Friday, December 14, 2012

British & Irish Cup Rd4–the provincial selections & results

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Heading to Donnybrook this afternoon for Leinster A’s clash with Jersey, where the home side definitely need all five points to set up a pool decider with Pontypridd in January.  Head on down if you can, it’s free in for Leinster season ticket holders, kickoff 2:30pm.

Congrats to Connacht Eagles who scored their first-ever competitive win triumphing 31-16 over last season’s finalists Cross Keys.  Pity the Welsh side’s tweeter wasn’t a better sport about the result.

The Ulster Ravens scored an easy victory in Cardiff, setting up a clash with Bristol in January that is virtually winner-take-all.

Finally the weekend began for the provincial A sides with Munster being held 9-9 by the Rotherham Titans, a result that keeps the pool alive with both the Titans and their fellow Championship side Plymouth Albion only four points behind the cup holders with two to play.

POOL ONE – ULSTER RAVENS

Ulster BandI

Friday, 14 December 2012    Bristol 41-3 Bridgend

Saturday, 15 December 2012  Cardiff 7-34 Ulster Ravens

Next  Friday 11 January 2013    Ulster Ravens v Bristol  19:30

POOL FOUR – CONNACHT EAGLES

Connacht BandI

Saturday, 15 December 2012   Connacht 31-16 Cross Keys

Sunday, 16 December 2012   Newport v Newcastle 15:00

Next Saturday, 12 January 2013 Newcastle v Connacht Eagles 15:00

POOL FIVE – LEINSTER “A”

Leinster BandI

Saturday, 15 December 2012 Pontypridd v Leeds Carnegie, 14:30

Sunday, 16 December 2012 Leinster A v Jersey, 14:30

15: Cathal Marsh  14: Adam Byrne  13: Eoin O'Malley  12: Brendan Macken  11: Fionn Carr  10: Noel Reid  9: John Cooney

1: Jack McGrath CAPTAIN  2: Aaron Dundon  3: Jamie Hagan  4: Ben Marshal  5: Tom Denton  6: Rhys Ruddock  7: Dominic Ryan  8: Leo Auva'a

REPLACEMENTS:  16: Thomas Sexton  17: Jack O'Connell  18: Tadhg Beirne  19: Conor Gilsenan  20: Luke McGrath  21: Jordan Coghlan  22: Steve Crosbie

POOL SEVEN – MUNSTER “A”

Munster BandI

Friday, 14 December 2012  Munster 9-9 Rotherham Titans  Plymouth Albion 59-0 Aberavon

Click here for report from Munster A v Rotherham

Next Saturday, January 12, 2013 Aberavon v Munster A 14:30

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Taken by JLP from RDS press box on Nov 16, 2019