Scrum-half gives Garryowen slender win
19/02/2005 - 18:18:22Dublin University 5 Garryowen 6
Garryowen scrum-half Gerry Hurley single-handedly kept their play-off challenge intact as he booted them to a 6-5 Division One triumph over Dublin University.
The pivot's two first half penalties won a titanic tie, in which home side Trinity had lock Marc Warburton red carded in the second half.
Despite being down to 14 men, Tony Smeeth's side had mounted a comeback with Hugh Hogan muscling over on a short-range forward drive for their only points of the afternoon.
Keelan McGowan failed with the conversion, but third-from-bottom Trinity must hold out hope of staying up in their first season in the top flight.
With a game-in-hand, Smeeth's charges still have to face fellow strugglers County Carlow and Lansdowne in the run-in to April's finale.
Scorers: DU: Try: Hugh Hogan
Garryowen: Pens: Gerry Hurley 2
HT: 0-6
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