Cork Constitution and UCD are the early leaders in All-Ireland League Division 1A following an opening round which produced five home wins, including Con’s 27-7 Munster derby victory over newly-promoted Shannon. Brian Hickey’s men reeled off four second-half tries – two from captain Niall Kenneally – to head straight to the top of the table. It was a game effort from Tom Hayes’ young Shannon side who led 7-3 at half-time through hooker Ty Chan’s try. A costly 71st-minute turnover saw Shannon leak a third try to winger Rob Jermyn on the blindside. Meanwhile, UCD also produced a strong second-half performance to defeat UCC 39-28 and lift the Dudley Cup at Belfield.

Source: The Irish Times October 07, 2018 14:37 UTC