Tallaght 0

Seapoint 22

John Madden Cup
Tymon Park
14/09/2024

Tallaght took on Seapoint in the quarter-finals of the John Madden Cup in their first competitive game of the season.

Many Tallaght stalwarts have retired since last season and a lot of young players were making their debut. An experienced Seapoint team took advantage and dominated the rucks to take a ten point lead with two unconverted tries in the first quarter. Then Seapoint seemed to tire a little and Tallaght played better in the second quarter putting together some decent phases, but not troubling the scoreboard.

In the second half, Seapoint made the game safe scoring two more tries and converting one of them to make it 22-0. Tallaght kept trying but their discipline let them down and Andrey Tsapenko was shown a yellow card after repeated infringements at the breakdown. There was no further scores and the game finished 22-0 to Seapoint.

Head Coach Adam Nolan said his side’s discipline and decision-making wasn’t good enough. “Physically, I thought we competed well with them, but they are an experienced side and they were just that bit smarter. The good news is that we get another crack at them in two weeks in the first game in the league. So we need to learn from this game and really commit to a good two weeks of training to give ourselves a chance of some payback.”

Tallaght RFC

1. Sean Judd
2. Kevin Quinn
3. Brian Lacey
4. Andrey Tsapenko
5. Patrik Toth
6. Darragh Hosey
7. Fintan Price
8. Jordan Corrigan (Captain)
9. Andy Rudd
10. Daryl Keogh
11. Felix McCabe
12. Craig O’Brien
13. Dave Mahon
14. Rob Hudson
15. Nick McGuinness
16. Adam Nolan
17. Brian Donnelly
18. Mick Corrigan
19. David Clarke
20. Luke Brady Deegan
21. Joe Ivers

Photos: Mark Luttrell