THERE were some unlucky results for local sides in the All-Ireland League.
In the big Division 1A Munster derby at Dooradoyle, Cork Constitution snatched victory with a late penalty try to defeat Garryowen 19-17.
The visitors led 12-7 at the interval. Two tries from Brian Gleeson, both converted by Dylan Hicks as well as a penalty from Hicks looked like the home side were going to take the spoils, until the awarding of the penalty try to Con.
Elsewhere, a late converted try saw St. Mary’s College go top after they defeated Young Munster at Templeville Road. The home side led 19-17 at halftime but two tries from Manuel Covella and one each by Shane O’Leary and Oisin Pepper saw the visitors take two points from this encounter.
Julian Leszczynski kicked two conversions for Young Munster.
In 1B, Shannon lost 39-24 away to leaders Old Belvedere, but did pick up a four try bonus point thanks to tries from Cian O’Halloran, Tadhg O’Brien, Stephen Kiely and John O’Sullivan. Sean Nolan kicked two conversions.
In 2A, Old Crescent suffered a 29-21 home defeat to MU Barnhall that put a serious dent in their playoff chances. Brian Molloy, Niall Hardiman and Kevin Doyle scored tries for Crescent and Ronan Mckenna converted all three.
In 2B, UL Bohemian moved back into the playoff places with a 33-26 home win against Dungannon. Seamus Lyne, Joe Johnson, Oisin Fagan, David Rowsome and Darragh O’Gorman scored tries for Bohs, and Fagan converted four of the tries.
In 2C, Bruff eased their relegation worries with a 27-19 home win over fellow strugglers Omagh Academicals. Clem McAuliffe, Fionn Flanagan and Paul Collins scored tries for Bruff, with Collins converting all three tries and also adding two penalties.
