Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions: Play-Off Final Results Round-Up
Garryowen finished the season strongly as Munster Senior Cup champions and winners of the Energia All-Ireland League Men's Division 1A promotion play-off final ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy
There was promotion joy for Garryowen and Galwegians, both a year on from their relegation, while Queen’s University retained their Division 1B status, Galway Corinthians ended their six-year absence from Division 2A, and Monkstown are back in the Energia All-Ireland League for the first time since 2003.
Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions – 2023/24 Ups & Downs
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISIONS:
Saturday, April 27 –
DIVISION 1A PROMOTION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
GARRYOWEN 34 OLD BELVEDERE 3, Dooradoyle
Scorers: Garryowen: Tries: Des Fitzgerald, Bryan Fitzgerald, Oran McNulty, Gordon Wood, Jack Delaney; Cons: Kelvin Langan 3; Pen: Kelvin Langan
Old Belvedere: Pen: David Wilkinson
HT: Garryowen 22 Old Belvedere 3
GARRYOWEN: Colm Hogan; Colm Quilligan, Bryan Fitzgerald (capt), Gordon Wood, Oran McNulty; Kelvin Langan, Neil Cronin; George Hadden, Max Clein, Oisin Kearney, Jeronimo Ureta Saenz Peña, Cian Hurley, Des Fitzgerald, Jack Daly, Donnacha Byrne.
Replacements: Dean Fanning, Mikey Veale, Sean Rennison, Kevin Seymour, Jack Oliver, Dylan Hicks, Jack Delaney, JJ O’Neill.
OLD BELVEDERE: Gavin Nugent; Jack Keating, Jayden Beckett, Joe White, Ariel Robles; David Wilkinson, Saul Fitzpatrick; Adam Howard, Calum Dowling (capt), Hugh Flood, Fionn McWey, Connor Owende, James Doyle, Tom Mulcair, Kale Thatcher.
Replacements: Cian Cunningham, Hugh Hogan, Jacob Barrett, Paddy Dowling, Evan O’Boyle, Peter O’Beirne, Johnny Kiely, Hugh Reddan.
DIVISION 1B PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY 20 MU BARNHALL 18, Dub Lane
Scorers: Queen’s University: Tries: Ryan Street, Josh Stevens, Joe Hopes; Con: Ben McFarlane; Pen: Ben McFarlane
MU Barnhall: Tries: Conor Duggan, Greg Edogun; Con: James Gorham; Pens: James Gorham 2
HT: Queen’s University 12 MU Barnhall 6
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY: Rory Telfer; Ben McFarlane, Rory Ellerby, Callum Florence, Ryan Street; Jonny Hunter, Harvey Patterson; Jack Boal, Alexander Clarke (capt), Matthew Miller, Charlie Irvine, Jake McCay, Tom Brigg, Joe Hopes, Josh Stevens, Tom Brigg.
Replacements: George Coen, Henry Walker, Flynn Longstaff, Peter Heasley, Harry Long, Ethan Patterson, Angus Christie, Eamonn Rodgers.
MU BARNHALL: Conor Duggan; Sean Sexton, Sean Higgins, James Gorham, Conor Lacey; Adam Chester, Rob Holt; JP Botha, Cathal Duff (capt), Darragh Bellanova, Ciaran Enright, Dan Murphy, Luke Callinan, Abdul Olaosebikan, Shane Stokes.
Replacements: Josh Boyce Donohue, Keith Farrell, Jack Castles, Ciaran Purcell, Fergus Stanley, Tim Lambe, Nick Doggett, Greg Edogun.
DIVISION 2A PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
UL BOHEMIAN 21 GALWAY CORINTHIANS 35, Annacotty
Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Penalty try, Jake O’Riordan, Padraic Galvin; Cons: Pen try con, Harry Byrne 2
Galway Corinthians: Tries: Finn McNulty, Orin Burke, Evan Kenny 2; Cons: John Devine, Sean Naughton 2; Pens: Sean Naughton 3
HT: UL Bohemian 14 Galway Corinthians 12
UL BOHEMIAN: Darragh O’Gorman; Tadhg Walsh, Paul Clancy (capt), Keith McManus, Ihechi Oji; Harry Byrne, Jake O’Riordan; Kean Sheehy, Matt Henry, Pauric Nesbitt, Padraic Galvin, Jack Foley, Sean Quirke, Ian Condell, Liam Neilan.
