SHANNON and Garryowen look in good shape ahead of the new AIB League season next weekend.

MUNSTER rugby giants, Cork Constitution and Garryowen, bring their provincial rivalry to the national stage in this afternoon’s AIB League final at Musgrave Park (2.30pm).

GARRYOWEN ended a 13 year drought without a national title with this AIB All-Ireland Cup final victory on Saturday.

RARELY has a scoreline offered a more distorted picture of 80 minutes of rugby.

Dolphin 14 Garryowen 34

Garryowen 18 Cork Constitution 13

Garryowen 14 St Mary’s College 23

IRELAND A internationals Tomas O’Leary, Barry Murphy and Mick O’Driscoll, along with Anthony Foley and Donncha O’Callaghan, are all included in the Munster squad for Saturday’s Celtic League clash with Glasgow at Thomond Park (3.30pm).

Shannon 24 Blackrock College 11

JOHN KELLY and Jason Holland are back in action for Munster against Connacht at Musgrave Park on Saturday night.

Caltra 3-11 Killererin 0-5

Blackrock College may only be eighth in Division One but this welcome win moved them to within two points of fourth placed Garryowen at Stradbrook on Saturday.