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The Lost Sheep

Leinster junior league games off today. Likely to be played next weekend.

AIL results from today:
1A: Trinity 21 Young Munster 19, St Marys 7 UCD 23
1B: UL Bohemians 17 Ballynahinch 24
And from Saturday
2A: Cashel 21 Queens University Belfast 17
2B: MU Barnhall 25 Rainey Old Boys 3

stellenbosch

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Leinster junior league games off today. Likely to be played next weekend.

AIL results from today:
1A: Trinity 21 Young Munster 19, St Marys 7 UCD 23
1B: UL Bohemians 17 Ballynahinch 24
And from Saturday
2A: Cashel 21 Queens University Belfast 17
2B: MU Barnhall 25 Rainey Old Boys 3

What a win at the death by Trinity-thats 4 wins in a row against YM over last 2 seasons-Trinity gifted YM 12 points in first half -YM getting into Trin 22 twice. YM went 19-11 up with 5 to go and Trin got a PK and then went through 20 odd phases to win it at the death!

Trin now 6 points ahead of Marys and 14 ahead of Buccs-Marys run in is Nure away Tarf home and Garryowen away.

young munsters man

stellenbosch wrote: »

What a win at the death by Trinity-thats 4 wins in a row against YM over last 2 seasons-Trinity gifted YM 12 points in first half -YM getting into Trin 22 twice. YM went 19-11 up with 5 to go and Trin got a PK and then went through 20 odd phases to win it at the death!

Trin now 6 points ahead of Marys and 14 ahead of Buccs-Marys run in is Nure away Tarf home and Garryowen away.

was at it myself - better side won - but for second year in a row to lose with last play .... sickening,, just gutted

need favours off other clubs now to make top4

Stainalert

stellenbosch wrote: »

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Leinster junior league games off today. Likely to be played next weekend.

AIL results from today:
1A: Trinity 21 Young Munster 19, St Marys 7 UCD 23
1B: UL Bohemians 17 Ballynahinch 24
And from Saturday
2A: Cashel 21 Queens University Belfast 17
2B: MU Barnhall 25 Rainey Old Boys 3

What a win at the death by Trinity-thats 4 wins in a row against YM over last 2 seasons-Trinity gifted YM 12 points in first half -YM getting into Trin 22 twice. YM went 19-11 up with 5 to go and Trin got a PK and then went through 20 odd phases to win it at the death!

Trin now 6 points ahead of Marys and 14 ahead of Buccs-Marys run in is Nure away Tarf home and Garryowen away.

What's Trinity's run in like?

young munsters man

yourselves then ucd then nure

The Lost Sheep

Possibly not right thread but colleges finals are in Athlone today
Womens Division 2 Cup Final
UL B v IT Tralee
Mens Division 3 Cup Final
Dundalk IT v NUIG
Womens Division 1 Shield Final
UCD v UCC
Mens Division 2 Cup Final
GMIT v IT Carlow
Womens Division 1 Cup Final
UL v DCU
Mens Division 1 Cup Final
Garda College v IT Carlow

The Lost Sheep

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Possibly not right thread but colleges finals are in Athlone today
Womens Division 2 Cup Final
UL B v IT Tralee
Mens Division 3 Cup Final
Dundalk IT v NUIG
Womens Division 1 Shield Final
UCD v UCC
Mens Division 2 Cup Final
GMIT v IT Carlow
Womens Division 1 Cup Final
UL v DCU
Mens Division 1 Cup Final
Garda College v IT Carlow

For anyone interested Guards won Division 1 24-12, UL won Womens Division 1 17-8, IT Carlow won 29-24, UCC won 28-19, NUIG won Division 3 final 38-10 and IT Tralee won Womens division 2 19-17.



This weeks AIL fixtures. Could see a few relegations confirmed this weekend.
1A
2.30pm
Clontarf v Garryowen
Lansdowne v Dublin University
UCD v Cork Con
Young Munster v Buccaneers
3.30pm
Terenure College v St Mary's College
1B
1.30pm
Shannon v Old Wesley
2.30pm
Ballymena v UL Bohemians
Ballynahinch v Dolphin
Naas v Banbridge
Old Belvedere v UCC
2A
2.30pm
Blackrock College v Galwegians
Corinthians v Armagh
Greystones v Nenagh
Malone v Cashel
Queens University v Highfield
2B
2.30pm
Navan v MU Barnhall
Old Crescent v Dungannon
Rainey Old Boys v Belfast Harlequins
Skerries v City Of Derry
Sundays Well v Wanderers
2C
2.30pm
Bangor v Midleton
Bective Rangers v Omagh
Seapoint v Thomond
Sligo v Bruff
Tullamore v Malahide

Stainalert

1A
Clontarf v Garryowen - Great match up - Garryowen really need to win to keep top 4 hopes alive

Lansdowne v Dublin University - Very wary of Trinity as they seem to be much improved from their form earlier. Important for Lansdowne to start to string together some form after an indifferent display against Con last time out.