Replacements: Tom Cullen, Kian Regan, Oliver Carmody, Stephen Hayes, Jamie Curley, Alan Kiely, Myles Lawler, Joe Johnson.
GALWAY CORINTHIANS: Orin Burke; Michéal O’Reilly, Tom Waters, John Devine, Finn McNulty; Sean Naughton, Evan Kenny; Patrick Fahy, Adam Nash, Fiachna Barrett, Rory Glynn, Bryan Walsh, Malachy Joe Gavin, Max Flynn, Mark Boyle (capt).
Replacements: Max Holmes, Oisin Michel, Raymond Dufficy, Gareth Kilkelly, Patrick Flannery, Joey Tierney, Harry Rogers, Dylan Keane.
DIVISION 2B PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
DOLPHIN 19 GALWEGIANS 25, Virgin Media Park
Scorers: Dolphin: Tries: Timmy Phelan, James Vaughan, Craig O’Herlihy; Cons: Daryl Foley, Ryan Foley
Galwegians: Tries: Shane Mallon, Andrew Sherlock, Tiarnan Neville; Cons: Tiarnan Neville 2; Pens: Tiarnan Neville 2
HT: Dolphin 5 Galwegians 13
DOLPHIN: Timmy Phelan; Darragh Buckley, Sam Boyle, Craig O’Connell, Daryl Foley; Cameron O’Shaughnessy, Ryan Foley; John Leahy, Phillip Dowling, Jack Fox, Dalton O’Shaughnessy, Dave O’Mahony, James Vaughan, Matt Barry, John Fitzgerald (capt).
Replacements: Dave Byrne, Shane O’Driscoll, Phil Elwood, David Lynch, Charlie Whitford, Darragh O’Regan, Craig O’Herlihy, Richie Heaslip.
GALWEGIANS: Darragh Kennedy; Oisin McKey, Rob Deacy, Cian Brady, Shane Mallon; Tiarnan Neville, Andrew Sherlock; Jack Winters (capt), Ryan Smith, Garyn Daniel, Rob Holian, Eoin Tarmey, Oisin Halpin, Jesse Va’afusuaga, Liam Angermann.
Replacements: Mick McClogan, Jack Haugh, Hugo Gens, Dylan Keane, Ben Donnelly, Josh Munn, Hugh Gavin, Finn Treacy.
DIVISION 2C PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY-OFF FINAL:
BANGOR 14 MONKSTOWN 19, Upritchard Park
Scorers: Bangor: Tries: Ally McIvor, Conor Lusty; Cons: Rhys Larmour 2
Monkstown: Tries: Cian O’Donoghue 2, Stephen McVeigh; Cons: Matt Stapleton 2
HT: Bangor 0 Monkstown 12
BANGOR: Craig Gilroy; Mark Widdowson, Ally McIvor, Conor Lusty, Connor Scullion; Rhys Larmour, Adam Lowry; Charlie Sargaison, Thomas Boyd, James Leary (capt), Rob Gamble, Jamie Thallon, Craig Burton, Paddie Dobie, Mike Weir.
Replacements: Blair Morgan, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Shaw, Ryan McCarroll, Felix Burrows, Ben Parker, Jacob Cavanagh, Ryan Young.
MONKSTOWN: Saul O’Carroll; Cian O’Donoghue, Donal Liddy, Matt Stapleton, Paul Harte; Fraser Wright, Tristan Brady; Chris Stack, Tony McGinnis (capt), Schalk Jooste, Jake Kennedy, Conor Hurley, Ruadhan McDonnell, Toby Boyd, Stephen McVeigh.
Replacements: Martin Murphy, Sam Blair, Lorcan Walshe, John Dever, John Wallace, Liam Mulvihill, Charlie McMickan, Paul Armengaud.