AIL Round-up: Adams strikes twice as Terenure complete fine double over Cork Con

Craig Adams' classy brace of tries saw Terenure College complete an enviable Energia All-Ireland League season's double over Cork Constitution.

The in-form winger showed bags of pace to score in the 38th and 54th minutes, his second effort coming from an Adam La Grue kick as Terenure triumphed 13-6.

Terenure have moved back into Division 1A’s top four while Con are now sixth, their title defence suffering another blow but it is a slim two-point gap to a play-off spot.

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Leaders Clontarf resumed their campaign in impressive fashion, with hooker Dylan Donnellan taking his top-scoring try haul to 10 in a 36-7 bonus point victory over Garryowen.

Second-placed Lansdowne also racked up a big score in beating Ballynahinch 47-17 at home, Connacht pair Greg McGrath and Peter Sullivan both touching down and Ireland Under-20 prospect Charlie Tector landing six conversions.

Munster starlet Patrick Campbell latched onto a looping Evan Cusack pass to score a late match-winning try in Young Munster’s 27-20 bonus point success against UCD.

Outhalf Aran Egan excelled in Dublin University’s comprehensive 53-0 defeat of UCC at the Mardyke. He finished with 28 points, including a second half hat-trick of tries

Meanwhile, John O’Sullivan’s 66th-minute penalty earned Shannon a 9-9 draw with Highfield, the result in Cork being capitalised on by Old Wesley who are Division 1B’s new leaders.

Tommy O'Callaghan chipped in with two tries in Wesley's 26-8 dismissal of City of Armagh. Banbridge's Conor Field is another winger in fine New Year form, scoring twice as they won 31-22 at Old Belvedere to climb off the bottom of the table.

Malone and St. Mary’s College drew for the second round running, Craig Kennedy’s last-gasp try earning the Dubliners a share of the spoils at 17-all.

Donal Conroy, who played for the Leinster Development team recently, starred with a hat-trick of tries as Naas beat Navan 29-7 to move into third place.

DIVISION 1A:

CLONTARF 36 GARRYOWEN 7, Castle Avenue

Scorers: Clontarf: Tries: Michael Courtney, Angus Lloyd, Alex Soroka, Dylan Donnellan 2; Cons: David Hawkshaw 4; Pen: David Hawkshaw

Garryowen: Try: Jack Daly; Con: Tony Butler

HT: Clontarf 29 Garryowen 0

CLONTARF: Conor Kearns; Tadhg Bird, Michael Courtney, Matt D’Arcy (capt), Cian O’Donoghue; David Hawkshaw, Angus Lloyd; Ivan Soroka, Dylan Donnellan, Vakh Abdaladze, Cormac Daly, Mick Kearney, Alex Soroka, Adrian D’Arcy, Tony Ryan.

Replacements: Cathal O’Flynn, JP Phelan, Martin Moloney, Andrew Feeney, Aitzol Arenzana-King, Fionn Gilbert.

GARRYOWEN: Jamie Shanahan; Colm Quilligan, Bryan Fitzgerald, Jack Delaney, Tommy O’Hora; Tony Butler, Evan Maher; Mark Donnelly, Dylan Murphy, Jack Mullany, Tim Ferguson, Kevin Seymour (capt), Johnny Keane, Jack Daly, Cian Hurley.

Replacements: Larry Kelly, Michael Veale, Roy Whelan, Alan Fitzgerald, Ed Barry, David McCarthy.

LANSDOWNE 47 BALLYNAHINCH 17, Aviva Stadium back pitch

Scorers: Lansdowne: Tries: Luke Thompson, Greg McGrath, Peter Sullivan, Sean Galvin 2, Andy Marks, Jack Matthews; Cons: Charlie Tector 6

Ballynahinch: Tries: Rory Butler, Penalty try; Cons: Greg Hutley, Pen try con; Pen: Greg Hutley

HT: Lansdowne 33 Ballynahinch 3

LANSDOWNE: Michael Silvester; Sean Galvin, Andy Marks, Charlie Tector, Peter Sullivan; Peter Hastie, Jack Matthews; Peter Dooley, Luke Thompson, Greg McGrath, Joey Szpara, Jack Dwan, Clive Ross, Jack O’Sullivan (capt), Mark Boyle.

