Old Crescent RFC had a comprehensive victory at home in Rosbrien today, 26 August, in the 1st round of the Limerick Charity Cup, when we beat Bruff RFC by 55 points to 7.

Crescent scored 8 tries in all, two by Larry Hanly and one each by Kevin Meade, Val McDermott, Sean Monaghan, Shane Mullaly, Darragh O’Brien, and Cathal O’Reilly. Ronan McKenna added 6 conversions and one penalty.

Pictured are the Old Crescent RFC starting XV. Back, l-r, Pieter Homan, Cian Reale, Kevin Doyle, Cathal O’Reilly, Alex Simpson, Darragh O’Brien, Jack O’Neill, and Sean Monaghan. Front, l-r, Val McDermott, Ronan McKenna, Larry Hanly, Kevin Meade, Brian Murphy, Shane Mullaly, and Brian Bennett.

Our Thirds and Under 20’s also got their seasons underway with wins last Friday night against Richmond and Thurles, respectively.