Over 100 players arrived to Hilton Templepatrick for the 2022 Underage Interprovincial Matches. The four-day event takes place this week (18-21 July) with U14, U16 and U18 teams from all four provinces competing in a round-robin format.
Monday saw the beginning of the U14 and U16 Boys’ events, with two rounds to be played in each before tomorrow’s final deciders.
In the U14’s, defending Champions Leinster and Ulster got their 2022 bids off to a positive start, overcoming Connacht and Munster respectively in the morning series. They then swapped opponents for the afternoon match but the outcome was the same as both secured their second points of the day, meaning the two sides will face off today for the interprovincial title.
In the U16’s Ulster again were dominant. Alongside a strong Munster team, they secured 2 victories on Day 1 to set up a north vs. south head-to-head today.
The U18 events begin on Tuesday morning where the U18 Girls’ competition will see seven players compete in three foursomes and six singles matches, while the U18 Boys competition sees seven players compete in three foursomes and seven singles matches.
RESULTS:
U14 Interprovincial Matches
Round 1
LEINSTER (4) CONNACHT (1) (Leinster names first): Furlong & Moran beat William – Burk & Tuffy 3&2, McKenna halved with Coleman, Fahey beat Conneely 4&3, Walshe halved with Oliver, Murpjy beat Flanagan 2&1
ULSTER (3) Munster (2) (Ulster names first): McCabe & Burrows halved with Dennehy & Nolan, Fletcher beat Barrett 7&5, McMenamin halved with McDonnell, Lyttle lost to Hayes 2&1, McEvoy beat Halpin 6&5
Round 2
LEINSTER (4) MUNSTER (1) (Leinster names first): McKenna & Fahy lost to McDonnell & Barrett 1 hole, Walshe beat Nolan 2&1, Murphy beat Dennehy 3&2, Moran beat Halpin 2&1, Furlong beat Hayes 4&2
CONNACHT (1) ULSTER (4) (Connacht names first): Conneely & Flanagan halved with Fletcher & McEvoy, William-Burke lost to Lyttle 3&2, Coleman lost to McMenamin 1 hole, Tuffy lost to McCabe 7&6, Oliver halved with Burrows
U16 Interprovincial Matches
Round 1
ULSTER (3) LEINSTER (2) (Ulster names first): Hogg & Smyth lost to Phipps & Garry 4&3, McArdle beat Duane 5&4, Eager beat Monaghan 1 hole, Wilson lost to Patterson 2&1, Nesbitt beat Cooper 3&2
MUNSTER (3) CONNACHT (2) (Munster names first): Sillett & Gazi lost to Stapleton & Quigley 3&1, Kelleher lost to Grealy 4&2, Doyle beat Gallagher 5&4, Reddy beat Greaney 4&3, Deasy beat Kelly 6&4
Round 2
ULSTER (4) CONNACHT (1) (Ulster names first): Eager & Nesbitt beat Gallagher & Kelly 5&4, Smyth lost to Grealy 3&2, McArdle beat Quigley 4&3, Hogg beat Greaney 3&2, Wilson beat Stapleton 1 hole
LEINSTER (2) MUNSTER (3) (Leinster names first): Patterson & Duane beat Doyle & Kelleher 2&1, Garry lost to Reddy 5&4, Phipps lost to Deasy 1 hole, Cooper beat Gazi 2&1, Monaghan lost to Sillett 2&1
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