IRISH COLLEGES had a well-deserved 36-11 victory against the Scottish Universities at Lasswade, near Edinburgh.

Ireland scored six tries through Darragh Fanning (three), Max Rantz McDonald (two) and Ben Reilly while Sean Treacy (two) and Peter Broughan added conversions. Mark Hamilton from DIT was man of the match.

IRISH COLLEGES:P Harte (Athlone IT); M Rantz-McDonald (DCU), K Lynch (CSN), L Kavanagh (DCU), D Fanning (IT Tallaght); S Joyce (NUIG), S Treacy (DCU), M Hamilton (DIT), C Culleton (Sallynoggin, Capt), N Simpson (UUJ), A Kerr (UUJ), B Reilly (DCU), J Dever (Garda College), R Allen (Cork IT), E Nihill (Blackhall Pl). Replacements (all used):A Ferguson (UUJ), B Duggan (Garda College), P Galvin (AIT), K Miller (IT Carlow), B Collins (IT Blanchardstown), D McElwaine (UUJ), P Broughan (Cork IT).