Con’s legends don’t all take to the field

NOT A great week for clubs in rugby, if you look at the headlines.

Carlow Rugby Club was in dire straits last week - appealing to its members for help - and only last Saturday this newspaper carried news of Garryowen’s anger with the Munster Academy.

Yet beyond the headlines, better news. Highfield RFC unveiled a new floodlit complex in Cork on Friday night, an optimistic commitment in these times, while a couple of miles away on the same evening, Cork Constitution celebrated the commitment of one of their members, Fred Casey - who is now entering his 47th year coaching kids at the club.