Bigger tests loom for rampant De La Salle

De La Salle 1-21 Dungarvan 0-12

A 12-point winning margin didn’t flatter De La Salle, who had a considerable advantage in terms of experience and physique before the ball was thrown in; the city side also benefited from Dungarvan getting the worst possible start imaginable.

The western side started with the breeze, but their young side — the average age of the Dungarvan starting 15 was 20.8 — soon got an idea of the difficulties that lay ahead. Jake Dillon had already pointed a De La Salle free when, in the third minute, John Mullane collected the ball on halfway, turned and drove deep into the Dungarvan half.