UCD v Cork Con - Could see the students folding as realistically they are likely safe and not a whole lot to play for. 

Young Munster v Buccaneers - Munsters will surely bounce back after their loss to Trinity - would see a BP win here

Terenure College v St Mary's College - Dublin's version of el classico. Marys were poor against UCD by all accounts and desperately need a win but Terenure are equally hungry to secure a home semi and I think will have enough

1B
Shannon v Old Wesley - Shannon should really do the business here - think wesley don't have a whole lot to play for at this stage

Ballymena v UL Bohemians - Always tend to favour Ballymena when they are at home 

Ballynahinch v Dolphin - Should be fairly straight forward for Hinch
Naas v Banbridge - Naas have struggled for consistency whilst Banbridge looking to get auto promotion with no 1 slot. Think Naas may do a number on them though

Old Belvedere v UCC - Belvo should have more power up front but UCC have surprised a lot of teams this season and I think this could be another surprise

The Lost Sheep

Big weekend in 2A Malone could seal the league title with a home win against Cashel. If they do that and Nenagh win against the struggling Greystones then Nenagh will over take their tipp rivals into 3rd place. Highfield travel to Queens and a win will confirm their 2nd place Corinthians host Armagh. Armagh need sides above them to slip up to have any hope of a promotion place will Corinthians are bottom and need to win to have any chance of avoiding relegation

Old Crescent will beat Dungannon to seal league title and promotion. Navan need a win to stay in the final promotion playoff spot while Barnhall will be looking for the win as they try catch Rainey for the home playoff spot. Bottom of table decided with Derry relegated and Belfast Harlequins in relegation playoff

Promotion between any of Thomond, Malahide, Sligo, Bruff and Bangor in 2C while Bective are bottom theyre 3 off Tullamore and Midleton. Bective and Midleton play each other in rescheduled game in a few weeks. The relegated side and playoff side will be two of these three sides.

Dropatgoal3

Tight finishes to both 1A and 1b this year which is great to see hopefully this grand slam rugby buzz filter down to club game attendance though suspect not,also rumour through Eddie o Sullivan and his coaching team think Andy Dunne and fergal Walsh involved there finishing up with belvo at end of season interesting to see if Eddie getting back into pro game?

D14Rugby

Dropatgoal3 wrote: »

Tight finishes to both 1A and 1b this year which is great to see hopefully this grand slam rugby buzz filter down to club game attendance though suspect not

Heard theres around 700 seats at the pre-match lunch for Nure Marys sold so there should be a really big crowd there, nothing new for that game though

Mc Love

Hoping to go to the Shannon game at the weekend, weather is meant to be good which should help.

The Lost Sheep

1A
Clontarf 30 Garryowen 35
Lansdowne 76 Trinity 26
UCD 27 Cork Con 39
Young Munster 24 Buccaneers 22
Terenure 35 St Marys 5
1B
Shannon 24 Old Wesley 21
Ballymena 31 UL Bohs 17
Ballynahinch 26 Dolphin 15
Naas 31 Banbridge 40
Old Belvedere 22 UCC 26
2A
Blackrock College 33 Galwegians 20
Corinthians 30 Armagh 29
Greystones 31 Nenagh Ormond 24
Malone 22 Cashel 17
Queens University 36 Highfield 43
2B
Navan 46 MU Barnhall 12
Old Crescent 31 Dungannon 7
Rainey Old Boys 31 Belfast Harlequins 21
Skerries 48 City Of Derry 10
Sundays Well 25 Wanderers 10
2C
Bangor 8 Midleton 37
Bective Rangers 22 Omagh 42
Seapoint 21 Thomond 14
Sligo 31 Bruff 10
Tullamore 29 Malahide 18

Bridge93

Was at Rock v Wegians. Massively important win especially with Greystones and Corinthians both winning. Went 12-0 up before 10 minutes before Wegians more or less controlled the first half to go in in front. Did well to pull it back second half

The Lost Sheep

Bridge93 wrote: »

Was at Rock v Wegians. Massively important win especially with Greystones and Corinthians both winning. Went 12-0 up before 10 minutes before Wegians more or less controlled the first half to go in in front. Did well to pull it back second half

Didnt get to a game today. Too hungover this morning to do anything.
Blackrock should be alright now and it'll be Greystones and Corinthians relegated/playoff now IMO.

