FABULOUS FIFTEENS

Leinster U.15 Cup First Rd.
Gorey...26 Wexford Wanderers ...31
When the draw was made for this Cup and Wexford saw that Gorey was the opposition there was a colective exhale, 'not Gorey again'. Having played each other 4 times already this season in various competitions, Gorey had the advantage of knowing that they had won 3 of those encounters. However the Cup is different. Wanderers trained hard for this and were certainly up for the challenge. Gorey opened in determined style and were over the Wexford line early to lead 7-0. The Wexford lads responded in telling fashion and following a flowing move involving many off loads they were level when winger Ruairi Devereux crossed for a try which was converted by Tom Hudson, 7-7. Gorey replied again and stretched their lead to 14-7 but this was short lived as Ruairi Devereux once again set off on one of his runs to score again, 14-12. Again Gorey piled on the pressure and went into a comanding lead with two further tries before half time to lead 26-12.
While the scoreline looked ominous for Wexford, this team were far from down. Tries from Nick Jones, Steve Roche and the final piece of the hat-trick from Ruairi Devereux but Wanderers back in front. Two superb touch line conversions from Eoin Roche added to the tally and Wexford were now in front and not going to surrender. Gorey were left shell shocked and Wanderers progressed into Rd.2.
Team: Collie Joyce-Ahearne(Capt.), Tadgh O'Brien, Steve Roche, Tom Brennan, Darragh Comiskey,John Gannon,Nick Jones, Shane McGuinness, Conor Foley,Eoin Roche, Josh Healy, Donnacha Carroll, Ruairi Devereux, Liam Barry, Tom Hudson. Subs: Chris Culleton, Sean Stafford and Daniel Murphy.