St Patrick's in good form

LEINSTER COLLEGES SFA SECOND ROUND/St Patrick’s, Navan 2-11 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-11: ST PATRICK’S of Navan, three times …

LEINSTER COLLEGES SFA SECOND ROUND/St Patrick's, Navan 2-11 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-11:ST PATRICK'S of Navan, three times winners of the Hogan Cup as All-Ireland Colleges SFC A champions, showed good form as they eliminated Good Counsel, New Ross in yesterday's Leinster senior tie at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow. Coached by Colm O'Rourke, all six starting St Pat's forwards scored.

ST PATRICK’S: C Flynn; C McConnell, C Finnegan, B Dillon; N Groome, D Maguire, C Wickham; C Noonan, C Sheridan; F Ross (0-1), A Forde (0-1), P Fox (0-2); F McEntee (1-0), S Gillespie (1-2, 0-1 free), S Barry (0-3, 1 free). Subs: C Fitzpatrick (0-2) for Noonan (h-t); M Fitzpatrick for McEntee (52).

GOOD COUNSEL: K Burke; M Doyle, D Crowdle, C Foran; G Foley (0-1), A Nolan, M Cody; M O’Hanlon (0-2, both frees), S O’Gorman; J Tubritt (0-2), B Furlong, D Foley (0-3); D Larkin (0-1, free), M Curtis, G Cullen (0-2, 1 free). Subs: D Doyle (1-0) for Curtis (25); C Butler for Furlong; C Hickey for Foley (58); N Colfer for Tubritt (inj, 59).

Referee: P Kehoe (Carlow)

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