Rafferty and Mackle help Ulster to victory over Munster 

First-cousins Colm Rafferty and Thomas Mackle captured the dual-features in a 4-3 win for Ulster over Munster 

Thomas Mackle in action during the Mens Senior All-Ireland Road Bowling final at Ballincurrig, Co Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

Ulster won the bragging rights as first-cousins Colm Rafferty and Thomas Mackle captured the dual-features in a 4-3 win over Munster in the Youth Development Fundraiser at Madden in Armagh.

Rafferty beat Gary Daly by just one metre on Saturday. That slender win is the perfect confidence tonic as he bids to make his mark in Europe as a member of the Irish senior team. Fortune has not always favoured him, so winning a tight contest like this could signal a change in tide in a vital year.