1993-94 IRISH INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

 

1993-94 INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

VICE-CHAMPIONS: LEINSTER (P4, W3, L1 – PtsF72, PtsA40), ULSTER (P4, W3, L1 – PtsF84, PtsA59) & MUNSTER (P4, W3, L1 – PtsF91, PtsA71), 4th Connacht (P4, W1, L3), 5th The Exiles (P4, L4). n.b. - * indicates internationally capped player

Connacht 9-15 MUNSTER [HT: 3-5] (16 October 1993, The Sportsground, Galway)

Connacht scorers: White (3pg)

Munster scorers: R. Wallace (t), Begley (t); Begley (c); Begley (pg)

Connacht: 15 Aidan White (St Mary's Coll); 14 Colin Leahy (Wanderers), 13 Stephen Tormey (Athlone/Ballinasloe), 12 Stephen Carty (Galwegians), 11 Gordie Curley (Athlone/Ballinasloe); 10 Michael Cosgrave (capt, Wanderers), 9 Brian Comerford (Athlone/Ballinasloe); 1 Tom Clancy* (DLSP), 2 Billy Mulcahy (Skerries), 3 Ciaran Shanley (DLSP), 4 Tim Coughlan (St Mary's Coll), 5 Stuart Jameson (St Mary's Coll), 6 Peter Brady (Wanderers), 8 Noel Mannion* (Lansdowne), 7 Kevin Devlin (St Mary's Coll).

Munster: 15 Pat Murray (Shannon); 14 Richie Wallace* (Garryowen), 13 Brian Walsh (Constitution), 12 Phil Danaher* (Garryowen), 11 Brian Begley (Old Crescent); 10 Jim Galvin (Shannon), 9 Michael Bradley* (Constitution); 1 Paco Fitzgerald* (Young Munster), 2 Terry Kingston* (Dolphin), 3 Paul Wallace (Blackrock Coll), 4 Mick Galwey* (Shannon), 5 Gabriel Fulcher (Constitution), 6 Pat O'Hara* (Constitution), 8 Ben Cronin (Garryowen), 7 Eddie Halvey (Shannon).

ULSTER 21-3 The Exiles [HT: 8-3] (16 October 1993, Ravenhill, Belfast)

Ulster scorers: Tweed (t), Millar (t); Humphreys (c); Humphreys (3pg)

Exiles scorers: Burke (pg)

Ulster: 15 Ian Orr (City of Derry, sub Steve Smith [City of Derry]); 14 Innes Gray (Queen's Univ), 13 Mark McCall* (Bangor), 12 Maurice Field (Malone), 11 Tyrone Howe (Dungannon); 10 David Humphreys (Queen's Univ), 9 Ashley Blair (Dungannon); 1 Davy Millar (Dungannon), 2 John McDonald* (Malone), 3 Gary Bell (Instonians), 4 Paddy Johns* (Dungannon), 5 Davy Tweed (Ballymena), 6 Steve McKinty (Bangor), 8 Brian Robinson* (Ballymena), 7 Denis McBride* (capt, Malone).

Exiles: 15 Jim Staples* (London Irish, sub Ray Hennessy [London Irish]); 14 Phil Hopley (Wasps), 13 Keith Orrell (Treorchy), 12 Dan Dooley (London Irish), 11 Simon Geoghegan* (London Irish); 10 Paul Burke (London Irish), 9 Rob Saunders* (London Irish); 1 Neil Donovan (London Irish), 2 Michael Kernoghan (Glasgow High/Kelvin S, sub Keiron Rabbitt [West Park]), 3 Gary Halpin* (London Irish), 4 Mat Keenan* (London Irish), 5 John Etheridge (Blackrock Coll), 6 Dave Cleary (Orrell), 8 Aaron Verling (London Irish), 7 Denis Kelly (Manchester, sub Matt Dobson [Sale]).

Connacht 10-39 ULSTER [HT: 0-18] (23 October 1993, The Sportsground, Galway)

Connacht scorers: Curley (t); Elwood (c); Elwood (pg)

Ulster scorers: Blair (t), Wilkinson (t), Humphries (t), McKinty (t), McBride (t); McCall (4c); McCall (2pg)

Connacht: 15 Aidan White (St Mary's Coll, sub Ronan Garvey); 14 Colin Leahy (Wanderers), 13 Michael Cosgrave (capt, Wanderers), 12 Stephen Carty (Galwegians), 11 Gordie Curley (Athlone/Ballinasloe); 10 Eric Elwood* (Lansdowne), 9 Brian Comerford (Athlone/Ballinasloe); 1 Tom Clancy* (DLSP), 2 James O'Riordan (Wanderers), 3 Ciaran Shanley (DLSP), 4 Tim Coughlan (St Mary's Coll), 5 Stuart Jameson (St Mary's Coll), 6 Victor Costello (St Mary’s Coll), 8 Noel Mannion* (Lansdowne), 7 Kevin Devlin (St Mary's Coll).

