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LANSDOWNE U20                          and  Sean  Neary  gave  Lansdowne  a  well-
                                               deserved win and the title.
        WIN JP FANAGAN
        WITH GAME TO                           The Lansdowne management team & squad
                                               would like to thank all their supporters who
        SPARE                                  attended and also a special thanks to Terenure
                                               President,  Paul  Murphy  for  the  hospitality
                                               afforded  to  us  after  the  game.  The  spirit  of
        Mark MacMahon                          comradery is very much alive in club rugby.
        Sunday  1st  of  March  -  Lansdowne  U20s     Match Details: Leinster Rugby JP Fanagan (U20) –
        clinched  the  League  with  a  game  to  spare   Premier 1 Round 13: Lansdowne FC v Terenure RFC
        on  Sunday  when  they  overcame Terenure  in   Venue: Lakelands
        Lakelands.                             Date: Sunday 1st March 2020
                                               Score: Terenure RFC 5 Lansdowne FC 29
                                               Tries: Neal Moylett, Diarmuid Brannock,Jack Loscher,
        Playing  with  a  strong  wind,  Lansdowne   Eoin Buggy, Sean Neary
        started  well  when  Nure  failed  to  deal  with   Conv: Stephen Madigan (2)
        the  kick-off,  and  after  a  series  of  rucks  Neal   Man of the Match: Diarmuid Brannock
        Moylett crashed over to give the 20s a quick
        lead.  Terenure  responded  well  though  with
        a  well-taken  try  after  they  broke  out  and
        handled well.

        With  the  conversion  missed  the  teams  were
        level. At this stage of the match,it was apparent
        that  the  Lansdowne  pack  were  starting  to
        dominate, especially at scrum time. Terenure
        infringed and from the ensuing penalties, the
        20s kicked to the corners and exerted fierce
        pressure on the Nure line.

        Two  further  tries  came  from  the  pack  via
        Diarmuid  Brannock  and  Jack  Loscher.Both
        were converted by Stephen Madigan to give
        Lansdowne a 19-5 lead at half time.

        Playing into the wind, Lansdowne dominated
        the 2nd half and further tries from Eoin Buggy
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