On a Baltic Wednesday evening, Nenagh and UL Bohemian’s came head-to-head at Bohs’ home turf in Annacotty.
Wed Night Lights!
Our U21s take on @nenaghormondrfc this evening in the Donal Walsh Trophy
KO 7.30 pm Annacotty
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— UL BOHEMIAN RFC (@ulbohemianrfc) November 19, 2025
Nenagh were coming off the back of an emphatic win vs Dolphins RFC and were looking to build on that performance.
However, it was the Bohs who inserted themselves early in the game, winning a penalty just three minutes in.
It was earned through some ferocious scrum work, which Bohs’ fly-half Robbie Widger cooly converted.
Just two minutes later Nenagh would be notch the try tally, after an excellently executed line out turned ruck saw Brehon O’Donnell dive over the line.
The early drama continued as the Bohs got their first try through their dominant scrum, which paved the opening for Harry Brown to touch it home between the two posts, leaving an easy conversion for his fly half.
The second quarter of the match became a scrappy affair where handling errors were killing both team’s attacks before they could really get going.
It was the Bohs, however, who began to pile the pressure on late in the half.
They were rewarded for their efforts on the 40-minute mark when Ronan O’Connor made a Gibson-Park-esque read to intercept the pass to the flank and run clean through for the try, ending the half in style to leave it 17-5 to Bohs.
Nenagh would be the team to strike first in the second half when Cillian McNamara burst through the Bohs line to bring them back into the game.
The following ten minutes saw Widger receive two more penalties on a plate for him to increase his tally to 13 for the match.
This, however, is where Bohs’ joy comes to an end.
Two tries in a matter of minutes turned the game on its head, with the latter coming from a majestic Sam Cusack solo run to overturn the deficit.
Nenagh claimed their third try in succession 5 minutes later through a well-timed offload by Cusack into Alex Quinn.
A late comeback saw Bohs get to within a point, but it was too little too late as Nenagh managed to hold on with a final score of 31 to 30.
This result leaves still Bohs without first win of the season, while it makes back-to-back wins for the Tipperary side.
Line-ups:
UL Bohs: 1. Ryan Price 2. Ronan O’ Connor 3. Jack Ryan 4. Cillian Mclnerney 5. Paul Franklin 6. James White 7. Cillian McNamara 8. Seamus Branagh 9. James Hassett 10. Robbie Widger 11. Ben Sharp 12. Joel Rowntree 13. John Regan Magner 14. Oskar Olszewski 15. Harry Brown
Subs: 16. Jack O’ Gorman 17. Ihab Sweidan 18. Sean Staunton 19. Darragh O’ Connor 20. Ian Caldbeck 21. Sean Dunne 22. Jack O’Brien 23. Pierce Riordan
Nenagh: 1. Richie Whelan 2. Frankie Butler 3. Ivan Struzia 4. Cillian Ryan 5. Fionn O Meara 6. Darragh Townsend 7. Robbie Tynan 8. Kedagh Broderick 9. Stephen Shaw 10. Darragh Gleeson 11. Fionn Higgins 12. Brehon O’ Donnell 13. Sam Cusack 14. Alex Quinn 15. Thomas Crofts
Subs: 16. Luke Comerford O’ Callaghan 17. Paddy Dowling 18. Ryan Gratton 19. Conor Kearney 20. Charlie Grace 21. Tristan Madden 22. Conor McGrath