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XM1 - V1 XM1 - V1 MONDAY SPORT Irish Examiner Monday, October 07, 2013 Monday,October 07, 2013 Irish Examiner MONDAY SPORT 4 RUGBY RUGBY 5 Munster cash McCaw hails All in as Keatley Blacks win among kicks on best of career

Simon Lewis them all off. happy enough... To beat Lein- His place-kicking prowess ster, who are seen as the may have some way to go to number one province, is very match the iconic O’Gara’s but satisfying. a return of four penalties and “2011 was the last time Rugby Championship a conversion from seven Munster had a win over Lein- South AfricA ...... 27 shots at goal was enhanced ster, so it’s been a long time New ZeAlANd ...... 38 by a delightful crossfield kick coming, and we talked about from left touchline to right that today. It was a good way that put in Keith Earls for the to get us up for the match.” Jim Cook only try of the game. -born Keatley, 26, Johannesburg New unster supporters And that Madigan had been had been equally buoyed by Zealand's are used to seeing sin-binned only seconds his public anointment by Kieran Read their fly-halves before in that 31st minutes of head coach Rob Penney dur- aptain Richie slips past M McCaw conceded live up to top the game, for coming in at the ing the week as Munster’s the tackle of billing, but then again they side as Leinster defended at a first-choice fly-half, putting to C New Zealand had to South were spoiled rotten for more ruck on their own try-line bed debate over the early- “dig deep” in their Africa's than decade by the presence after Keatley had sent the season rotation between him frenzied 38-27 victory over Willem of Ronan O’Gara in that visitors back-pedalling with and 20-year-old JJ Hanrahan. South Africa at Ellis Park on number 10 jersey. an excellent line break and Penney had backed the older Saturday that saw them Alberts Following O’Gara was kick-chase for Earls, made man’s candidacy, having seen retain the Rugby Champi- during their always going to be a much the moment all the sweeter. him provide solid back-up to SKY’S THE LIMIT: Munster’s Paul O’Connell soars high onship title. clash at harder sell and so, in addi- “I was O’Gara during the veteran’s to win a lineout during Saturday’s RaboDirect Pro12 Just over a month ahead of Ellis Park. tion to having to plot the happy,” final campaign before retire- victory over Leinster at . their trip to the Aviva Stadi- Picture: AP downfall of arch-rivals Lein- was all ment last season while he Picture: Dan Sheridan/Inpho um, New Zealand scored five ster, also had the emo- conceded Hanrahan’s devel- tries on their way to the the burden of proving his tion Keatley opment was a longer-term bonus point win in agame the game, apoint reiterated gold went wide, flanker worth to the Thomond Park would admit project, particularly in terms have any complaints about there so I was trying to get this season. We’ve had a good lead by keeping Leinster squad in Georgia. Despite a mances like I did tonight, and where the lead changed hands by Springbok coach Heyneke Francois Louw delivered a faithful as the successor to following a of game management. that but I felt last year I was ahead of him, always wanted start, we had a little slip up pinned in their own half for strong showing there, the keep pushing on. If it doesn’t with regularity and the All M e y e r. superb off-load, Habana to greatness. post-match Keatley understandably is pushing Rog and this year it to be my time. I wanted it in Treviso but apart from most of the final quarter-hour Munster man was omitted happen, it doesn’t happen, Blacks had to play for 20 min- “The try on half-time was kickedahead and easily won Furthermore, and as rubdown. “For glad to see the back of O’Gara hopefully I can step up. They to be my time last year. I that, in training and even in as Hanrahan was kept on the from Schmidt’s 42-man squad but if I keep playing like that utes with 14 men following critical, I’m sureitchanged arace to the line with Ben if that was not enough Earlsy’s try we but grateful for the chance he are big shoes to fill but I’m suppose it is a little bit differ- the matches we’re pretty bench. for his first training camp of at least I’m putting that yellow cards forLiam Mes- their half-time talk,” McCaw Smith. to deal with, Keatley had a penalty had in his first two seasons not trying to be Rog, I’m try- ent in that Rob has come out excited for the whole game.” Yet competition for Keatley, the season at Carton House question out there.” sam and Ben Franks. said. “But credit to the Boks, Steyn watched his conver- was cast as a protag- advantage and with the province to learn ing to be Ian Keatley and I and said I’m the number one Penney was delighted by of course, is not just at last month. Keatley knows what he “Wehad