Kinsale’s Eric Rumley and Stackstown’s John McCarthy opened with three-under-par 69s to lead the Leinster Students Amateur Open Championship by a stroke at Killeen Golf Club.

They are one stroke clear of Newlands’ Darragh Smith and Mountkirath’s Niall Hearns with Thurles’ Aaron Ryan, Royal Portrush’s Jamie Knipe and Ballyhaunis’ Andrew Hickey tied for fifth after carding one-under 71s in the 54-hole event.

UCD leads the team standings by nine strokes from Maynooth University's A team.

Leinster Students Amateur Open Championship, Killeen Golf Club (Par 72)

SSS 73; CSS 74

Detailed scores

69 E Rumley (Kinsale); J McCarthy (Stackstown)

70 D Smith (Newlands); N Hearns (Mountrath)

71 A Ryan (Thurles); J Knipe (Royal Portrush); A Hickey (Ballyhaunis)

72 W Small (Tandragee); J Hayden (Royal Dublin); S McDermott (Co. Cavan)

73 L Cully (St. Anne’s)

74 W Farrell (Balmoral); M Grehan (Tullamore)

75 G Ward (Kinsale); E O’Brien (Clontarf); R Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire)

76 M Looby (Greystones); L Power (Galway); R Thompson (Greenacres); K Murphy (Dun Laoghaire); D Flynn (Carton House); J Conway (Donegal); P Cunnane (Malone); G Fitzmaurice (Balcarrick); D Cunningham (Tandragee); C Roe (Powerscourt); D Kelly (Hermitage)

77 B Greene (Holywood); D Hourihan (Douglas); J Mc Donnell (Forrest Little); M Shiel (Galway Bay); J Kelly (Ardee); D McAleenon (Edenmore); W Beatty (Greenacres)

78 L Flynn (Dun Laoghaire); D Curry (Coollattin); M McKenna (Dun Laoghaire); R Murphy (Dun Laoghaire); C Roche (Mallow)

79 I Lynam (Beech Park); W Eickholt (Portmarnock); R Dunne (Carton House); J Lawlor (Naas); S Doyle (Athlone); L O’Sullivan (Malone); H Gillivan (Westport)

80 J McCormick (Grange); N McCormick (Grange); L O’Connor (Edmondstown); C O’Carroll (Charleville); S Desmond (Monkstown); C Cummins (Killiney)

81 C Blakeney (Royal Tara); M O’Farrell (Galway); M Kennelly (Galway Bay); G Carr (Mullingar); R Steedman (Courtown); C Smyth (Powerscourt)

82 M Fitzsimons (Ardglass); H McGeary (Dungannon); C Butler (Kinsale); B McGuinness (Claremorris); C Henry (Strandhill); S McGuinness (Claremorris); D Brady (Co. Sligo); E Beecham (Woodbrook)

83 D Tully (Royal Tara); C Geoghegan (Borris); C Byrne (Woodbrook)

84 C Whelan (Gowran Park); B O’Connell (Bandon)

86 P Greene (Holywood)

87 A McCabe (Malahide); C Rodgers (Royal Portrush); J Murphy (Fota Island)

88 M Benner (Tralee)

90 D Mealia (Co. Longford)

RTD S Walsh (Carton House)

NS J Temple (Portmarnock)

RTD C Murtagh (Balcarrick)

Teams

1. 141 UCD
2. 150 Maynooth University (A)
3. 155 Maynooth University Club (B)
4. 157 Maynooth University (B); UCC
5. 159 Maynooth University Club (A)