About 10 years ago a son of mine, having qualified as a secondary school teacher, decided to go to Lima in Peru, on a three-year contract, teaching English at a school there.

Having emerged successfully from some testing Limerick derbies in the space of eight days, Young Munster are all set to launch an all-out assault on the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League in their closing five matches.

ÉAMON BOWEN earned a place in the Mick Barry Cup semi-final after a comfortable last shot win over Edmund Sexton at Ballincurrig.

EDMUND SEXTON reached the Mick Barry Cup quarter- final when he beat Aidan Murphy in the last shot at Ballincurrig on Saturday.

KIERAN MURPHY bowled with impressive speed and maturity in his Munster U18 final win over Scott Callanan at Baile Mhuirne.

CONNACHT have secured former Australian Sevens coach Billy Millard as their new backs coach on a two-year deal. Millard, who spent two years with Cardiff Blues, joins the province later this month.

CLANWILLIAM have every reason to be delighted with their form so far since their return to the top flight of the Munster Junior League.

JAMES O’DONOVAN beat Christy Mullins in the feature score of the West and Mid-Cork festival at the Clubhouse,but Brian O’Donovan stole the show with a scintillating win over Thomas Mackle.

MUNSTER’s quest to unearth the senior players of the future continues at Musgrave Park tonight (7.30) when the ‘A’ team takes on Scottish side Heriots in their final pool game of the British and Irish Cup.

Dromin Athlacca 0-12 South Liberties 1-9