Tom Kavanagh, President UCDRFC, presents the Fogarty Cup to
Conor Geoghegan
UCD 10 - 6 Blackrock College
AIB League and Fogarty Cup match
UCD stirred up Division One with a shock win over Blackrock at the Befield Bowl on Saturday thanks to Kevin McLaughlin's second-half try.
A fired-up UCD handed table toppers Blackrock their first defeat of the new season in an exciting Dublin derby and though Blackrock edged the first 20 minutes, Fergus McFadden landed a penalty to nudge UCD 3-0 ahead at half-time.
The Leinster No 8, Flanker Kevin McLaughlin then bulldozed through for a try after 59 minutes for the students, off a clever pass from Killian Lett. Fergus McFadden added the extras and despite sustained pressure from the away side, the students only allowed two Darragh Fitzpatrick penalties to breach them, securing their first league win of this years campaign. This win also meant that UCD were presented with the Fogarty Cup which was presented to Conor Geoghegan by UCD RFC President, Tom Kavanagh.
Scorers -UCD: K McLaughlin try, F McFadden con, pen
-Blackrock College: D Fitzpatrick 2 pens
UCD: S Gillespie; C Quinn, F McFadden, K Lett, V Artemiev; N Cowhey (N Kearns 50), D Geraghty (R Shanley 40); J A Lee, C Geoghegan, B Barclay (B Hall 70), B Cawley; A Houlihan (M Flanagan 69); M Nagle, K Croke (D Gilchrist 14), K McLaughlin
Blackrock College: I Madigan; D Rowan, K Tonetti, S Morrissey (J S Byrne 70), G Brown; D Fitzpatrick, D Moore (D Madigan 76); I McLaughlan, S Byrne, R Burke Flynn (K Cahill 72), D Dillon, J Hill, Z Farivarz, J Ronan, P Ryan
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Photographs courtesy Tom Devaney