Person: G Sweeney

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A romp for Lansdowne as Con surrender crown easily
A romp for Lansdowne as Con surrender crown easily

Cork Constitution 12 Lansdowne 32: Cork Constitution relinquished their Bateman Cup title in tame fashion at Temple Hill on Saturday when Lansdowne produced a stunning second-half display of poise and power to take the spoils for the first time in the modern era.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

Gerry Hurley hails effort as Cork Con hit second spot behind Lansdowne
Gerry Hurley hails effort as Cork Con hit second spot behind Lansdowne

Cork Constitution 26 Buccaneers 0: Gerry Hurley was thrilled to have participated in one of Cork Constitution’s most impressive Ulster Bank League performances of the season at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Cork Constitution buoyed for treble bid
Cork Constitution buoyed for treble bid
Old Belvedere 13 Cork Constitution 18: Brian Hayes believes Cork Constitution will be at their battle-hardened best when they renew rivalries with defending champions Clontarf in next Sunday’s Ulster Bank League Division 1A final.

Mon, 01 May, 2017

Max Abbott pounces at the death for Con
Max Abbott pounces at the death for Con
Ulster Bank League, Division 1A

Mon, 27 Mar, 2017

David Wallace: Hungrier Ireland can halt England juggernaut
David Wallace: Hungrier Ireland can halt England juggernaut

England may be chasing immortality, but David Wallace believes Ireland will be the hungrier team when the pair meet on Saturday.

Thu, 16 Mar, 2017

Cork Constitution dig it out against Belvedere
Cork Constitution dig it out against Belvedere

Cork Constitution 16 Old Belvedere 10: Cork Constitution had to come from behind to secure victory against a brave Old Belvedere outfit in this tightly contested Ulster Bank League Division 1A tussle at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Brian Hickey hails heroic defence as Cork Con claim 28th cup win
Brian Hickey hails heroic defence as Cork Con claim 28th cup win
Cork Constitution 14 Young Munster 0: Cork Constitution claimed their 28th Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Cup title at wind-swept Musgrave Park yesterday at the expense of old rivals Young Munster, whose bravery was not enough against the defending champions.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

Niall Kenneally and JJ O’Neill tries secure victory for Cork Con
Niall Kenneally and JJ O’Neill tries secure victory for Cork Con
Cork Constitution 19 Dublin University 3: Cork Constitution avoided successive defeats by students from the capital by consolidating third spot in All-Ireland League Division 1A at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Cork Con win their 43rd Charity Cup
Cork Con win their 43rd Charity Cup
Cork Constitution 17 Highfield 11 (AET): Cork Constitution retained their Cork Charity Cup title and added their name on the trophy for the 43rd time with an extra time victory over a game Highfield side at Woodleigh Park.

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

Students upset Dublin at Parnell Park
Students upset Dublin at Parnell Park

UCD 2-9 Dublin 1-10:A 63rd-minute goal from substitute Sean Meade helped UCD overcome Dublin by two points in the O’Byrne Cup at Parnell Park last night.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

Cork Con too strong for battling Highfield
Cork Con too strong for battling Highfield
Cork Constitution 31 Highfield 15: Highfield battled hard but just didn’t have enough overall class to see their way past holders Cork Constitution in an entertaining Munster Senior Cup semi-final clash at Temple Hill last night.

Sat, 07 Jan, 2017

Joy Neville makes history as Cork Con take the points
Joy Neville makes history as Cork Con take the points

Saturday was an historic day for the Ulster Bank League as Joy Neville became the first female referee to take charge of a Division 1A fixture.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Cork Con end their losing streak
Cork Con end their losing streak

Cork Constitution 31 Lansdowne 13: The relief in Cork Constitution ranks was palpable as they picked up a valuable first home win of the Ulster Bank League season to lift themselves clear of the bottom at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Robin Copeland stars as Young Munster down Cork Con
Robin Copeland stars as Young Munster down Cork Con
Cork Constitution 15 Young Munster 37: The thin line between success and failure that was so obvious in four tightly-fought games in league and cup last season put Saturday’s Ulster Bank League tie at Temple Hill in the must-see category.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2016

Commanding Cork Con repel late challenge from St Mary’s
Commanding Cork Con repel late challenge from St Mary’s

St Mary’s College 16 Cork Constitution 20: Cork Constitution survived a late onslaught from St Mary’s College to claim a narrow win in Division 1A of the Ulster Bank League at Templeville Road on Saturday.