Replacements: Jamie Kavanagh, Temi Lasisi, Daniel Murphy, James Kenny, Corey Reid, Daniel McEvoy.

BALLYNAHINCH: Paddy Wright; George Pringle, Tagen Strydom, Ryan Wilson, Aaron Cairns; Greg Hutley, Conor McAuley; Nacho Cladera Crespo, Zack McCall (capt), Kyle McCall, Tom Martin, John Donnan, Thomas Donnan, Oli Loughead, Callum Irvine.

Replacements: Josh Hanlon, John Dickson, Diego Vidal Souza, Rory Butler, Chris Gibson, Yasser Omar.

TERENURE COLLEGE 13 CORK CONSTITUTION 6, Lakelands Park

Scorers: Terenure College: Tries: Craig Adams; Pen: James Thornton Cork Constitution: Pens: Aidan Moynihan 2

HT: Terenure College 5 Cork Constitution 3

TERENURE COLLEGE: Adam La Grue; Sam Coghlan Murray, Colm de Buitléar, Peter Sylvester, Craig Adams; James Thornton, Alan Bennie; Campbell Classon, Levi Vaughan, Andy Keating, Rob Lalor, Michael Melia, Harrison Brewer (capt), Luke Clohessy, Jordan Coghlan.

Replacements: Conor Mc Cormack, Adam Tuite, Matthew Caffrey, Conall Boomer, Caolan Dooley, Stephen O’Neill.

CORK CONSTITUTION: Tomas Quinlan; JJ O’Neill, Greg Higgins, Niall Kenneally, Sean French; Aidan Moynihan (capt), Gerry Hurley; Liam O’Connor, Max Abbott, Paddy Casey, Cian Barry, John Forde, James Murphy, Mike Casey, David Hyland.

Replacements: Luke McAuliffe, Brendan Quinlan, Dylan Murphy, Eoin Quilter, Duncan Williams, Barry Galvin.

UCC 0 DUBLIN UNIVERSITY 53, the Mardyke

Scorers: UCC: -

Dublin University: Tries: Louis O’Reilly, Rob Russell, Louis McDonough 2, Aran Egan 3, Ronan Quinn; Cons: Aran Egan 5; Pen: Aran Egan

HT: UCC 0 Dublin University 22

UCC: Billy Kiernan; George Coomber, Louis Bruce, Daniel Squires, Timothy Duggan; Cian Whooley, Andrew O’Mahony; Alessandro Heaney, Billy Kingston, James French, Sam O’Sullivan, Mark Bissessar, Jack Kelleher (capt), Peter Hyland, Jack O’Sullivan.

Replacements: Tadgh McCarthy, Corey Hanlon, Aidan Brien, Michael Cogan, Joe O’Leary, Luke Kerr.

DUBLIN UNIVERSITY: Rob Russell; Marcus Kiely, Liam Turner, Gavin Jones, Ronan Quinn; Aran Egan, Louis O’Reilly (capt); Giuseppe Coyne, Lee Barron, Thomas Connolly, Joe McCarthy, Harry Sheridan, Ronan Murphy, Alan Francis, Diarmuid McCormack.

Replacements: Mark Nicholson, Cole Kelly, Thomas Clarkson, Aaron Coleman, Cormac King, Louis McDonough.

YOUNG MUNSTER 27 UCD 20, Tom Clifford Park

Scorers: Young Munster: Tries: Conor Hayes, Pa Ryan, Jason Kiely, Patrick Campbell; Cons: Evan Cusack 2; Pen: Evan Cusack

UCD: Tries: James Culhane, David Ryan, Dylan O’Grady; Con: Tim Corkery; Pen: Tim Corkery

HT: Young Munster 15 UCD 10

YOUNG MUNSTER: Jason Kiely; Conor Hayes, Pa Ryan, Jack Harrington, Conor O’Shaughnessy; Evan Cusack, Donnacha O’Callaghan; David Begley, Mark O’Mara, Conor Bartley, Tom Goggin, Sean Rigney, Alan Kennedy (capt), John Foley, Dan Walsh.