Ulster: 15 Colin Wilkinson*; 14 Innes Gray (Queen's Univ), 13 Mark McCall* (Bangor), 12 Maurice Field (Malone), 11 Tyrone Howe (Dungannon); 10 David Humphreys (Queen's Univ), 9 Ashley Blair (Dungannon); 1 Davy Millar (Dungannon), 2 John McDonald* (Malone), 3 Gary Bell (Instonians), 4 Paddy Johns* (Dungannon), 5 Davy Tweed (Ballymena), 6 Steve McKinty (Bangor), 8 Brian Robinson* (Ballymena), 7 Denis McBride* (capt, Malone).

The Exiles 8-13 LEINSTER [HT: 0-6] (23 October 1993, The Avenue, Sunbury-on-Thames)

Exiles scorers: Etheridge (t); Hopley (pg)

Leinster scorers: Potts (t); McGowan (c); O'Shea (pg), McGowan (pg)

Exiles: 15 Ray Hennessy (London Irish, sub Niall Malone* [Leicester]); 14 Phil Hopley (Wasps), 13 Sean Burns (London Irish), 12 Dan Dooley (London Irish), 11 Simon Geoghegan* (London Irish); 10 Paul Burke (London Irish), 9 Rob Saunders* (capt, London Irish); 1 Neil Donovan (London Irish), 2 Michael Kernoghan (Glasgow High/Kelvin S, sub John McFarland [London Irish]), 3 Gary Halpin* (London Irish), 4 Mat Keenan* (London Irish), 5 John Etheridge (Blackrock Coll), 6 Dave Cleary (Orrell), 8 Aaron Verling (London Irish), 7 Kevin Hickey (Coventry).

Leinster: 15 Conor O'Shea (Lansdowne); 14 Paddy Gavin (Old Belvedere), 13 Vinnie Cunningham* (St Mary's Coll), 12 Martin Ridge (Blackrock Coll), 11 David Wall (St Mary's Coll); 10 Alan McGowan (Blackrock Coll), 9 Niall Hogan (Terenure Coll); 1 Henry Hurley (Greystones), 2 Johnny Murphy* (capt, Greystones), 3 Angus McKeen (Lansdowne), 4 Brian Rigney* (Greystones), 5 Neil Francis* (Old Belvedere), 6 Andy Doyle (Lansdowne), 8 Phil Lawlor* (Bective R), 7 Kevin Potts (St Mary's Coll).

The EXILES 42-12 Connacht [HT: 15-12] (30 October 1993, The Avenue, Sunbury-on-Thames)

Exiles scorers: Cleary (t), Keenan (t), Hopley (t), Hickey (t); Corcoran (2c); Corcoran (4pg); Malone (2dg)

Connacht scorers: White (3pg); Elwood (dg)

Exiles: 15 Ray Hennessy (London Irish); 14 Phil Hopley (Wasps), 13 Sean Burns (London Irish), 12 Dan Dooley (London Irish), 11 Mike Corcoran (London Irish); 10 Niall Malone* (Leicester), 9 Rob Saunders* (capt, London Irish); 1 Neil Donovan (London Irish), 2 Michael Kernoghan (Glasgow High/Kelvin S), 3 Gary Halpin* (London Irish, sub Matthew Dobson [Sale], 69 mins), 4 Mat Keenan* (London Irish), 5 John Etheridge (Blackrock Coll), 6 Dave Cleary (Orrell), 8 Dave Erskine (Sale), 7 Kevin Hickey (Coventry).

Connacht: 15 Aidan White (St Mary's Coll, sub Ronan Garvey [DLSP], 50 mins); 14 Colin Leahy (Wanderers), 13 Michael Cosgrave (capt, Wanderers), 12 Stephen Carty (Galwegians), 11 Gordie Curley (Athlone/Ballinasloe); 10 Eric Elwood* (Lansdowne), 9 Brian Comerford (Athlone/Ballinasloe); 1 Tom Clancy* (DLSP), 2 Billy Mulcahy (Skerries), 3 Ciaran Shanley (DLSP), 4 Tim Coughlan (St Mary's Coll), 5 Stuart Jameson (St Mary's Coll, sub Declan Kavanagh [Blackrock Coll], 43 mins), 6 Victor Costello (St Mary's Coll, sub Rory Rogers [Blackrock Coll], 30 mins), 8 Noel Mannion* (Lansdowne, sub James O'Riordan [Wanderers], 35 mins), 7 Kevin Devlin (St Mary's Coll).