Mon, 19 Sep, 2016

Brian Hickey hails Cork Con’s trophy double after Munster Senior Cup win
Brian Hickey hails Cork Con’s trophy double after Munster Senior Cup win
Cork Constitution 14 Young Munster 7: Cork Constitution coach Brian Hickey heaped praise on his troops as they finished the season with a fourth successive Munster Senior Cup title at sunny Thomond Park on Saturday.

Mon, 16 May, 2016

Joey Carbery calls shots as Clontarf foil Cork Con
Joey Carbery calls shots as Clontarf foil Cork Con
Clontarf 28 Cork Constitution 25: Clontarf returned to Irish club rugby’s pinnacle as they regained the Ulster Bank League Division 1A title by holding off a second-half comeback from Cork Constitution at the Aviva Stadium.

Mon, 09 May, 2016

Cork Con finally turn the tables on Young Munster
Cork Con finally turn the tables on Young Munster

Two yellow card dismissals in the closing minutes of a tight and tense Ulster Bank League semi-final cost Young Munster dearly as Cork Constitution came from behind to snatch victory with a brace of injury-time tries.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Niall Kenneally the Cork Con hero as Galwegians relegated
Niall Kenneally the Cork Con hero as Galwegians relegated
Cork Constitution 26 Galwegians 16: An injury-time try provided a financial windfall for Cork Constitution and simultaneously cost Galwegians their place at the top table of Irish club rugby at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 18 Apr, 2016

Bonus point win over Terenure moves Cork Con into third place
Bonus point win over Terenure moves Cork Con into third place
Cork Constitution 35 Terenure College 17: After this resounding win at Temple Hill on Saturday, Cork Constitution are close to where they want to be in the battle for the Ulster Bank League title, up from fourth to third and hoping for a home semi-final.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Ireland Clubs pay for poor start
Ireland Clubs pay for poor start
Ireland Club 13 Scotland Club 19: Having survived a possible slaughter in the opening quarter, the Irish clubs produced a very positive challenge for the Dalriada Cup against a well drilled Scotland side but ultimately came up short at Temple Hill, Cork, last night.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

‘There is a hell of a lot of quality in the AIL’ says Paul Cunningham
‘There is a hell of a lot of quality in the AIL’ says Paul Cunningham

Ireland Club’s coach Paul Cunningham is expecting a stern test and plenty of top class rugby in tonight’s Ulster Bank sponsored Dalriada Cup clash with Scotland at Temple Hill, Cork (7.30pm).

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016

Cork Con outgun Nenagh Ormond thanks to Tomás Quinlan’s kicks
Cork Con outgun Nenagh Ormond thanks to Tomás Quinlan’s kicks
Cork Constitution 30 Nenagh Ormond 22: Cork Constitution advanced to yet another Munster Senior Cup final but Nenagh Ormond left Temple Hill on Saturday with their pride intact after an exciting clash.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Clontarf defence hold Cork Con at bay
Clontarf defence hold Cork Con at bay

Cork Constitution 12

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Ireland Clubs come from behind to eke out victory against France in Paris
Ireland Clubs come from behind to eke out victory against France in Paris
France Clubs 12 Ireland Clubs 16: Ireland secured a deserved victory over their French rivals in Paris last night, the Paul Cunningham-coached club team coming from behind to secure a well- deserved win.

Sat, 13 Feb, 2016

Sean Duggan the hero as gritty Young Munster edge Cork Con
Sean Duggan the hero as gritty Young Munster edge Cork Con
Cork Constitution 17 Young Munster 18: Young Munster jumped into fourth place in the Ulster Bank League with a late try against old rivals Cork Constitution at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Cork Constitution's cracking form reaps another reward
Cork Constitution's cracking form reaps another reward

UCD 0

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Cork Con in bid for history
Cork Con in bid for history
Cork Constitution hope to take another step in pursuit of a winning sequence which would outstrip anything that went before in the highly prized national Bateman Cup when they meet UCD in a semi-final clash at Belfield today.

