LEINSTER SCHOOLS' JUNIOR CUP Blackrock College 10 King's Hospital 3: TWO TRIES in the last 10 minutes rescued Blackrock from the prospect of a Leinster Junior Cup first-round exit at Donnybrook yesterday.
Led by influential outside centre Ian Fitzpatrick, King’s Hospital led through Josh Dowds’ penalty in first half-injury time.
Dowds missed a number of difficult penalties and only a brilliant tap tackle from Blackrock outhalf Gavin Tynan denied him a try.
When the game entered the final phase Blackrock turned up the heat. Scrumhalf Charlie Rock sent the ball right and substitute Eoin Conlan crossed in the corner. With a minute remaining, Fitzpatrick’s clearing kick was fielded by fullback James O’Neill who slalomed over to seal the win.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: J O'Neill; J Cassidy, I Kingsley, S Lawton, C Donnelly; G Tynan, C Rock; O Jager, D Fortune, M Colgan, G Fenn, C Murray, R Tyrell, D O'Flynn, R Crotty. Replacements: W Conlan for Cassidy (half-time), R Murphy for Jager (52 mins), R Hughes for Colgan (64 mins).
KING'S HOSPITAL: J Dowds; C Keogh, I Fitzpatrick, J Byrne, W Nolan; D Murphy, A Moore; S Ryan, S Neill, T O'Sullivan, A White, D Duffy, G Reynolds, C Wright, R Murphy. Replacements: M Akpan for White (53 mins), E Ryan for Neill (65 mins), G Mamulashvili for O'Sulllivan (69 mins).
Referee: M Dowling(ARLB).
