Ardscoil Rís 6 Castletroy College 3: Ardscoil Rís continued their great sporting season with a hard-earned win at Dooradoyle.
Their hurlers are in action in the All-Ireland A Colleges semi-final on Saturday, but this tie looked destined for a replay when Castletroy were awarded a penalty for a high tackle two minutes from the end.
Replacement Stephen Power lined up the penalty 22 yards out, but after deliberation, the touch judges did not raise their flags as the effort curled inches wide.
Ardscoil went in front after seven minutes when Stephen Fitzgerald landed the first of his two penalties, for a scrum infringement.
Castletroy drew level 14 minutes into the second half when Conor Linehan landed a superb penalty from 30 metres.
Crescent Comprehensive 22 Glenstal Abbey 6
The holders proved too strong for Glenstal at Clanwilliam. Within a minute Crescent went in front when secondrow Michael O’Donnell stormed over. Glenstal kept in touch thanks to two penalties by their captain Kevin OKeefe, but Crescent went further ahead before the break when winger James Beary scored. Jack Hogan’s late try sealed the win.