Mc Love

Was at the Shannon game, they made it hard work. Were up 21-9 at one stage and were faffing about in our 22. Ended up leaving in two soft tries and luckily the OW didnt convert the second try and shannon were lucky to get another penalty.

The Lost Sheep

A Buccaneers win over Young Munster would have kept the bottom of 1A a bit more exciting in the final two weeks but its Buccaneers to be relegated and St Marys in the playoffs
At the top for the title it will be Lansdowne first, Terenure or Cork Con second and the other third. Fourth will be Garryowen, Clontarf or Young Munster

In 1B next week see's Dolphin Shannon and UCC Naas in refixed games from the weather. Shannon should win that to close gap to top two. UCC win will guarantee their playoff spot and the final rounds will be about the order the sides will be in for the playoffs
Dolphin and Old Belvedere are the only sides in the division with nothing to play for in the final 2 rounds though Belvedere have saving grace they will still be in 1B next season unlike Dolphin

In 2A Its Malone first and promoted with a win next time out. Highfield will be second and therefore home in the playoffs. Nenagh have lost 3 in a row since beating Cashel at start of year and form isnt great at all as they seek to keep in the promotion race. Huge game for them next weekend. Theyre now 4th as Cashel have passed them out and they host Corinthians next weekend in a big game at each end of the table. A win for Nenagh puts them back into 3rd while Corinthians are now bottom of the table. 2 points behind their city rivals and a further point behind Greystones.

2B everything decided at top and bottom. Crescent top and promoted. Rainey are second. Barnhall 3rd though could be caught by Navan. City of Derry relegated and Belfast Harlequins in relegation playoff spot

2C only 3 points separating the top 4 places so obviously order will change considerably in final rounds. gap of 6 to 5th place so unlikely to see that closed in final rounds. Bective are 7 off 2nd bottom with a game in hand against fellow strugglers Midleton. win the game in hand and they could survive otherwise they'll be junior. relegation playoff spot will be one of Tullamore, Bruff, Midleton, Seapoint

Stainalert

A Buccaneers win over Young Munster would have kept the bottom of 1A a bit more exciting in the final two weeks but its Buccaneers to be relegated and St Marys in the playoffs
At the top for the title it will be Lansdowne first, Terenure or Cork Con second and the other third. Fourth will be Garryowen, Clontarf or Young Munster
Looking at the fixtures would fancy Garryowen to cement that 4th spot - They have Buccs away and Marys at home.
In 1B next week see's Dolphin Shannon and UCC Naas in refixed games from the weather. Shannon should win that to close gap to top two. UCC win will guarantee their playoff spot and the final rounds will be about the order the sides will be in for the playoffs
Dolphin and Old Belvedere are the only sides in the division with nothing to play for in the final 2 rounds though Belvedere have saving grace they will still be in 1B next season unlike Dolphin
Heard a rumour that Eddie O'Sullivan could be gone from Old Belvedere

FellasFellas

Anyone know if there's any truth to the rumour that Stringer is going to go back as player/coach at Con?

young munsters man

Yeah look like it will be garryowen as they hav buccs away and marys at home, if marys lose to tarf or if trinity beat ucd ,marys wil be already in play off by then, they might need one bonus point as well, excellent result for them up there,

as for us the trinity defeat has knocked stuffing out of us,as did 5 day turnaround, lot of injuries too, struggled to beat buccs were 19-3 up at ht, buccs came back to go 19-22 up and we got a late try, to get bp win, to fair play to the boys for battling back. if we can beat lansdowne we will go into last game with mathematical chance of going through , but we need both tarf and garryowen to slip up. Goes to show the effect of the trinity game had we held out we would be in 4th, albeit garryowen still be favourites after their excellent win, and if it is garryowen that make it i hope they go on to win it

Eod100

Lads, what's the format of the promotion/relegation again? Team in first automatically promoted. And teams in 2nd and 3rd in semi-play off? Then winner of that plays team finished last in division above it?

