AHEAD of Munster’s thrilling URC win over Connacht, there was plenty of action in the All-Ireland League on Saturday.
In Division 1A, Garryowen had to thank Gordon Wood for a late try as they defeated Lansdowne 29-27 at Dooradoyle.
Ronan Quinn, Colm Hogan and George Hadden also scored tries for The Light Blues as Kelvin Langan kicked two conversions and a penalty. Dylan Hicks also added a conversion.
Young Munster travelled to Dublin and defeated UCD 24-22 at the Bowl thanks to a late penalty from Julian Leszczynski. Shay McCarthy scored two early tries for Young Munster and Stephen McLoughlin got one after the break. Leszczynski converted all three tries, as well as kicking the winning penalty.
In 1B, Shannon went to Belfast and lost to Queen’s University 19-13. Adam Moloney and Luke Murphy scored tries for Shannon and Cillian O’Connor kicked a penalty to secure the visitors a losing bonus point.
In 2A, Old Crescent suffered a slender 38-34 home loss to Cashel.
In 2B, UL Bohemian were impressive 37-25 winners over Sligo.
In 2C, Bruff lost 12-20 to Dolphin.
