Ulster Bank League Division One A points will be of huge importance to both sides in tonight’s Cork derby at Musgrave Park given, after five series of matches, home side Dolphin currently prop up the table and Cork Constitution are down in seventh.

Clontarf’s home clash with Lansdowne has been rightly billed as the Ulster Bank League match of the day but there are several other ties with good claims for that tag.

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Dolphin 15 Clontarf 21

Dolphin 15 St Mary’s College 10

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Dolphin 6 Garryowen 15

Clontarf 26 Dolphin 31

Dolphin 24 Cork Constitution 27

Dolphin 27 UL Bohemians 9, Musgrave Park

Young Munster 13 Dolphin 10

On the same day two Southern Hemisphere products turned to Ireland for international rugby exposure, an East Cork 22-year-old was belting out the Star Spangled Banner to mark his debut for the US Eagles after slipping through the net at home.

DOLPHIN 18 CLONTARF 20, Musgrave Park

Cork Constitution 18 Dolphin 13

Rugby fans will be spoilt for choice tonight as the Ulster Bank League keeps up its cracking early-season pace with a number of mouthwatering ties set for Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

The remaining big challengers for the Ulster Bank title will have sat bolt upright after taking stock of Dolphin’s clinical bonus point victory at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Dolphin 32 St. Mary's College 14

It has been a disappointing start to the season for Ulster Bank League champions St Mary’s College, and Dolphin are keen to heap on the misery at Musgrave Park today.

Shannon 13 Dolphin 31

Cork Constitution 5 Dolpin 10

Club rugby returns to a Friday night slot this evening as the battle for Ulster Bank League honours intensifies in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

Dolphin 17 Old Belvedere 16, Musgrave Park

DOLPHIN coach Steve Ford knew his side were out of the running for the Ulster Bank League title but knew they could have a say in the destination of the silverware in Division 1A.

They don’t look like title contenders, but Garryowen picked up four crucial Ulster Bank League points with this hard-earned win over Dolphin at Dooradoyle on Saturday.

Dolphin 26 Young Munster 20

Dolphin 9 Clontarf 3

THE odd story of Garryowen’s season has been that they can’t win at home and can’t lose away.

AN administrative error cost Buccaneers their place at the top of the Ulster Bank League Division 1B but the club will not be appealing a decision to dock them two points.

Lansdowne 38 Dolphin 21

ST. MARY’S COLLEGE 15 DOLPHIN 7

TOMÁS O’LEARY will make a rare appearance for Dolphin when his club meets arch local rivals Cork Constitution in the Ulster Bank League at Musgrave Park tonight (7.30pm), one of three Friday night fixtures.

WITH the stakes so high, one team hunting a top-three finish and the other fighting for survival, it was probably inevitable this clash at Musgrave Park yesterday would go to the wire.

Dolphin 16 Cork Constitution 23

DOLPHIN 14 GARRYOWEN 3

Blackrock College 16 Dolphin 32

Dolphin 15 Old Belvedere 18

SATURDAY’S Munster Senior Cup semi-final at Clifford Park had all the hallmarks of a Super 14 affair - a feast of open running rugby, two willing teams and tries galore - and the sun even shone brightly.

ALL-IRELAND League champions and current leaders, Cork Constitution, face what the coach Brian Walsh believes will be the biggest test of the season when they meet local rivals Dolphin at Temple Hill this afternoon (2.30pm).

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.

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