The Lost Sheep

Eod100 wrote: »

Lads, what's the format of the promotion/relegation again? Team in first automatically promoted. And teams in 2nd and 3rd in semi-play off? Then winner of that plays team finished last in division above it?

No
First in each division gets promoted to the higher division automatically. 2nd, 3rd and 4th go into playoff with 9th from the higher division and 10th get relegated automatically.
10th in each division relegated automatically. 9th in 2C playoffs against second from the round robin

Eod100

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

No
First in each division gets promoted to the higher division automatically. 2nd, 3rd and 4th go into playoff with 9th from the higher division and 10th get relegated automatically.
10th in each division relegated automatically. 9th in 2C playoffs against second from the round robin

Ah thanks for that! And what's format of 2nd, 3rd and 4th go into playoff with 9th from the higher division? Is it 2nd v 3rd and winner plays winner of 4th and 9th?

The Lost Sheep

Eod100 wrote: »

Ah thanks for that! And what's format of 2nd, 3rd and 4th go into playoff with 9th from the higher division? Is it 2nd v 3rd and winner plays winner of 4th and 9th?

Yeah. 9th from higher division is at home to 4th from lower division and then its 2nd v 3rd. Then in the final playoff the highest placed side is at home so basically 4th from the lower division will never be at home in the playoffs but any of the other sides could be at home

The Lost Sheep

Round Robin starts this weekend
7/4
Ashbourne v Instonians
Ballina v Bandon
21/4
Bandon v Ashbourne
Instonians v Ballina
28/4
Ashbourne v Ballina
Bandon v Instonians

Ashbourne have already won all ireland junior cup and this was for second season in a row. Ballina are in the round robin for the second season in a row and already have won a treble in Connacht, and are averaging 35 points per game across all competitions.
Bandon won Junior cup last season and followed it with a league this season. Regis Sonnes heads back to France at end of season and senior status would be perfect present.
Instonians have longest record as a senior club(Ashbourne/Bandon never have been senior and its over a decade since Ballina were last senior)

irishfan9

UCD vs DUFC tonight...

Stainalert

Should be a good game. Hopefully weather holds up. Any word on teams?

irishfan9

havent heard anything yet.

The Lost Sheep

Stainalert wrote: »

Should be a good game. Hopefully weather holds up. Any word on teams?

nothing yet

Only have been to the colours once, two years ago. work means i cant but anyone else going?

Mc Love

Isnt it meant to be a washout later?

irishfan9

UCD

1. Jeremy Loughman
2. Sean McNulty
3. Liam Hyland
4. Keelan McKenna
5. Brian Cawley
6. Ronan Foley
7. Alex Penny
8. Stephen McVeigh
9. Patrick Patterson
10. Harry Byrne
11. Tom Fletcher
12. Tommy O'Brien
13. Jamie Glynn
14. Stephen Kilgallen
15. Conall Doherty
16. Gordon Frayne
17. Rory Mulvihill
18. Emmet MacMahon
19. Tom Treacy
20. Matthew Gilsenan
21. Colm Mulcahy
22. Jack Ringrose

The Lost Sheep

irishfan9 will you be going to the colours tonight?

The Lost Sheep

Trinity team
James Bollard
Paddy Finlay
Martin Kelly
Jack Burke
Alex MacDonald
Sam Pim
David St Ledger
Tom Ryan
Angus Lloyd
Tommy Whittle
Evan Dixon
Kyle Dixon
Michael Courtney
Jack Kelly
Jack McDermott
Darragh Higgins
Dan Sheehan
Joe Byrne
Jack Dunne
Niall O Riordan
Rowan Osborne
Phil Murphy

irishfan9

UCD lead 10-6

irishfan9

DUFC lead 11-10.

irishfan9

Trinity win 11-10.

Harry Byrnr missed late pen for win.

Paddy Finlay was excellent for Trinity, Leinster should look at him.

The Lost Sheep

Trinity win 11-10

The Lost Sheep

Trinity winning confirms Marys in relegation playoff

Stainalert

Win for Trinity leaves them safe and means Marys now into the play-offs

irishfan9

Caelan Doris back just in time for Marys..

