Old Belvedere 15 Garryowen 12

Old Belvedere 13 Clontarf 41

Garryowen captain Paul Neville paid tribute to his side’s defensive efforts after Saturday’s Bateman Cup final victory at Templeville Road.

Ballymena 6 Garrowen 24

Blackrock College 27 Garryowen33

Shannon’s need may have been greater before kick-off, but that didn’t stop Garryowen from inflicting a 12-point defeat on their Limerick rivals in this All-Ireland League Division 1A clash at Thomond Park last night.

Garryowen 38 Lansdowne 11

GARRYOWEN and Ballymena booked their place in the All-Ireland Bateman Cup final with victories on Saturday.

Lansdowne 30 Garryowen 13

Garryowen 20 Blackrock College 13

ONE moment of magic from former Munster scrum-half Mike Prendergast was all it took for Young Munster to take the points in this AIL D1 Limerick derby at Dooradoyle last night.

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

CORK CONSTITUTION 9 GARRYOWEN 13

GARRYOWEN gained vengeance for last year’s final defeat as they beat Bruff 19-9 in a keenly contested ODM Financial Munster Senior Cup decider at Thomond Park last night.

HOLDERS Bruff reached another ODM Munster Senior Cup final with a 31-14 victory over Shannon at Coonagh on Saturday to set up a clash with tournament specialists Garryowen for the second year in succession.

CASHEL extended their advantage at the top of the First Division of the Munster Junior League as Clonakilty caused another shock in the Munster Junior Cup with a win over Sunday’s Well.

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1A:

Garryowen 13 UL Bohemians 16

UL Bohemians 11 Shannon 17

AIB LEAGUE RESULTS

Clontarf 21 UL Bohemians 12, Castle Avenue

Dolphin 0 UL Bohemians 3

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1A:

UL Bohemians 6 Belfast Harlequins 26

YOUNG MUNSTER claimed the Limerick Charity Cup for the first time in 13 years with a dogged 11-10 win over UL Bohemian at Thomond Park on Saturday.

UCD 25 UL Bohemians 30

UL BOHEMIANS 34 TERENURE COLLEGE 0

UL Bohemians 6 Old Belvedere 13, Annacotty

St. Mary's College 18 UL Bohemians 6

UL Bohemians 24 Young Munster 6, Thomond Park

UL Bohemians 18 Dungannon 10

THERE’S a youthful look about the current UL Bohemian team, but there was also maturity in the way~ they won a deserved 14-6 opening day AIB League victory over Galwegians at rain-swept Annacotty on Saturday.

Old Belvedere 33 UL Bohemians 18, Anglesea Road

Greystones 15 UL Bohemians 38, Dr. Hickey Park

UL Bohemians 20 Blackrock College 23

Terenure College 6 UL Bohemians 25, Lakelands Park

UL Bohemians 14 Garryowen 19

UL Bohemians 34 Dolphin 7

Cork Constitution 20 UL Bohemians 3

UL Bohemians 10 St. Mary's College 3

UL Bohemians 19 Lansdowne 6

THE result apart, there was little for UL/Bohemian supporters or players to celebrate after Saturday’s 16-8 victory over UCD in the first series of AIB League games at the University of Limerick.

A try from new winger Lupeni Siale helped UL Bohemians to victory in the first ever rugby match to be played at the UL Bowl.

BY their own admission, Cork Constitution got out of jail and sneaked through to the AIB League final against old rivals Garryowen at Musgrave Park next Saturday.