Connacht roar back to claim title

CONNACHT joy knew no bounds at Rosses Point yesterday when they staged a remarkable recovery to force a tie with Leinster and capture the Interprovincial Championship for only the third time.

The Adrian Wynne captained home side looked dead and buried when they lost each of the four morning foursomes, leaving Leinster to win only two of the eight afternoon singles to regain a title they last held back in 2008.

The first sign that Connacht might still achieve the seemingly impossible was provided when Eddie McCormack hammered Eoin Arthurs in the first match, but even then Leinster still looked good for victory when Paul Dunne earned them a half point against Barry Anderson and Richard O’Donovan got home on the 18th against Gary McDermott. After that, they needed only a half point from the remaining five matches to claim the trophy.