Corinthians Under 14’s Win Connacht Cup0

The Corinthians Under 14’s played Castlebar at the Sportsground onSaturday in the Connacht Cup Final, winning 26-20, with an excellentperformance. Corinthians started well, gaining an early 14 -0advantage after 20 minutes. The first try was an excellent team try, wellworked from a lineout on the right hand side, taking the ball through thephases and scoring under the posts. The second was also an excellentteam try, similar in construction to the first. However Castlebar cameback strong from the kick-off, resulting in Corinthians turning over theball and conceding a try, making the score 14-5. But a third try was apiece of individual brilliance from Paudie Maccormaic who took anincept just inside the opposition’s half and sprinted to score under theposts. Colm De Buitler converted all three tries for Corinthians who wentinto half-time with a lead of 21- 5.
Castlebar fought back hard in the second half, and though they scoredtwo tries and exerted a lot of pressure, Corinthians showed greatresilience and courage and scored a fourth try, winning the game 26-20.This caps an outstanding season for the U14’s and is reward for all thehard work put in by the players, coaches, and manager. Congratulations!Scorers: James Colohan 2 tries, Paudie Maccormaic 1 try, Cian Quinn 1try, Colm Debuitler 3 cons.
Bernie KellyDirector of RugbyGalway Corinthians Youth Academy