Sat, 16 Jan, 2016

Johnny Holland back with bang as Cork Con cut loose
Johnny Holland back with bang as Cork Con cut loose

Cork Constitution 32 Old Belvedere 0: Johnny Holland put a year of pain and uncertainty behind him when helping Constitution to a comprehensive Ulster Bank League victory over Old Belvedere at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Cork Con edge battle of Munster kingpins
Cork Con edge battle of Munster kingpins

Cork Constitution 11 Garryowen 9: Another day of drama between the kings of Munster Cup rugby ended with holders Constitution taking a giant step towards retaining their crown with a two points victory over Garryowen at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2015

Cork Con’s second-half surge sweeps Highfield away
Cork Con’s second-half surge sweeps Highfield away
Highfield 6 Cork Constitution 57: Cork Constitution produced a scintillating second-half performance to sweep Highfield aside in Saturday’s Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Cup, first round clash at Woodleigh Park.

Mon, 26 Oct, 2015

Disputed knock-on call costs Cork Con win
Disputed knock-on call costs Cork Con win

Cork Constitution 19 UCD 19: Four games in, Cork Constitution still await their first win of the Ulster Bank League campaign after Saturday’s Division 1A clash with University College Dublin ended in stalemate at Temple Hill.

Mon, 05 Oct, 2015

Garryowen break Cork Con hearts
Garryowen break Cork Con hearts

Garryowen 23 Cork Constitution 19 (Ulster Bank All-Ireland League Division 1A): Cork Constitution showed magnificent fighting spirit in coming from 15-3 behind after quarter of an hour to take a 19-18 lead deep into stoppage time at Dooradoyle on Saturday.

Mon, 28 Sep, 2015

Galwegians celebrate with famous win over mighty Cork Con

Galwegians 12 Cork Constitution 11: Galwegians celebrated a return to Ireland’s top flight on Saturday with a narrow victory over Cork Constitution on the opening weekend of the Ulster Bank League.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Cork Constitution save best for Tierney’s final bow

Cork Constitution’s vice-like grip on the Bateman Cup strengthened when they produced their classiest performance of the season at Temple Hill on Saturday to become the only team to win three successive titles.

Mon, 20 Apr, 2015

Lansdowne break Cork Constitution’s resistance at the Aviva
Lansdowne break Cork Constitution’s resistance at the Aviva

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.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Head coach Paul Cunningham rues unforced errors

Ireland Clubs 12 French Clubs 37: Ireland’s Club team head coach Paul Cunningham was left ruing two unforced errors as France Fédérale left the Aviva with a 25-point victory.

Mon, 16 Feb, 2015

Tierney frustrated as Con upstaged by Mary’s
Tierney frustrated as Con upstaged by Mary’s

Cork Constitution 13 St Mary’s 15: Luckily for Cork Constitution, they have retained their place in the top four of the Ulster Bank League despite a disappointing home loss to struggling St Mary’s College at Temple Hill on Saturday.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

O’Driscoll seeks badly needed Munster cheer
O’Driscoll seeks badly needed Munster cheer

British and Irish Cup

Sat, 24 Jan, 2015

Galway ease into decider
Galway ease into decider

Galway 1-13 GMIT 0-5

Mon, 19 Jan, 2015

Tierney hails Con pair
Tierney hails Con pair

Terenure College 7 Cork Constitution 21

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Con hold out to keep top four hopes alive

Cork Constitution 17 Dolphin 6

Sat, 20 Dec, 2014

Five Munster A changes

Munster A are fighting for their lives in today’s British and Irish Cup tie with Moseley at Billesley Common (2pm).

Sat, 13 Dec, 2014

Con get a battle from brave Bruff
Con get a battle from brave Bruff

Cork Constitution 30 Bruff 8

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

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