Superb defence and ace penalty taker Cregan inspire Shannon to victory

Shannon 28 Garryowen 15

With a maul that threatened to overrun Shannon on its own, and was the vehicle for their two tries, touched down in turn by their two superb flankers, the Conors Varley and Hartigan, time after time Garryowen took this game to Shannon.

However, a combination of poor handling and superb Shannon defence, denied them the additional scores their powerful play deserved, while the metronomic boot of Tom Cregan kept the Shannon effort ticking over on the scoreboard.