to dig deep, both they came out in the second sion drift wide of the farpost, onist in a head-to- we’ve always from ’s record points play completely different to which is a nice thing to hear. the way Keatley helped to provincial level. With Johnny “Obviously I want to be needs to work on to make teams came herewilling to half and scored again quickly, but South Africa had a15-7 head with Lein- talked about scorer. him. I didn’t have that last year. close out the game on Satur- Sexton Ireland’s undisputed playing for Ireland. I want to that final push for recogni- play,” McCaw admitted. “We though we were abletokeep advantage midway through ster’s own fledgling having a “I’m looking forward to the “Last year Rog was always I’m just excited to be here day, protecting a four-point first-choice fly-half, Keatley is be in those Ireland squads. I tion and add to the two caps had 20 minutes with 14 men, ourselves ahead.” the opening half. chosen one at out- go when year. It was actually great my locked in a tussle with Madi- could kind of understand that he earned whilst a Connacht add into thatabit of travel, it McCaw, who hoisted aloft However, the Springboks half, Ian Madi- you have first year standing behind gan and Ulster’s Paddy Jack- there weren’t that many player on the 2009 tour to was a very satisfying win. the World Cup trophy in 2011, were dealt a cruel blow on 22 gan, in what was a penalty Rog and learning from him. son for the remaining out- games since the summer tour North America. “Going behind we could ranked Saturday’s win among minutes with Habana was considered by advantage. He has got so much experi- Jackman and Prendergast have last laugh in Paris half berths available in Joe so Joe has no reason to drop “I think I need to have a go easily have got flustered, but his best in an international forced to retire because of a some an Ireland You might as well ence and he has been a fan- Schmidt’s squad for next any player out of that Irish a bit more, especially when I the guys hung in there. We career spanning 120 matches hamstring injury. trial match for the try and kick, a 50-50 tastic servant to Irish rugby By Warren Montgomery and Ronan O’Gara’s Racing out-half James Hart who month’s Tests against Samoa, squad, and he had a reason to have the ball in hand, just took our chances really well given it was achieved at what Asee-saw struggle took an- November Test series. chance, and thankfully for the past 10 years but last Metro and came away with a scored a try, a conversion Australia and New Zealand. bring a few players in. like has been and there weretimes when New Zealand considers South other turn when scrum-half That is quite a num- tonight Earlsy took it year I kind of felt I was push- 22-20 victory in Paris. Sexton and kicked a penalty. Racing As Sexton guided the “In fairness, he rang me up doing. He has been backing we were under alot of pres- African rugby’s spiritual Aaron Smith was held just ber of boxes to be ticked very well and we got the ing him a bit and in fairness The battle of Ireland’s rugby kicked 15 points for the fired back into the contest British & Irish Lions to victo- and said ‘there’s nothing real- himself and I think I need to sureand then got acritical home.“These areones you short, but flanker Messam in one evening but in five points from it, so I was Rob said to me ‘you are just exports to France went the hosts and had edged his with a try from Andreu but ry in Australia during the ly between yourself, Madigan do a bit more of that, as I feel turnover.” want to play in, this is why grabbed the ball and dived steering Munster to a unlucky it is Rog in front of way of Bernard Jackman and side into a 9-6 half-time lead. Hart’s replacement, Valentin summer, Madigan got the and Jackson, so just keep I am a threat when I take the McCaw believed Messam’s you play the game of rugby. over for Cruden to convert. 19-15 victory over Munster outhalf Ian Keatley you’. Mike Prendergast on Satur- However, he was up Courrent, caused the shock Test nod over Jackson in the pushing on’. ball up to the line. I just need try after the siren at the end Growing up thereare places However, the opening half Leinster, Keatley kicks a second half penalty “A nd in fairness Rog, in the day. The Grenoble coaches against former Belvedere of the weekend when he con- games with the United States “He explained that to me. to back myself a bit more, of the first half that took the you want to play and to get a ended disastrously for the went a long way to- against Leinster at Thomond big games, he came up faced up to Jonny Sexton College and Leinster U20 verted a 79th-minute penalty. and then Canada while Keat- All I can do now is just keep which I think I did tonight All Blacks into the break 21-15 chance today and to get awin