A great display by their pack, with David Lee and Jim O'Regan outstanding, enabled Skerries Community College to progress in their Leinster Senior Cup Section A semi-final at Santry yesterday.
Mount Temple started well, but a Ross Maybury penalty after 15 minutes was their only reward. The bigger Skerries pack took control and Conal Keane kicked a penalty after 17 minutes before missing two more. Mount Temple took the lead after 40 minutes when following a run by hooker Leo McLoughlin, Maybury kicked a penalty.
Mount Temple tackled like demons and it was only in the 58th minute after a mix-up following a drop out that James Sherlock seized on a half chance to cross for a try which Conal Keane goaled.
SKERRIES CC: O Keane; S Donoghue, C Gribben, D Kirwan, P White; C Keane, T Hanratty; E O'Byrne, S Burton, R Shortall, J O'Regan, M Dunne, M Campbell, D Lee. Replacement: M Cullen for D Kirwan (38 min).
MOUNT TEMPLE: D Caira; J Gavin, C Scott-Keogh, D Quirke, A Coggins; R Maybury, S Finnegan; N Leonard, L McLoughlin, G Kells, T O'Mahony, B Hanlon, M Finglas, M Murray, D French. Replacement: P Ferins for Murray (20 min); R Arthurs for Caira (45); M McDonald for Gavin (59).
Referee: J Nolan (Leinster).
