In the first match, England's Frank Lampard would have tied the score at 2-all before half-time, but officials did not see his shot bounceacross the goal line and rebound out after hitting under the crossbar.
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But returning All Blacks captain Richie McCaw dived over for a converted score to make the half-time score 10-13.
Cathal O'Rourke's charges were met with a determined Monaghan challenge, as the students edged a 0-5 to 0-3 score-line at half-time, with Tyrone's Niall McKenna and Derry's Charlie Kielt prominent.