Replacements: Aaron Hennessy, Paul Allen, Eoin O’Connor, Conor Moloney, Adam Maher, Patrick Campbell.

UCD: Dylan O’Grady; Ross Deegan, Ben Brownlee, James Tarrant, Jack Ringrose (capt); Tim Corkery, Richie Fahy; Rory Mulvihill, Bobby Sheehan, Evin Coyle, Jonathan Fish, Mark Morrissey, Jack Gardiner, Sean O’Brien, James Culhane.

Replacements: Gerry Hill, Chris Hennessy, Robert Byrne, Charlie O’Carroll, Rob Gilsenan, David Ryan.

DIVISION 1B:

NAAS 29 NAVAN 7, Forenaughts (played on Friday)

Scorers: Naas: Tries: Donal Conroy 3, Sam Cahill; Cons: Peter Osborne 3; Pen: Peter Osborne

Navan: Try: Jack Nelson; Con: Paddy Fox

HT: Naas 10 Navan 0

NAAS: Peter Osborne (capt); Donal Conroy, Gary Kavanagh, Craig Ronaldson, Sam Cahill; Bryan Croke, Tim Murphy; Conor Doyle, John Sutton, Adam Coyle, Patrick O’Flaherty, Paul Monahan, Ryan Casey, Will O’Brien, Paulie Tolofua.

Replacements: Connor Johnson, Stephen Lackey, David Benn, Cillian Dempsey, Connor Halpenny, Matt Stapleton.

NAVAN: Paddy Fox; Rory Gordon, Sean McEntagart, Harry Hester, Ben McEntagart; Ben Daly, Mark Farrell; Niall Farrelly, Jack Nelson, Eoin King, Colm Carpenter, Conor Hand, Shane Faulkner, Ronan Meegan, Conor Farrell (capt).

Replacements: David Clarke, Alex McGoey, Andrew Doyle, Hardus van Eeden, Colm O’Reilly, Keith Kavanagh.

HIGHFIELD 9 SHANNON 9, Woodleigh Park

Scorers: Highfield: Pens: James Taylor 3

Shannon: Pens: John O’Sullivan 3

HT: Highfield 3 Shannon 3

HIGHFIELD: Shane O’Riordan; Ben Murphy, Paddy O’Toole, Eathon Moloney, Paul Stack; James Taylor, Chris Banon (capt); James Rochford, Travis Coomey, Ian McCarthy, Eoin Keating, Fintan O’Sullivan, Dave O’Connell, Ronan O’Sullivan, Miah Cronin.

Replacements: Callum Mackintosh, Daragh Fitzgerald, Eddie Earle, Cathal Gallagher, David O’Sullivan, Sean Quaid.

SHANNON: Aran Hehir; Ikem Ugwueru, Killian Dineen, Alan Flannery, Josh Costello; John O'Sullivan, Ian Leonard; Conor Glynn, Declan Moore, Darragh McSweeney, Ronan Coffey, Jade Kriel, Kelvin Brown, Charlie Carmody, Lee Nicholas (capt).

Replacements: Jordan Prenderville, Roman Salanoa, Kieran Ryan, Jamie McGarry, Ethan Coughlan, Colm Heffernan.

MALONE 17 ST. MARY'S COLLEGE 17, Gibson Park

Scorers: Malone: Tries: Aidan McSwiggan, Ben McCaughey, David McMaster; Con: Rory Campbell St. Mary’s College: Tries: Richie Halpin, Craig Kennedy; Cons: Conor Dean 2; Pen: Conor Dean

HT: Malone 5 St. Mary’s College 3

MALONE: Aaron Sexton; Andy Bryans, David McMaster, Ben McCaughey, Rory Campbell; Callum Smith, Shane Kelly; Ben Halliday, Claytan Milligan, Aidan McSwiggan, Adam McNamee, Stewart McKendrick, James McAlister, Dave Cave (capt), Harry Andrews.

Replacements: Daryl Maxwell, Ricky Greenwood, Nick Andress, Thomas Leitch, Matthew Neill, Gary Crawford.