Stainalert

Some great games this weekend 

1A
Buccaneers v Garryowen - Garryowen will surely look to cement their play-off place
Cork Con v Terenure - Big game for both - the winner moves into pole position for home play-off
St Marys v Clontarf - Interesting to see how Marys react to Trinity win last night, important they get some momentum going into playoffs, Doris would be a big boost. Must win game for Tarf to keep play off hopes alive.
Young Munsters v Lansdowne - Big game for both teams - Munsters chasing play off spot whilst if we can eek out a win we secure 1st spot. Lansdowne track record in Munsters has been pretty poor last few years so would be good to change that trend.

1B
Dolphin v Ballymena - Dolphin gone at this stage but Ballymena still not safe 
Old Belvedere v Shannon - Shannon within a point of Automatic promotion whilst Belvo with nothing to play for. Would expect them to push Hinch hard
Old Wesley v Ballynahinch - Wesley still not definitely safe so important game for them particularly if Ballymena win. Hinch meanwhile looking to secure no 1 spot
UL Bohs v Naas - Naas look safe barring a collapse over next 2 games whilst Bohs desperate for the win to dig themselves out of the relegation play off spot. 
UCC v Banbridge - Both looking good for play off spot with Banbridge still in with a shout for automatic promotion.

The Lost Sheep

2A
Highfield v Malone
second v first. A win or point for Malone gives them the league title.
Cashel v Blackrock
Cashel are fourth and looking to make third for tie against second rather than 1B side up first in playoffs. Lose and they could end up in fifth for the final round and outside playoff spot. Blackrock are five clear of relegation playoff and any points should ensure their safety
Armagh v Galwegians
Armagh need sides above them to slip up to get a promotion playoff spot and should get a win against Galwegians whove slipped a bit after a good run of wins that came after their shock win over Nenagh
Corinthians v Greystones
Corinthians will be very disappointed to have lost late to Nenagh last week and have to win this week to avoid automatic relegation. A win for Greystones will put them safe from relegation and depending on other results may ensure they dont have to playoff for 2a place as well.
Nenagh v Queens University
Nenaghs win over Corinthians stopped a run of three winless games and another win this week should ensure their place in the playoffs and they should get that against a Queens side with little to play for.
2B
Belfast Harlequins v City Of Derry
Nothing to play for bar pride. Derry are relegated and Harlequins are waiting to find out their opposition in the 2B/2C playoffs
Dungannon v Sundays Well
Both have nothing to play for. Long trip for the well so home side to win.
MU Barnhall v Old Crescent
Crescent are champions and promoted but will want to keep an unbeaten season. Barnhall will want to keep up form for the promotion playoffs.
Rainey Old Boys v Navan
Both sides are preparing for the playoffs. Rainey should win by a score
Wanderers v Skerries
Neither side have anything to play for. Wanderers to win as at home
2C
Bangor v Seapoint
Bangor should be safe but a win will guarantee that. Seapoint need a win to keep above their rivals in the relegation playoff
Bruff v Bective Rangers
Bective need to win or their relegation to junior will be mathematically confirmed. Bruff are just above the playoff spot with 2nd in the round robin
Malahide v Sligo
Both likely to be in promotion playoffs if not automatically promoted. This game is just deciding order
Midleton v Omagh
Midleton are in the promotion fight. Omagh need results to go their way to get into top four
Thomond v Tullamore
Should see Thomond keep push on to win the league.

stellenbosch

irishfan9 wrote: »

Trinity win 11-10.

Harry Byrnr missed late pen for win.

Paddy Finlay was excellent for Trinity, Leinster should look at him.

Super win for Trinity-were down 10 nil after 6 minutes but were by far the better team for the rest of the match. UCD barely got into Trinity half in second half. Finlay excellent and Courtney scored a very good try to win it with 10 to go catching the ball one handed off a great flick on by Whittle and rounding Patterson into the corner.

Marys likley to play UCC in playoff-that will not be easy

The Lost Sheep

Results from today/this weekend
1A
Trinity 11 UCD 10, Buccaneers 10 Garryowen 22, Cork Con 30 Terenure 27, St Mary's 30 Clontarf 45, Young Munster 24 Lansdowne 27
1B
Dolphin 27 Ballymena 43, Old Belvedere 7 Shannon 12, Old Wesley 14 Ballynahinch 14, UL Bohemians 29 Naas 20, UCC 32 Banbridge 31
2A
Cashel 27 Blackrock 24, Armagh 36 Galwegians 39, Corinthians 23 Greystones 26, Highfield 26 Malone 24, Nenagh 30 Queens 35
2B
Belfast Harlequins 56 City Of Derry 17, Dungannon 21 Sundays Well 31, Barnhall 36 Old Crescent 36, Rainey Old Boys 6 Navan 15, Wanderers 20 Skerries 8
2C
Bangor 6 Seapoint 11, Bruff 19 Bective Rangers 6, Malahide 32 Sligo 34, Midleton 13 Omagh 7, Thomond 10 Tullamore 7
Round Robin
Ashbourne 24 Instonians 24, Ballina 45 Bandon 26

