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.

Clontarf 17 Old Belvedere 20

Clontarf 37 Young Munster 19

It was Clontarf’s first national trophy, but Evan Ryan’s third All Ireland League medal as the north county Dublin side finally passed the winning post after twice in recent years losing out on titles in the run-in.

Young Munster 9 Clontarf 26

Clontarf 32 Shannon 17

Young Munster 11 Clontarf 18

Clontarf 35 UL Bohemian 10, Castle Avenue

Clontarf 12 St Mary’s College 18

Barry O’Mahony, the one-time Ireland Schools and Dolphin wing-forward, was one of five former Munster players to take a leading role as Clontarf pulled off a hugely important victory over Young Munster in the Ulster Bank League at Clifford Park on Saturday.

Clontarf 42 Blackrock College 3

Shannon 14 Clontarf 22, Thomond Park

BARRY KEESHAN’S hopes that Dolphin would show their true colours in the Ulster Bank League Division 1A with a run of home games are coming to fruition.

Clontarf 35 Old Belvedere 7

OSTENSIBLY a clash between Cork and Dublin clubs, this Ulster Bank League showdown instead had all the ingredients of a local derby — mates locking horns, not much in it on the scoreboard and technique sacrificed for passion.

Dolphin 9 Clontarf 3

Wanderers and Lansdowne captains Michael Kevany and Ross McCarron join Ulster Bank’s Joanna Fitzpatrick at the Aviva Stadium.

UCC 15 Clontarf 17

A HOMECOMING of sorts, albeit a spoiled one.

Galwegians 11 Clontarf 33

CHAMPIONS Cork Constitution got their All-Ireland League campaign off to a perfect start with victory at Blackrock College on Saturday.

Clontarf 26 Bruff 11

HE’S not quite the old dog for the hard road just yet, but Anthony Horgan’s experience was certainly of use to Cork Constitution as they qualified for the AIB All-Ireland League decider with a second win over Dolphin in eight days on Saturday.

It will be a question of who has the greater squad depth when Cork Constitution play Dolphin in the AIB League Division One semi-final at Temple Hill tomorrow as Munster have taken a clutch of players from each club.

AIB LEAGUE DIVISION 1A:

Dolphin 31 Blackrock College 13

IRELAND half-back pair Sam Cronin and Barry Keeshan will be keen to return to some unfinished business when they face their Scottish counterparts in a Club International at Donnybrook tonight (7pm).

THE Ireland Club team to play their Scottish counterparts in the AIB Club International (tomorrow, Donnybrook, 7pm) shows several changes from the side defeated by England Counties in February.

Dolphin’s Sam Cronin will captain the Ireland Club against the Scotland Club side in the AIB Club International in Donnybrook on Friday evening.

UL Bohemians 14 Dolphin 32

MUNSTER sides provide the backbone for the Ireland Club side to face England Counties at Stourbridge on Friday night (7.30pm)

Coach David O'Mahony has selected players from 12 different clubs for the Ireland Club international against England Counties in Stourbridge on Friday night.

Garryowen 13 Dolphin 12

EOGHAN GRACE provided the inspiration to propel Shannon into the semi-finals of the Munster Senior Cup after a hard-fought contest in Musgrave Park yesterday.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE 6 DOLPHIN 12

HAVING secured revenge over Ballynahinch for defeat in last season’s AIB Cup final, Cork Constitution will have to rise to another huge challenge at Temple Hill this afternoon (2.30).

A FEW moments of inspiration paved the way for St Mary’s College to stretch an unbeaten division 1 A run and bring Dolphin’s hopes of AIB League leadership to an end.

UCC 20 Dungannon 3

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

UCC sprung the surprise of the domestic season so far by edging out UL Bohemian in a cliffhanger in their ODM Munster Senior Cup quarter-final clash at The Mardyke on Saturday.

DOLPHIN will be looking to maintain their blistering start to the season when they visit Dooradoyle to take on Garryowen in the tie of the ODM Munster Senior Cup first round today (2.30pm).

UCC’S brave bid to put back-to-back AIB Division 2 titles together came undone in their final game of the season against Ballynahinch on Saturday.

TEN UCC students will be honoured for their sporting achievements tonight as the Cork university celebrates one of their most successful sporting years in modern times.