MUNSTER 21-19 Leinster [HT: 3-16] (30 October 1993, Musgrave Park, Cork)

Munster scorers: Danaher (t), Murphy (t); O'Sullivan (c); O'Sullivan (3pg)

Leinster scorers: McGowan (t); McGowan (c); O'Shea (pg), McGowan (3pg)

Munster: 15 Pat Murray (Shannon); 14 Richie Wallace* (Garryowen), 13 Brian Walsh (Constitution), 12 Phil Danaher* (Garryowen), 11 Kenny Murphy* (Contitution); 10 George O'Sullivan (Constitution), 9 Michael Bradley* (Constitution); 1 Paco Fitzgerald* (Young Munster, sub Paul Wallace [Blackrock Coll], ht), 2 Terry Kingston* (capt, Dolphin), 3 Paul McCarthy* (Constitution), 4 Mick Galwey* (Shannon), 5 Gabriel Fulcher (Constitution), 6 Ken O'Connell (Sundays Well), 8 Ben Cronin (Garryowen), 7 Eddie Halvey (Shannon).

Leinster: 15 Conor O'Shea (Lansdowne); 14 Niall Woods (Blackrock Coll), 13 Vinnie Cunningham* (St Mary's Coll), 12 Martin Ridge (Blackrock Coll), 11 David Wall (St Mary's Coll); 10 Alan McGowan (Blackrock Coll), 9 Niall Hogan (Terenure Coll); 1 Henry Hurley (Greystones), 2 Johnny Murphy* (capt, Greystones), 3 Angus McKeen (Lansdowne), 4 Neil Francis* (Old Belvedere), 5 David Bursey (Old Wesley), 6 Kevin Potts (St Mary's Coll), 8 Phil Lawlor* (Bective R), 7 Robbie Love (Old Wesley).

LEINSTER 25-0 Ulster [HT: 15-0] (27 November 1993, Donnybrook, Dublin)

Leinster scorers: Woods (t), O'Shea (t), Gavin (t); O'Shea (2c); O'Shea (2pg)

Leinster: 15 Conor O'Shea* (Lansdowne); 14 Paddy Gavin (Old Belvedere), 13 Vinnie Cunningham* (St Mary's Coll), 12 Martin Ridge (Blackrock Coll), 11 Niall Woods (Blackrock Coll); 10 Alan McGowan (Blackrock Coll), 9 Niall Hogan (capt, Terenure Coll); 1 Henry Hurley (Greystones), 2 Shane Byrne (Blackrock Coll), 3 Angus McKeen (Lansdowne), 4 Brian Rigney* (Lansdowne), 5 Neil Francis* (Old Belvedere), 6 Chris Pim (Old Wesley), 8 Phil Lawlor* (Bective R), 7 Robbie Love (Old Wesley).

Ulster: 15 Colin Wilkinson*; 14 Innes Gray (Queen's Univ), 13 Mark McCall* (Bangor), 12 Maurice Field (Malone), 11 Tyrone Howe (Dungannon); 10 David Humphreys (Queen's Univ), 9 Ashley Blair (Dungannon); 1 Davy Millar (Dungannon), 2 John McDonald* (Malone), 3 Gary Bell (Instonians), 4 Paddy Johns* (Dungannon), 5 Davy Tweed (Ballymena, sub Gary Longwell [Queen's Univ], 40 mins), 6 Steve McKinty (Bangor), 8 Brian Robinson* (Ballymena), 7 Denis McBride* (capt, Malone).

MUNSTER 34-19 The Exiles [HT: 16-3] (27 November 1993, Thomond Park, Limerick)

Munster scorers: Halvey (2t), O'Sullivan (t); O'Sullivan (2c); O'Sullivan (5pg)

Exiles scorers: Hopley (t); Hopley (c); Hopley (4pg)

Munster: 15 Pat Murray (Shannon); 14 Richie Wallace* (Garryowen), 13 Brian Walsh (Constitution), 12 Phil Danaher* (Garryowen), 11 Kenny Murphy* (Contitution); 10 George O'Sullivan (Constitution), 9 Michael Bradley* (Constitution); 1 Paul McCarthy* (Constitution), 2 Terry Kingston* (capt, Dolphin), 3 Paul Wallace (Blackrock Coll), 4 Mick Galwey* (Shannon), 5 Gabriel Fulcher (Constitution, sub Richard Costello* [Garryowen], 18 mins), 6 Eddie Halvey (Shannon), 8 Brian Toland (Old Crescent, sent off), 7 Liam Toland (Old Crescent).

