Blackrock College 41 Newbridge College 5
Blackrock College, champions on 69 occasions, will face Gonzaga College in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final after they comfortably overcame Newbridge College at Energia Park in Donnybrook yesterday.
Coached by former Munster and Leicester Tigers star Johne Murphy, Newbridge were defending joint-champions after sharing the title with fellow Kildare outfit Clongowes Wood College at the end of the Covid-affected 2020 campaign. However, Blackrock’s pace and power was ultimately too much for them in this game.
A haul of six tries – including a brace for flanker Inigo Cruise-O’Brien – left Justin Vanstone’s side with 36 points to spare and they will now lock horns with Gonzaga following the latter’s impressive success over St Mary’s College in the other semi-final.
After developing an attacking overlap down the right flank, winger Charlie Molony raced over to claim a deadlock-breaking try for ’Rock after six minutes.
Outhalf Zach Quirke supplied the extras in confident style and it wasn’t long before the rampant Williamstown side increased their advantage. They once again created space inside the opposition half and following quick offloads by Eoghan Walsh and Ruben Moloney, inside centre Luke Kritzinger dived over for an unconverted try just shy of the 10-minute mark.
It was anticipated that additional scores woul …
- March 25, 2022
