Shannon 21 Blackrock College 3, Coonagh

Garryowen 20 Shannon 20

Shannon 14 Clontarf 22, Thomond Park

Shannon 28 Dolphin 18

WHILE most were huddled up inside during the big freeze, quite a lot of you had cold snap-happy fingers and were out capturing the beauty of December and January’s winter wonderland.

Shannon 23 Old Belvedere 30

SHANNON 20 ST. MARY'S COLLEGE 15

Old Belvedere 38 Shannon 16

IT was as coach Brian Walsh predicted – difficult – but Cork Constitution were resilient enough to secure the 26-20 victory over Shannon that was required to keep them on top of Division 1A of the All Ireland League.

Shannon 20 Cork Constitution 26

DIVISION 1A: St Mary's College 53 Shannon 0

MUNSTER and Ireland hooker Jerry Flannery played the first half of last night’s All-Ireland League game for Shannon against Garryowen at Thomond Park, without any recurrence of the back and calf injuries that have bedevilled his career over the past two seasons.

Shannon 16 Garryowen 9

Shannon 26 Clontarf 32

Cork Constitution 17 Shannon 10

St. Mary’s College 16 Shannon 27

THE old adage is that good things come to those who wait, and in the case of Northampton Saints’ Irish centre James Downey that phrase could hardly be more apt.

INTERNATIONAL referee George Clancy was scratched from the Christmas card list of many a Shannon player and supporter after his handling of the final stages of Saturday’s gripping AIB League clash at Coonagh.

SCOTT DEASY’S scintillating solo effort lit up Temple Hill and helped Cork Constitution get back to winning ways with a 17-13 defeat of Garryowen in Division 1A of the AIB League on Saturday.

Shannon 38 UL Bohemians 19

AFTER a very productive first-half, Dolphin did their best to blow an 18 points lead as reigning AIB League champions Shannon piled on the pressure at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Dolphin 18 Shannon 14

Garryowen 12 Shannon 10

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1A RESULT: GARRYOWEN 12 SHANNON 10

IF EVER there is a reason to protect and enhance the club structure, the IRFU need look no further than this high quality AIB League final at Thomond Park on Saturday.

REWARDING consistency has always been a Shannon thing, and it remains so under the coaching baton of Geoff Moylan in the build up to this afternoon’s AIB League final clash with Clontarf at Thomond Park (4pm).

Shannon captain Fiach O'Loughlin is in a battle against the clock to prove his fitness for the AIB League Division One final against Clontarf at Thomond Park on Saturday.

THE pace, skill and opportunism of winger Stephen Kelly and the quality of a pack who used the atrocious conditions to their advantage were crucial factors as Shannon qualified for another AIB League final at Coonagh on Saturday.

Shannon 16 Garryowen 12

A DEFENSIVE performance of heroic proportions was key to Rockwell’s surprise victory over St Munchins in the semi-final of the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup at Clanwilliam Park, Tipperary, yesterday.

Shannon 26 St Mary's College 20

Shannon 25 Buccaneers 21, Coonagh

Shannon 6 Garryowen 31

Shannon 38 Greystones 5, Coonagh

Blackrock College 9 Shannon 12

SHANNON aim to start making amends for the disappointments of last season this coming weekend when they face Blackrock in the final of the AIB Cup at Dubarry Park in Athlone.

UCD 14 Shannon 43, Belfield

SUNDAY’S WELL all but secured their senior status with a 28-21 triumph over relegation-threatened Waterpark in the All-Ireland League Division Three at Musgrave Park yesterday.

SOLICITORS’ firm Matheson Ormsby Prentice has appointed five new partners, bringing the total number of partners and tax principals in the company to 78.

Shannon 16 Galwegians 5, Coonagh

SHANNON coach Mick Galwey had stern words for his troops despite a 14-points AIB All-Ireland Cup victory at the Mardyke on Saturday.

UCC 10 Shannon 20

Lansdowne 19 Shannon 45