Ballymena 6 St Mary’s 9

ALL-Ireland winning Kilkenny manager Brian Cody was yesterday named Philips Manager of the Year at a function in the Berkeley Court in Dublin.

LEINSTER last night insisted they were within a few days of appointing a successor to Matt Williams after former England full-back Jon Callard turned down the opportunity to coach the province.

It was a quintessential game of two halves at Eaton Park today as Ballymena keep up the pace behind Clontarf at the top of Div 1.