Two tries each from fullback Gavin Nugent and hooker Kevin O’Byrne, plus one each from Conail Murphy, Kevin Kidney and Graham Mackessy, plus four conversions and two penalty kicks from Kidney brought the cup back to UCC.
This is the third trophy the UCC U21s have won this season when adding the Waterpark Ellickson/Kavanagh trophy back in October and the coveted Fraser Mc Mullen All Ireland U21 Champions Title (for a fifth time – 1997, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010). A chance to add yet another title slipped by when UCC lost the final of the U21 Intervarsity Conroy Cup to UCD back in October in Cork by a score of 11-15.
Last month, UCC J2s won their third successive Cup title when they beat Cobh 14-13 in Musgrave Park. Unfortunately the College J3s and the Ladies teams both lost in their Munster Cup and Irish Colleges League finals respectively but each had excellent seasons overall and were highly competitive throughout.
The Senior Team, having finished a credible 3rd in their first ever season in Division One of the All Ireland League, narrowly missed out on a chance of a major title when they lost the Munster Senior Cup Final to Young Munster in April.
A number of UCC RFC players won representative honours this season:
The 2010-2011 pre-season starts on July 3rd with six weeks of strength and conditioning work.
The club would like to thank students and staff for their considerable support throughout the season both home and away. Particular thanks to Bank of Ireland for their continued sponsorship and support.
Picture: Munster Branch Officer (and UCC Student of the Year 2009) Owen Dineen presenting the U21 Cup to victorious UCC Captain Kevin O’Byrne last month at Musgrave Park.
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