The sides shared 10 tries at Virgin Media Park as PBC moved one clear of CBC in the overall standings.
Gavan Casey Reports from Virgin Media Park Presentation Brothers College 33 Christian Brothers College 31 PRES HAVE NUDGED ahead in the all-time Munster Schools Senior Cup standings after surviving a Christians fightback in a sensational, 10-try battle with their cross-city rivals from Cork.
Christians had kept touch with Pres for most of the first half through tries by Ian Morton and Billy McCarthy but ill-discipline and soft defence looked as though it would prove terminal to their chances — just as it did in this same fixture last year — as they went in 26-14 down at the break. The totemic O’Leary-Kareem, a potential Munster prospect, celebrated for a split second before turning back for the ball. He then blasted over a conversion from a tricky angle on the left, and Pres led 7-0.
From the resulting lineout, inside centre James O’Leary exploited some soft Christians defence on a well-worked strike play and marauded through the middle, under the posts, with O’Leary-Kareem making it 14-7 from the tee. It was mile-a-minute stuff at Virgin Media Park as these rival schools tore into each other once more.
After Pres unleashed a sweeping move wide left from inside their own half, O’Leary-Kareem carved a half-yard of space before offloading from contact to his onrushing left wing, John Wigginton-Barrett. It looked that way from the restart, too, as Christians, chasing the game, compounded errors and Pres began to strut their stuff.
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