ST MARY’S COLLEGE: Dave Fanagan; Matt Timmons, Myles Carey, Mick O’Gara, Craig Kennedy; Conor Dean, Colm Reilly; Daniel Lyons, Richie Halpin (capt), Mick McCormack, Peter Starrett, Liam Corcoran, David Aspil, Nick McCarthy, Ronan Watters.

Replacements: Steven O’Brien, Niall McEniff, Daniel Leane, Joe Nolan, Tim MacMahon, Ruairi Shields.

OLD BELVEDERE 22 BANBRIDGE 31, Ollie Campbell Park

Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: John McKee, Ariel Robles, Joe Horan; Cons: Tommy Whittle, David Wilkinson; Pen: Tommy Whittle

Banbridge: Tries: Conor Field 2, Robin Sinton, Andrew Morrison; Con: Adam Doherty; Pens: Adam Doherty 3

HT: Old Belvedere 3 Banbridge 11

OLD BELVEDERE: Gavin Nugent; Jack Keating, Robbie Deegan, Jack Gilheany, Ariel Robles; Tommy Whittle, Aaron Atkinson; James Bollard, John McKee, Ryan McMahon, Will McDonald, Connor Owende (capt), Fionn McWey, Jack Breen, Tom Ryan.

Replacements: Joe Horan, Hugh Flood, Dean Moore, Christopher Lawless, David Wilkinson, Jamie McAleese.

BANBRIDGE: Adam Doherty; Conor Field, Joe Finnegan, Josh Cromie, Rob Lyttle; Andrew Morrison, Neil Kilpatrick; Josh Chambers, Peter Cromie (capt), Stuart Cromie, David O’Connor, Matthew Laird, Alex Weir, David McCann, Robin Sinton.

Replacements: Tim Savage, Adam Hanna, Martin Vorster, Max Lyttle, Aaron Kennedy, Ross Cartmill.

OLD WESLEY 26 CITY OF ARMAGH 8, Energia Park

Scorers: Old Wesley: Tries: Tommy O’Callaghan 2, Cronan Gleeson, Alex Molloy; Cons: Ian Cassidy 3 City of Armagh: Try: Neil Faloon; Pen: Kyle Faloon

HT: Old Wesley 12 City of Armagh 8

OLD WESLEY: Alex Molloy; Tommy O’Callaghan, Jack Costigan, James O’Donovan, David Poff; Ian Cassidy, Ben Murphy; Cronan Gleeson, Ben Burns, Sam Kenny, JJ O’Dea, Iain McGann (capt), Alastair Hoban, Josh Pim, Reuben Pim.

Replacements: Howard Noonan, Harry Noonan, Jacob Barrett, Sam Pim, Paddy Mckenzie, Charlie O’Regan.

CITY OF ARMAGH: Kyle Faloon; Andrew Willis, Tim McNiece (capt), Ross Taylor, Shea O’Brien; Romain Morrow, Gerard Treanor; Peter Lamb, Jonny Morton, Paul Mullen, John Glasgow, James Crummie, Nigel Simpson, Ryan O’Neill, Neil Faloon.

Replacements: Jack Sleator, Philip Fletcher, James Hanna, James Morton, Harry Boyd, Matthew Hooks.

DIVISION 2A:

UL Bohemians 15 Old Crescent 34, UL Arena (played on Friday); Buccaneers 8 Queen's University 40, Dubarry Park; Cashel 14 MU Barnhall 10, Spafield; Nenagh Ormond 51 Dolphin 14, New Ormond Park; Rainey Old Boys 10 Ballymena 12, Hatrick Park.

DIVISION 2B:

Galwegians 0 Sligo 28, Crowley Park; Ballina 28 Galway Corinthians 34, Heffernan Park; Belfast Harlequins 17 Dungannon 17, Deramore Park; Blackrock College 19 Malahide 10, Stradbrook; Greystones 14 Wanderers 13, Dr. Hickey Park.

DIVISION 2C:

Enniscorthy 27 Clonmel 11, Alcast Park; Omagh Academicals 24 City of Derry 8, Thomas Mellon Playing Fields; Skerries 14 Bangor 13, Holmpatrick; Sunday's Well 20 Bruff 13, Musgrave Park; Tullamore 18 Midleton 10, Spollanstown.