Monkstown ease into last eight

Leinster Junior Cup/CBS Monkstown 33 Cistercian Roscrea 5 CBS Monkstown proved too strong for Cistercian Roscrea as they qualified…

Leinster Junior Cup/CBS Monkstown 33 Cistercian Roscrea 5CBS Monkstown proved too strong for Cistercian Roscrea as they qualified for the quarter-finals of the Leinster Schools Junior Cup in convincing fashion in Kildare yesterday.

They went ahead with a drop goal from outhalf Conor Banahan. James Rogers and James Clarke then each crossed the Roscrea line as Monkstown made most of the running and the winners led 15-0 at half-time.

Conor O Raghallaigh combined with Barry Dorgan and Scott O'Brien for their third try four minutes after the start of the second half to effectively end the contest.

Flanker Niall Harvey managed a try for Roscrea after Mark Connolly had broken from a scrum to touch down for Monkstown's fourth try.

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Replacement Cormac Spillane secured the final try for the Dublin school in injury time.

SCORERS: CBC Monkstown: J Clarke, M Connolly, J Rogers, C O Raghallaigh and C Spillane tries, C Banahan pen, drop goal, conv. Cistercian Roscrea: N Harvey (try).

CBC MONKSTOWN: S O'Brien; D Finnegan, G Foley, B Dorgan, J Clarke; C Banahan, A Quinn; N Linnane, K Verso, D Steyart; A Bayliss, S Grennell; M Connolly, J Rogers, C O Raghallaigh. Subs: D Kennedy for Bayliss, D Spillane for O'Brien, R Fayne for Banahan.

CISTERCIAN ROSCREA: M Quinlivan; J Bergin, B O'Donnell, J Loughlin, P Breen; D Kavanagh, K Quinlan; L Hyland, J Shanahan, D Burke; J Connolly, D Glynn; N Harvey, S Hennessy, J Tierney. Subs: M Delahunt for Hyland, G O'Donnell for Quinlivan, K O'Riordan for Quinlan, B Kirwan for Glynn, P Burns for Bergin.

Referee: N Lynas (ARLB).

Llanelli's Salesi Finau will appear before a Welsh Rugby Union disciplinary panel today at 3.30p.m. to answer charges in relation to an alleged punch on Ulster's centre Shane Stewart during last Friday night's Celtic League match in Belfast.

Stewart had to be helped off the pitch in a dazed condition following the incident.