Favourites Jes overcome Oranmore

COLÁISTE Iognaid march onwards towards what some feel is an inevitable title, but the focus and commitment they demonstrated on Thursday would indicate that they won’t be getting carried away with all the talk.This is an impressive looking Jes side but, as was proven forcefully by Oranmore in this encounter, they are by no means invincible and can’t afford to get ahead of themselves.In Arctic like conditions on Tuesday they had the backing of a powerful wind in the first half, but only managed one penalty in the opening 30 minutes before Aaron Conneely got in for their first try just before the break.An eight point lead was not insurmountable, however just after the restart the Jes scored again and the Oranmore challenge wilted.The scoreline does not reflect a dogged and brave first half display from Calasanctius. The Jes started brightly catching the on rushing defence with some neatly placed kicks and using a lively Daniel Clifford at out half to use his deft feet to break clear on a couple of occasions, but the scramble defence from Oranmore kept them in contention and helped frustrate the favourites.Clifford opened the scoring on eight minutes with a.....