Exiles: 15 Jim Staples* (London Irish); 14 Phil Hopley (Wasps), 13 Ray Hennessy (London Irish), 12 Dan Dooley (London Irish), 11 Mike Corcoran (London Irish); 10 Niall Malone* (Leicester), 9 Rob Saunders* (capt, London Irish); 1 Neil Donovan (London Irish), 2 John McFarland (London Irish), 3 Gary Halpin* (London Irish), 4 Mat Keenan* (London Irish), 5 John Etheridge (Blackrock Coll), 6 Dave Cleary (Orrell), 8 Aaron Verling (London Irish), 7 Kevin Hickey (Coventry).

LEINSTER 15-11 Connacht [HT: 6-11] (18 December 1993, Donnybrook, Dublin)

Leinster scorer: McGowan (5pg)

Connacht scorers: Leahy (t); Elwood (2pg)

Leinster: 15 Conor O'Shea* (Lansdowne); 14 Paddy Gavin (Old Belvedere), 13 Vinnie Cunningham* (St Mary's Coll), 12 Martin Ridge (Blackrock Coll), 11 Niall Woods (Blackrock Coll); 10 Alan McGowan (Blackrock Coll), 9 Niall Hogan (Terenure Coll); 1 Henry Hurley (Greystones), 2 Shane Byrne (Blackrock Coll), 3 Angus McKeen (Lansdowne, sub Brian Keane [St Mary's Coll], 35 mins), 4 Brian Rigney* (Greystones), 5 Neil Francis* (Old Belvedere), 6 Kevin Potts (St Mary's Coll), 8 Phil Lawlor* (Bective R), 7 Robbie Love (Old Wesley).

Connacht: 15 Aidan White (St Mary's Coll); 14 Neville Furlong* (Garryowen), 13 Michael Cosgrave (capt, Wanderers), 12 Stephen Tormey (Old Belvedere), 11 Colin Leahy (Wanderers); 10 Eric Elwood* (Lansdowne), 9 Diarmuid Reddan (Old Crescent); 1 Tom Clancy* (DLSP), 2 J. O'Riordan, 3 Ciaran Shanley (DLSP), 4 Stuart Jameson (St Mary's Coll), 5 Tim Coughlan (St Mary's Coll), 6 Victor Costello (St Mary's Coll), 8 Noel Mannion* (Lansdowne), 7 Kevin Devlin (St Mary's Coll).

ULSTER 24-21 Munster [HT: 8-12] (18 December 1993, Ravenhill, Belfast)

Ulster scorers: Wilkinson (t), Howe (t); McCall (c); McCall (2pg); Humphreys (dg)

Munster scorer: O'Sullivan (7pg)

Ulster: 15 Colin Wilkinson*; 14 Ronnie Carey (Dungannon), 13 Mark McCall* (Bangor), 12 Maurice Field (Malone), 11 Tyrone Howe (Dungannon); 10 David Humphreys (Queen's Univ), 9 Andy Matchett (Ballymena); 1 Davey Elliott (Bangor), 2 John McDonald* (Malone), 3 Peter Millar (Ballymena), 4 Paddy Johns* (Dungannon), 5 Davy Tweed (Ballymena), 6 Steve McKinty (Bangor), 8 Brian Robinson* (Ballymena), 7 Denis McBride* (capt, Malone, sub Jeremy Hastings [Dungannon], 30 mins).

Munster: 15 Pat Murray (Shannon); 14 Richie Wallace* (Garryowen), 13 Phil Danaher* (Garryowen), 12 Brian Walsh (Constitution), 11 Kenny Murphy* (Contitution); 10 George O'Sullivan (Constitution), 9 Michael Bradley* (Constitution); 1 Phil Soden (Constitution), 2 Terry Kingston* (capt, Dolphin), 3 Paul Wallace (Blackrock Coll), 4 Mick Galwey* (Shannon), 5 Gabriel Fulcher (Constitution), 6 Eddie Halvey (Shannon), 8 Len Dinneen (Constitution), 7 Ken O'Connell (Sundays Well).