St Mary's College 13 CUS 3:ST MARY'S College advanced to the Junior Cup semi-finals with a win over CUS at Lakelands yesterday. Despite a bright start from the Leeson Street school – Andrew McEvoy's penalty gave them an early lead – this was a game that St Mary's never looked like losing.

CUS’s defence was resolute for most of the game and fullback David O’Tuama produced two superb try-saving tackles to deny Conor Sheridan but Jeff Blackburn got over for a crucial 15th minute try to give St Mary’s a 8-3 half-time lead. Sheridan was the driving force for the victors and his scintillating race down the left produced the insurance try.

ST MARY'S:M Reynolds; J O'Mahony, C Delaney; S Maloney, P Fitzpatrick, B Daly, J Blackburn; T Young, R Kernan, E Boyle, L Talbot, N Davis, E Culligan, S Campion, C Sheridan. Replacements: C Corcoran for Daly (20 mins), S Corcoran for Davis (32 mins), C Maloney for Reynolds, R Tisdall for Culligan (both 47 mins).

CUS:D O'Tuama; A McEvoy, R Magee; A Neary, B Moore, M Hiney, T Kane; J Brodkin, A Quinlan, M McCann, N Foster, J Gavin, D Gahan, D Feenan, B Keelan. Replacements: M Beakey for Foster (half-time), K Beakey for O'Tuama, J Fallon-Doran for Quinlan (both 50 mins), E Donohoe for McEvoy (53 mins), M O'Driscoll for Kane (55 mins), N Betts for Gahan (60 mins).

Referee:D Wallace (ARLB).