AIL Division 1A Round 17
Nenagh Ormond 49 UCD 57
(H-T Nenagh Ormond 28 UCD 24)
New Ormond Park
Referee: Andrew Fogarty
Report by Mike McMahon
Player of the Match: Ben Brownlee
Scorers: Nenagh Ormond: Tries: Jake O’Kelly, Patrick Scully x 2, Derek Corcoran, Mateo Sentous, Luke Kerr, Brian O’Rourke; Cons: Conor McMahon x 4, Charlie O’Doherty x 3.
UCD: Tries: Thomas Quinn, Daniel Hurley x 3, Maxim Aschenbrenner x 2, Oran Handley, Ruben Moloney, Daragh Gilbourne; Cons: Patrick Clancy x 4, Daragh Gilbourne x 2.
UCD: Tries: Thomas Quinn, Daniel Hurley x 3, Maxim Aschenbrenner x 2, Oran Handley, Ruben Moloney, Daragh Gilbourne; Cons: Patrick Clancy x 4, Daragh Gilbourne x 2.
Nenagh Ormond have experienced many different types of defeat since their promotion to division 1A, but they discovered a new one last Saturday, losing at home to UCD despite scoring 49 points in this high scoring bottom of the table clash.
Nenagh simply could not handle the fast-paced offloading game of the students which saw them run in 9 tries altogether for a 57-49 victory.
In some ways, there was nothing at stake for this round 17 clash as both sides already knew their placing in the division with 2 games remaining. Nenagh’s relegation to division 1B was already confirmed and UCD will be involved in a promotion / relegation series in April.
Nevertheless, there was plenty of endeavour and entertaining rugby from both sides, with the game very much in the balance until the closing stages.
UCD hooker Thomas Quinn opened the scoring after only 2 minutes, but Nenagh hit back with a try from back-rower Jake O’Kelly to take the lead. Free scoring UCD winger Dan Hurley grabbed an 18th minute try and added 2 more in the second half to bring his total for the season to 11.
Although Nenagh held a 28-24 lead at half time, the UCD backline cut loose in the second half and ran in 5 tries including one from impressive full-back Ruben Moloney and another from replacement out-half Darragh Gilbourne.
A late consolation try from Patrick Scully brought the Nenagh tally to seven but it was not enough to secure a first win of the season for the home side. Congratulations to U21 player Richie Whelan (pictured) on making his senior AIL debut.
Nenagh simply could not handle the fast-paced offloading game of the students which saw them run in 9 tries altogether for a 57-49 victory.
In some ways, there was nothing at stake for this round 17 clash as both sides already knew their placing in the division with 2 games remaining. Nenagh’s relegation to division 1B was already confirmed and UCD will be involved in a promotion / relegation series in April.
Nevertheless, there was plenty of endeavour and entertaining rugby from both sides, with the game very much in the balance until the closing stages.
UCD hooker Thomas Quinn opened the scoring after only 2 minutes, but Nenagh hit back with a try from back-rower Jake O’Kelly to take the lead. Free scoring UCD winger Dan Hurley grabbed an 18th minute try and added 2 more in the second half to bring his total for the season to 11.
Although Nenagh held a 28-24 lead at half time, the UCD backline cut loose in the second half and ran in 5 tries including one from impressive full-back Ruben Moloney and another from replacement out-half Darragh Gilbourne.
A late consolation try from Patrick Scully brought the Nenagh tally to seven but it was not enough to secure a first win of the season for the home side. Congratulations to U21 player Richie Whelan (pictured) on making his senior AIL debut.
Nenagh Ormond: 15. Davy Gleeson, 14. Luke Kerr, 13 Willie Coffey, 12. Brian O’Rourke, 11. Conor McMahon, 10. Derek Corcoran, 9. Charlie O’Doherty, 1. Mikey Doran, 2. Mateo Sentous, 3. Ivan Struzia, 4. Fionn O’Meara, 5. Kevin Seymour, 6. Jake O’Kelly, 7. Joe Coffey, 8. John O’Flaherty (c).
Replacements: 16. Dylan Murphy, 17. Richie Whelan, 18. Matthew Burke, 19. Kevin O’Flaherty, 20. Patrick Scully, 21. Conor O’Shaughnessy.
Replacements: 16. Dylan Murphy, 17. Richie Whelan, 18. Matthew Burke, 19. Kevin O’Flaherty, 20. Patrick Scully, 21. Conor O’Shaughnessy.
UCD: 15. Ruben Moloney, 14. Daniel Hurley, 13. Mark Canniffe, 12. Ben Brownlee, 11. Maxim Aschenbrenner, 10. Patrick Clancy, 9. Thomas Quinn, 1. Tom O’Riordan, 2. Duinn Maguire, 3. Jack Spencer, 4. Donnacha McGuire, 5. Daniel Barron (c), 6. Oran Handley, 7. Conor Tonge, 8. Paul Gerard.
Replacements: 16. Lucas Maguire, 17. Mikey O’Reilly, 18. Oisin Spain, 19. Andrew O’Mahony, 20. Daragh Gilbourne, 21. Tom Murtagh.
Replacements: 16. Lucas Maguire, 17. Mikey O’Reilly, 18. Oisin Spain, 19. Andrew O’Mahony, 20. Daragh Gilbourne, 21. Tom Murtagh.
