DIVISION THREE FINAL/Old Wesley 30 Corinthians 12:TWO superb tries by Barry McLaughlin helped Old Wesley to victory in the Division Three final. Tries from Paul Campbell and Alan Thompson gave Old Wesley a great start inside 12 minutes. Cian Begley replied with a Corinthians try two minutes later but Wesley led 15-5 at the interval.
McLaughlin raced 50 metres, chipped ahead and won the race for his first touchdown. The second came via a 65-metre dash to seal the win. Aurelien Casanova scored Corinthians' second try.
Scorers: Old Wesley: B McLaughlin, 2 tries, P Campbell, A Thompson, try each, D Smith, 2 pen, 2 cons Corinthians: C Begley, A Casanova try each, W Williams, con.
OLD WESLEY: A Large, A Thompson, B Hastings, B McLaughlin, R Thomson; D Smith, P Campbell; I Wallace, J Kerins, R Dempsey; P Hosie, J Carroll; C McClean, C Wallace, R Gleeson. Replacements: B O'Doherty for Thompson (36 mins), D Van Zyl for O'Doherty (48 mins), D Wallace for Carroll (54 mins)., S Goldsmith for Dempsey (73 mins), I Slattery for Gleeson (74 mins).
CORINTHIANS: R Ferguson, R Forbes, W Williams, C Begley, J Buckley; D Clarke, M roche; P McCreanor, J Merrigan, D Small; G Ward, S Murphy; P Cunningham, B McCann, T Linnane. Replacements: A Casanova for McCann (29 mins), D Bardon for Merrigan (52 mins), H Griffin for Clarke (56), D Lillis for McCreanor (77), L Carpenter for Murphy (46).
Referee: S McDowell, IRFU.
