Cup Final:
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: 15: Niall Kilcullen, 14: Richard Hoey, 13: Karl Curran, 12: Niall O’Keeffe, 11: Alan Philpott, 10: Brian Kingston, 9: Alan McGinty CAPTAIN; 1: David Lewis, 2: Stephen Lambe, 3: Shane Gould, 4: Richard Ivers, 5: Karl O’Riordan, 6: Ross Hartnett, 7: Richard Liddy, 8: Barry Kelly
REPLACEMENTS: 16: Paddy Costello, 17: Paul O’Shea, 18: Ed Tate, 19: Jack O’Beirne, 20: David Scott Lennon, 21: Arthur Lyons, 22: Robert Kennedy
CLONTARF: 15: Ben Woods, 14: Ciaran Donohoe, 13: Patrick Davis CAPTAIN, 12: Colm O’Shea, 11: Padraig Mahon, 10: Matthew Darcy, 9: Ronan O’Driscoll; 1: Joseph O’Leary Redmond, 2: Cathal O’Flynn, 3: Keith Donoghue, 4: Eoghan Browne, 5: Michael Kearney, 6: Karl Moran, 7: Adrian Darcy, 8: Chris O’Brien
REPLACEMENTS FROM: Alex Denby, Michael Moynihan, Peter Synnott, Eoin Cremin, Hugo Nolan, Rowan Considine, Ross Galvin, Shane McGrath, Michael McGrath
REFEREE: Peter Dennehy (ARLB)
Purcell Cup Final:
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE: 15: Daniel Barnwell, 14: Cormac Treacy, 13: Ross Wynn, 12: Alan McNamara CAPTAIN, 11: Rory Sweeney, 10: Darragh Fitzgerald, 9: Ciaran Murphy; 1: Robert Ferris, 2: Rory O’Donovan, 3: Steven Doyle, 4: Sean Tevlin, 5: Darragh Devlin, 6: Gareth Austen, 7: Francois Guiraud, 8: Michael Byrne
REPLACEMENTS FROM: David Callanan, Steven Murray, David O’Flaherty, Daire Horgan, Simon O’Donnell, David Daly, Stephen Daly, Steven Carter, Conor Lehane, Stuart Morrin, Radu Verdes, Conor O’Beirne
UCD: 15: Joe MacKenzie, 14: James Finnegan, 13: Johan van de Flier, 12: Killian Grumley-Traynor, 11: Josh Morton, 10: Ken McLoughlin, 9: Dennis Higgins; 1: Brian Duggan, 2: Neal Foley, 3: Rory Hannon, 4: Tom Ferguson, 5: Daryl Quinn, 6: Luke Hickey CAPTAIN, 7: Conor Farrell, 8: Daire Burke
REPLACEMENTS: 16: Philip McCarthy, 17: Mike O’Sullivan, 18: Philip Sharpe, 19: Conor O’Mahony, 20: Mark Conway, 21: Evan Brennan, 22: Frank Ryan
REFEREE: Ed Kenny (ARLB)
Meanwhile, on Bank Holiday Monday Donnybrook will host three finals of the Under-19, Under-17 and Under-15 competitions. The action starts at 12 midday and some of the finest Youth talent from around the province will be on display.
This has proven to be a showcase day of the Leinster calendar in recent years and the games have been exciting and keenly-contested affairs.
Each of the six finalists have benefited from their lengthy investment in thriving underage structures and we look forward to seeing some of the stars of the provincial game gracing the hallowed Donnybrook turf.
Under 19 Youth Cup Final: Boyne v Enniscorthy , at Donnybrook, 4:00;
BOYNE UNDER-19: Ciaran Clinton, Kevin McCleery, Graham McQuillan, Michael Hennessy, Eoghan Duffy, Robbie Smith, Ruairi Moore, Shaun Rooney, David Monahan, George Cooney, Hugh Carolan, Bob Tallon, Ciaran Smith, Mark Fay, David Tallon, Ben Dunphy, Karl Keogh, David de Loughry, Jake Moore, Eoin Moynihan, Anthony McGrath
ENNISCORTHY UNDER-19 TEAM: 15: David O’Dwyer, 14: Brendan Perkins, 13: Brendan Doyle, 12: Shane McGuire, 11: Rory White, 10: Jack Kelly, 9: Paul Bolger; 1: M.J. Doyle, 2: Shane Doyle, 3: Cieran Murphy CAPTAIN, 4: Thomas Stamp, 5: Fionn McSwiney, 6: Peadar O’Mahony, 7: John Bracken, 8: Tony Ryan
REPLACEMENTS: Pat Doyle, Billy Mernagh, Lee Treacy, Cathal Spratt, Daniel Pim, Bernard Steemers, Robert Fanning, Sean Nolan
Under 17 Culliton Cup Final: Tullamore v Co. Carlow , at Donnybrook, 2:00;
TULLAMORE UNDER-17: Dean Cahill, Pietro Scarnicchio, Gregary Walsh, Cian Byrne, Gary Pyke, Senon Carroll, Johnny Brophy, Anghous O’Donovan, Eoin Magner, Daire Stanley, Kevin Robbins, Jack Godley, Killian Rusk, Killian Byrne, Bobby O’Dea, Joe McDonald, Leon Martin, Pauric Brazil, Connor Houlihan, Tom McNamara, Paul Fennel, David fennel, Adam Kineghan, Dean Pierce, Conor Hegharty, Niall O’Connor, David Graham
Co. CARLOW UNDER-17 TEAM: 15: Kevin Hanley, 14: Pavel (Pash) Tarasov, 13: Eoin Stynes, 12: Ronan Farrell, 11: Conor Murphy, 10: Thomas Daly, 9: Jeff McDermott; 1: Sam Corcoran, 2: Barra Farrell, 3: Conor Bailey, 4: John Lyons, 5: Thomas Whitney, 6: Hugh Frazer, 7: Christoph Chall, 8: Michael Mannion
REPLACEMENTS: Mark Fitzgerald, Rory Johnson, Harry Hennessy, Mickey Darcy, Ross Byrne, Adam Dowling, Niall Bermingham
Under 15 McAuley Cup Final: Navan v Wexford Wanderers , at Donnybrook, 12:00;
NAVAN UNDER-15: Eamonn Sheridan, Niall O’Reilly, Fergal Cleary, Robert Bourke, Darragh Greene, Niall Kane, Harry Hester, Ciaran Stafford, Shane Faulkner, John Hand, Aidan Wall, Stuart Bridgett, Harry Keane, Adam Keating, Donal Ryan, Andrew Beggy, Graham Garland, Sean Healy, Aaron Carey, Jake Deane, Alex Carpenter, Matthew Melvin
WEXFORD WANDERERS UNDER-15: Steve Roche, Tadgh O’Brien, Gavin Byrne, James Byrne, Tom Brennan, Darragh Comiskey, Collie Joyce-Ahearne CAPTAIN, Nick Jones, Shane McGuinness, Conor Foley, Eoin Roche, Donnacha Carroll, Josh Healy, John Gannon, Ruairi Devereux, Tom Hudson, Liam Barry, David Purcell, Piers Deignan, Luan Firman, Sean Stafford, Eoin Blake, Chris Culleton, John Greene, Tomas Barry
