Galwegians 16 Clontarf 25

CLONTARF powered to the top of the AIB League’s Division One with a great victory over Garryowen at Castle Avenue.

Clontarf 32 Garryowen 19

Prop Sean Brophy and centre James Downey will return from Leinster duty for Clontarf for their cross-town journey to UCD.

Clontarf 17 Belfast Harlequins 32, Castle Avenue

IT’S been a Shannon trait in the All-Ireland League since its inception and thirteen years on, they’re still at it.

One is reluctant to turn a national forum into a parish newsletter but sometimes an occasion stirs the blood to the point where objectivity is impossible.

Leinster's Andy Dunne, on his way to Harlequins in London, has been selected at out-half for Clontarrf in the AIL final at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

Buccaneers will welcome back Connacht quartet Rowan Frost, Colm Rigney, Wayne Munn and Ted Robinson for their All Ireland league semi-final visit to Clonarf on Saturday.

League leaders Clontarf are waiting to see if centre Conor Mahony passes a fitness test for the visit of St Mary's College to Castle Avenue this weekend.

Cork Constitution are still waiting to hear if Ronan O'Gara will be available to join the likes of Mick O'Driscoll and Jim Williams for the trip to UL-Bohemians, who have been hit by hip injuries to captain Aidan O'Gorman and centre Coleman Finn.

Garryowen may start David Wallace against Carlow, who are unchanged, at Oak Park.

CLONTARF remain six points ahead of Ballymena in second place and are eight better off than fourth-placed Galwegians, yet their New Zealand coach, Phil Werahiko, is not taking qualification for the knock-out stages of the AIB League for granted.

Ian Costello missed a penalty with the last kick of the match which would have given UL/Bohemians a shock win over table toppers Clontarf at the end of an exciting AIL Division 1 league game at Thomond Park.

League leaders Clontarf will entertain fourth placed Blackrock College in 'the match of the day' in Division One of the All Ireland League at Castle Avenue tomorrow.

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.

A FEAST in the pack, a famine in the back division.

Irish international Eric Miller will return to action this weekend for Terenure College against Garryowen at Lakelands Park.

ONLY three of the Cork Constitution team that lost to Shannon in the AIB League final in May are included in the side for the opening game of the new season against Galwegians at Crowley Park, Galway, tomorrow.

Munster squad player Conor Mahony has left Cork Constitution and signed for Division One rivals Clontarf.

IRISH and Munster heroes David Wallace, Shane Horgan, Geordan Murphy, Paul O’Connell and Anthony Horgan are all ruled out of the Irish squad for the forthcoming seasonal warm-up fixture against Romania at Thomond Park on Saturday week.

Munster have named their 32 strong squad for the Celtic League ahead of the opening game next Saturday against Llanelli at Stradey Park.

Buccaneers, despite having nothing other than pride to play for, had no intention of making it easy for Cork Con at Ericsson Park and in the end Ronan O¹Gara and his men had to dig deep to set up a home semi-final date with Garryowen in two weeks.

Lansdowne denied Cork Constitution their sixth win on the trot and clinched a deserved draw in a scrappy game at Lansdowne Road.

Cork Constitution joined Shannon in fourth place in the AIB League First Division following a well-deserved victory over their great Munster rivals at Temple Hill.

Cork Constitution boosted their All-Ireland League prospects with a 28-point drubbing of lowly Young Munster at Clifford Park.

Blackrock College 28 Cork constitution 36

John O'Neill has failed a late fitness test this afternoon and has been forced to withdraw from the Munster side for the match tonight against Edinburgh Rugby.

Dungannon are the AIB League champions for 2001 following a 46-12 victory over last year's champions Cork Con at Lansdowne Road.

Cork Con in the end proved too strong for Old Crescent in a high-scoring match at Rosbrien.

Clontarf 35 Cork Constitution 33

Cork Con moved back on top of Division One of the AIB League with an impressive victory over this morning¹s leaders Galwegians at Crowley Park.

A try for full-back Peter McKenna helped defending champions St Mary's College become the first team to win in Temple Hill in three years with Cork Con leading 27-24 and full-time almost up.