The Lost Sheep

So next week is final round of league before playoffs
Results IMO next week will make semi finals as Lansdowne v Garryowen, Cork Con v Terenure
Buccs are relegated to 1B. Marys into playoffs.

A win of any kind next week against UCC gives Shannon league title and promotion to 1A otherwise Ballynahinch or Banbridge could catch them. Both Ulster sides are guaranteed promotion playoff spots but next weeks result determines the order they finish. UCC will finish 4th unless they beat Shannon and Banbridge lose. Dolphin are relegated to 2A while the promotion relegation spot will be UL Bohemian or Old Wesley but Ballymena and Naas could be dragged into it if they lose and Bohs, Wesley win.

Highfield beat Malone today to take 2A league title to the final day. Nenagh lost with 2 bonus points while Cashel won and these will fight out for third and fourth next week.
Corinthians are bottom of 2A. They need 5 next week to avoid straight relegation.
the playoff spot is between Galwegians, Blackrock and Greystones. Galwegians are on 30 points and 'rock and 'stones are on 31 points.

Crescent drew today so have 16 wins from 17. Theyre promoted. Rainey lost to Navan without a bonus today almost certainly will finish 2nd. Barnhall 3rd and Navan 4th. Derry relegated. Belfast Harlequins in relegation playoff

Sligo and Thomond are top of 2C. Both on 51 points. They play in strandhill next week. winner league title whoever loses should end up in third as Malahide are in Donnybrook against already relegated Bective. Tullamore need a win against Bangor to avoid playoff against 2nd in round robin

In the round robin first round of games today Ballina beat Bandon 45-26 while Ashbourne and Instonians drew 24-24. Bandon lead with 5 points, Ashbourne have 3 points, Instonians 2 points and Bandon 1 point

Mc Love

YM unlucky to lose? Havent heard reports from the game.

Delighted for the Shannon win! Hopefully we can secure promotion with the next match

Stainalert

Lansdowne view here so obviously biased but I think we just about deserved it. YM had a couple of kickable penalties in the last few minutes but went for the corner both times as a draw in the general scheme of things was no use to them. We had the better start and got a couple of scores early on and then YM got back into their stride and struck back. YM played a great expansive style of rugby with some decent looking young backs and scored some nice tries as a result.

young munsters man

Unlucky from point of view finished game all over them lansdowne were down to 13 and with bit more composure we could have got the win (would have been bp win as we got 4 tries) but overall id agree with stainalert lansdowne probably deserved it – they really good side , meant a lot to them to win here, to me they are slight favourites to win it.

As for us tis a slightly frustrating season losing few close games but its the trinity games home and away that have cost us, but havce unearthed few good young backs conor hayes, evan ogoran luke fitzgerald, jack lyons , and have makings of very good side. Hope now we can go up to ucd tomorrow and win. Bit weird for us first time since playoffs cam back we havce been out of picture going into last day

Also hoping shannon and thomond win and promoted and bruff and bohs get the needed results to avoid relegation playoffs. The thought of two friday night munsters v shannon games is pretty nice

Mc Love

young munsters man wrote: »

Also hoping shannon and thomond win and promoted and bruff and bohs get the needed results to avoid relegation playoffs. The thought of two friday night munsters v shannon games is pretty nice

Would be good to be back in the first division and having some local derbies again

young munsters man

Stainalert wrote: »

Lansdowne view here so obviously biased but I think we just about deserved it. YM had a couple of kickable penalties in the last few minutes but went for the corner both times as a draw in the general scheme of things was no use to them. We had the better start and got a couple of scores early on and then YM got back into their stride and struck back. YM played a great expansive style of rugby with some decent looking young backs and scored some nice tries as a result.

hope you enjoyed the occasion and that the ultras didnt give you too hard a time!!

noticed after game lansdowne players stayed on pitch in huddle, judging from reactions it meant a lot to them to win this -long time since lansdowne won here 1997 i think