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.

Donncha O’Callaghan believes Anthony Foley is the right man to take Munster forward and will help heal ‘the scars’ of losing two semi-finals as the province reflects on going a third successive season without silverware.

MUNSTER CLUB IHC QUARTER-FINAL:

Young Munster coach Mike Prendergast hopes his side can maintain their superb early season form ahead of today’s trip to Cork Con.

Surprise package Cashel RFC bid to take another big scalp in their amazing Munster Senior Cup run when they face Cork Con in today’s semi-final at Temple Hill (2.30pm).

Cork Constitution 19 Lansdowne 13

ST Mary’s College gave their Division 1A Ulster Bank League ambitions an important boost with a Hard-earned victory over Dolphin on Saturday.

KILFEACLE defeated arch rivals Clanwilliam to book their place in the semi-finals of the Munster Junior Clubs Challenge Cup with a 30-7 victory.

OLD BELVEDERE may be strangers to Irish club rugby’s biggest day but Conal Keane isn’t.

Dolphin 16 Cork Constitution 23

CRONAN HEALY’S match winning try in Saturday’s AIB All-Ireland League final may have been the final act of a glorious career at Cork Con.

Ireland U20 wing Simon Zebo will start at full-back for Cork Constitution in the AIL Division One final against St Mary's College at Dubarry Park tomorrow.

Cork Constitution will have to wait and see if their centre Scott Deasy is available to play – he is a replacement for Munster against Leinster – against UL-Bohemians at Annacotty tomorrow as they bid to return to the top of Division 1A of the AIB League.

CORK CONSTITUTION have succeeded in getting a court injunction against Young Munster playing UCC in tomorrow’s Munster Senior Cup final.

CORK CONSTITUTION coach Brian Walsh insists his side have plenty to work on, despite regaining their top dog status in the AIB League with a 20-18 Division 1A win over Clontarf.

DUNGANNON 15 BALLYMENA 21

Newly-retired Frankie Sheahan is ready to revel in the glory days with Cork Con, Munster and Ireland. But he’s looking forward too, writes Michael Moynihan

THINK BACK to the really competitive rugby sides over the last 30 years and the one constant in all those teams was a second row combination that complemented each other and competed as a united force.

DURING the Six Nations window, Munster prospered in the Magners League, picking up an unprecedented 14 points from a possible 15. In previous seasons they’d have watched their league hopes fade drastically, but this season progress was achieved minus the majority of their front-liners and mainly by those eager to make a permanent breakthrough onto the perceived best XV.

Garryowen 45 Ballymena 7

LAST night’s New Year’s Eve bash at the Anthony Horgan household was due to double as a leaving do.

St Mary's College 13 Cork Constitution 15

WHY a row on the merits of Cork and Limerick as the centre of Munster rugby at this propitious moment in the history of the game on the island as a whole (Irish Examiner letters, January 24/29)?

IRISH coach Mark McDermott yesterday announced his squad for next month’s IRB U21 World Cup in Auvergne, France.

Shannon 37 Cork Constitution 20

Cork Con 23 Belfast Harlequins 27

NENAGH ORMOND begin the defence of their Heineken Munster Junior Cup title with a visit to Clifford Park to take on Young Munster, while Cork Constitution face Ballincollig in the other outstanding second round tie of the weekend.

HAVING won Division One last season, Shannon travel to play 2003 champions Ballymena at Eaton Park today.

Shannon 9 Buccaneers 3

Dolphin 24 Ballymena 24

Terenure 17 Cork Con 25

Full-back Billy Murphy and flanker Daniel Mallon are definitely out and three-quarters Mark Buckley and Michael Sweetman are doubtful for Carlow's trip to league leaders Galwegians.

Leinster pair David Quinlan and Ben Willis and hooker Glen van der Wyver are the three additions to the Blackrock outfit that will travel across town for the Dublin derby against St Mary's College on Saturday.

GALWEGIANS paraded most of their big guns at Thomond Park on Saturday. They had Eric Elwood back in regal form at outhalf and as many as six members of the Connacht pack up front — and they needed them all and then some to eke out a four-point AIB League victory over Shannon.

Ten points separate the teams at half time in Cork.

Dungannon has scored a try and conversion to widen the gap in thir AIL Final clash against Cork Con.

Ballymena defeated Galwegians at Eaton Park this afternoon to go second in the All Ireland League, behind Cork Con.

Dungannon 22 v Cork Constitution 16

There are plenty of rugby this afternoon with league games taking place during the break in the six nations schedule. Most games are to kick-off at 2.30pm.