Springboks as they lost wards checking Park. Picture: Sportsfile trumps for us and you can’t ley led an trying to put in good perfor- and I’m very happy with it.” up was the crucial moment in here is pretty special, I flanker Willem Alberts to remember watching the 1995 injury and allowed Messam WorldCup final (South Africa score a soft try. beatNew Zealand 15-12) and TheAll Blacks ran patient- Munsters secure bonus win thinking that one day it ly forwardand across the Dolphin deliver but coach still cautious Foley sparkles on debut as Con dominate would be awesome to play field after the siren sounded there.” and Messam punished several secured their Thesides enjoyed early weak tackles,Cruden con- second victory of the new AIL Section A Dolphin ...... 15 blow with a ninth minute bit of help from substitute failed to convertastraight Constitution ...... 33 rapportstruck up between nahninchand then Lans- O’Callaghan, leaving spells of territorial domi- verted and New Zealand had a season with a bonus point at PWDL FATBPPts St Mary’s College ...... 10 penalty from out half Rory Barry Keeshan and full back forward 76th minute penalty. home to Ballynahinch on 220057 33 719 Lansdowne ...... 16 Foley and experienced half- downe,the champions.But to Ruddockwith plenty of food nance before fly-half Morne 21-15 half-time lead. Scannell but the visitors Eamon Mills gave the home Thehome side finished on Saturday. Dolphin 220045 23 619 back partner Darragh Lyons. come out of those games with forthought. “We showed Steyn broke the deadlock Messam was yellow-carded By Barry Coughlan struck back quickly, Scan- side a 15-10 lead and put it up the offensive however, after The side won 29-16 Young Munster 220055 34 619 By Barry Coughlan Mulcahy enthused: “He has nine points is brilliant, it was glimpses of whatwe arecapa- with a close-rangepenalty on early in the second half and UCD 220060 40 608 nell’s opposite number Cathal to the visitors yet again. Dave the same player atoned with a having led 19-6 at the interval. Clontarf 210154 27 726 just played U20 forMunster afantastic performance ble of towards the end but we 10 minutes. the resulting tappenalty pro- Ulster Bank League Marsh manufacturing a O’Callaghan’s brilliant 40-me- remarkable 50-yard punt to UCD also secured a second Old Belvedere 210150 54 626 Ulster Bank League and this was his first adult against the champions.” simply weren’t good enough But the lead before a 64,000 duced a thirdSpringbok try, brilliant individual try three trerun a few minutes later touch thatset up a series of successive victory but again a St Mary’s College 200228 41 411 game.I’m delighted forthe Constitution hit the ground on the day. However,there’s crowd did not last long as right-wing Willie le Roux go- bonus point eluded them Ballynahinch 200233 53 211 Dolphin made it hardfor minutes later with Gavin merely served to highlight goal line assaults. Lansdowne 200230 60 300 A brace of tries in the closing kid, he did it in front of Mike running and maintained a no cause for panic, I’ve been right-wing Ben Smith went ing over and Steyn converted. themselves against visitors St Dunne tacking on the conver- their growing dominance. And they could have despite rattling up 33 points Garryowen 200216 63 100 four minutes was little conso- Ruddock (the Lansdowne and high tempo performance until involved with teams in this over for his eighth Champi- Substitute fly-half Beauden Mary’sCollege but ultimately sion for a 7-3 lead. But the champions from crowned the victory but when defeating Old Belvedere lation to Ulster Bank League Ireland U20 coach) and he the closing stages. Flanker position before and we’re well onship try this season. Barrett kicked apenalty fora secured another priceless It lasted just eight minutes two years agorefused to be knocked on with the line at at Belfield (33-26). 17 win over champions Lansdowne,who really couldn’t have per- James Ryan pickeduptwo capableof bouncing back,” he Fly-half Aaron Cruden con- 24-22 All Blacks lead before De but Shannon had another bad Ulster Bank League victory at before Killian O’Keeffe and bullied and always looked ca- their mercy after 14 phases. Garryowen have started were thoroughly outplayed by formed better. His basics were tries after tremendous work said. verted and the All Blacks Villiers and Barrett badly and their home loss to day, this time losing 16-30 away Musgrave Park yesterday. Cian Bohane created a try for pable of producing something DOLPHIN: E Mills, D Sweetnam, S Dolphin last week was followed to Corinthians. impressive CorkConstitution fantastic,his passing, kick- on both occasions from Joe CORK CONSTITUTION: Chris were 7-3 ahead as silence en- exchanged tries,with the Thewin means they ended Steve Hansel, with Scannell special from deep. Hansel, C Bohane, J Kiernan, R at Temple Hill on Saturday. ing, tackling, I’m delighted McSwiney; Cathal Quinn got Quinn, Cathal Quinn, L Duffy, N Ken- veloped the sell-out crowd at New Zealand scorecrucial as Scannell, K O’Keeffe, B Scott, N on Saturday by a hammering Ballymena have surged into neally, C Desmond, D Lyons, R Fo- the weekend in second posi- turning a one-point lead to Dolphin hardly helped Scannell, P Ryan, P O Se, J Madi- from Clontarf (33-3) at Castle pole position in Division 2A Constitution’s five tries with him.” a third score and Lyons ley, B Cagney, A O’Driscoll, J the spiritual home of Spring- it sealed a bonus point and tion on points differential three with the conversion, al- themselves with afew crucial gan, D O’Callaghan, J Fitzgerald, M Avenue. courtesy of their second suc- secured a well deserved However,the Con boss saw tacked on two conversions Sweeney, J McSwiney, S O’Connor, bok rugby. the title. from leaders CorkCon but though the visitors struck handling errors and acouple Cronin. Terenure can thank Willie cessive win, this time at Model bonus point victory and new room for improvement on this against a couple of penalties G Lawlor, W Ryan, J Ryan. But they had plenty to Steyn missed his conver- head coach Steve Ford said backbefore half-time with a of wayward kicks and had to Replacements used: W Foley, J Staunton for edging them Farm Road when they defeated head coach TomMulcahy was performance. “I was a bit from for Constitu- Replacements used: J Rochford, L cheer five minutes later as sion while Barrett was suc- his side need to be more Dunne penalty to bring the sweat to hold their lead as the Leahy, R Murphy, C Bannon, B Kee- through a difficult Division 1B Highfield 40-18. well pleased with the positive cheesed off at conceding two tion to lead 19-6 at the break. Cahill, G Sweeney, G Ó Súilleabháin, left-wing Bryan Habana cessful from amucheasier clinical. score back to 10-10. minutes ticked on. shan. encounter against Blackrock produced team display, highlighted by a tries at the end although the Niall Kenneally secured the P Parfrey. grabbed his first try after a position, leaving the visitors ST MARY’S COLLEGE: G Dunne, C LANSDOWNE: R McCarron, C “Wehad some chances to Former Cork hurler Darren As St Mary’swent on the College at Stradbook. The the biggest win of the day, magnificent debut from game was over as acontest at bonus point a minute into the brilliant break from No. 8 four points ahead with 20 Lilly, R Hudson, M Sexton, M leaders were outscored three however, when they hammered Toolin, T Farrell, M Roche, C Aherne, put them away but didn’t take Sweetnam then provided the attack, Dolphin prop Paddy O’Loughlin, C Marsh, M D’Arcy, K tries to two but Staunton DLSP 57-10 to lead Division 2B. young scrum-half Ryan Foley. that stage. Lansdowne ran second half and Lyons con- S Deasy, P O’Driscoll, P Dooley, T Duane Vermeulen. minutes left. them. We allowed them to sparkDolphin needed as they Ryan received muchofthe Carroll, D Fawsitt, C McMahon, D converted both tries and kicked With captain Gerry Hurley away with the league last verted that and the fifth try Moran, D O’Reilly, W Earle, T It got even better for the Read, who scored two tries Frawley, C Ruddock, G Austin, M Newly-promoted Tullamore O’Beirne, C Ross, R Boucher, C stay in the game and could struggled to utilise a territori- credit for lifting the siege two penalties to edge his side have also enjoyed a great start sidelined through injury and year and we werehugely from William Ryan midway home side just two minutes in a 29-15 home win last have paid for thatin the end al advantage against a St with a powerful scrum effort Fallon, B O’Flanagan. first-choice out-half Jonathan worried when we became through the half beforeLans- Butterworth. later with a forward again the month, scored afifth New Replacements used: T O’Reilly, M to a one-point win (20-19). and lie in third, just a point Replacements used: A Boland, S because they never gave up,” Mary’s side adopting an that yielded a defensive penal- Donnellan, R O’Donovan, I O Neill, C UL Bohemians got their chal- adrift of the leaders and behind Holland ruled out through aware of the draw for the first downe strucklate with Collins, B O’Callaghan, G McDonald, architect and Habana again Zealand try and Barrett con- he said. aggressive defence. ty. It bought his side time and Donohoe. lenge up and running with a 23- Skerries on points difference. illness, Mulcahy was couple of games,an away tie unconverted tries from Cian C McAndrews. the try scorer. verted. Dolphin struck the first His 52nd minute try with a it mattered little that Keeshan Referee: S Gaffikin (IRFU) impressed by the instant to Division 1B winners Bally- Aherne and Brian Referee. L Colgan (MAR). As the men in green and ■ See digest for teams