A victory acquired from hard work rather than flair sent TG4 All-Ireland champions Dublin home from the west with a deserved Lidl National Football League Division 1 victory.

Cork Constitution secured their third consecutive Cork Charity Cup title with a hard fought win over UCC at Temple Hill on Saturday.

St Michael’s College 25 St Andrew’s College 7

Cavan 10-25 Down 0-3

Lansdowne 27, Cork Constitution, 20: Mike Ruddock praised the resilience of Cork Constitution after his Lansdowne side had to wait until the 79th minute to seal all the points at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Cork Constitution 13 St Mary’s 15: Luckily for Cork Constitution, they have retained their place in the top four of the Ulster Bank League despite a disappointing home loss to struggling St Mary’s College at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Cork Constitution 26 Garryowen 22: Munster Senior Cup final: Individual quality contributed handsomely to Cork Constitution’s latest victory.

Terenure College 7 Cork Constitution 21

Cork Constitution 17 Dolphin 6

Cork Constitution 30 Bruff 8

UCD 25 Cork Con 25

Dolphin 6 Cork Constitution 6

Cork Constitution 6 Young Munster 9

Lansdowne 18 Cork Constitution 24

Cork Constitution 10 Young Munster 16

ULSTER BANK AIL DIVISION 1A:

Clare 1-15 Tipperary 0-7

Old Belvedere 3 Cork Constitution 3

Cork Constitution 33 Lansdowne 16

Highfield 9 UCC 14

There are plenty of rugby traditions to baffle the uninitiated — New Zealand’s haka, the French smuggling cockerels into stadiums, clubs touring to the other side of the world for no practical reason whatsoever — and university rugby is no different.

Today's scores from the Nissan Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship.