St Mary’s College come from behind to defeat Kilkenny in Donnybrook

St Mary’s College 17 Kilkenny College 9
Second half tries from Fionn King and Aaron O’Brien were pivotal at Energia Park on Wednesday afternoon as St Mary’s College came from behind to defeat Kilkenny College in a Leinster Schools Senior Cup quarter-final.
Trailing 6-0 at the interval, the Rathmines side discovered an extra gear on the resumption and will now face neighbours Gonzaga College in the last-four of this year’s competition.
With heavy rain descending upon the Donnybrook venue for much of the action, it was never going to be a day for intricate attacking moves. While he was narrowly off-target with an earlier effort from distance, Kilkenny out-half Sean Naughton ultimately edged his side in front with a 13th-minute penalty.
The dependable Naughton knocked over another three-pointer on 22 minutes as the Noresiders continued to take the game to their south Dublin counterparts.
Mary’s remained in contention, however, and were held up just over the line by a diligent Kilkenny defence either side of the half-time break.

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