Munster reach British and Irish Cup final

Munster 27 Ulster Ravens 3: Munster reached the inaugural British And Irish championship final thanks to a superb display at…

Munster 27 Ulster Ravens 3:Munster reached the inaugural British And Irish championship final thanks to a superb display at Thomond Park on Saturday when the two pool winners clashed.

The comprehensive win featured two tries from Cork Con’s Jeremy Manning. He sealed victory with an excellent try after 42 minutes that left the home side 20-3 ahead. Cornish Pirates will entertain Munster in the final on May 16th after a convincing 43-5 home victory over Doncaster.

Scorers – Munster:J Manning, 2 tries, D Williams and M Sherry, try each, D Cusack, 1 pen, 2 cons. Ulster:McKinney pen

MUNSTER:M Lawler; R O'Mahony, D Barnes, (M Kelleher 65), J Manning (L O'Dea 75), S Scanlon; D Cusack, D Williams (C Murray 65); D Ryan (D Kilcoyne 41), M Sherry (S Henry 75), S Archer; D Foley, I Nagle; T O'Donnell (D O'Callaghan 70), E Grace, (P Butler 59), P O'Mahony.

ULSTER RAVENS:D McIllwhaine; T Seymour,, M Allen (L Marshall 70), J Shiels, C Cochrane; J McKinney (M Pyper 68), I Porter; P McAllister (P Karayiannis 60), N Brady (N Annet 60), D Fitzpatrick; A Linton, N McComb; A Birch, S Dougall, S Lavelle.

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