Garryowen fortunate to survive tough test

Garryowen 12 Lansdowne 8

“We just about scraped through and it was down to good defence,” said a relieved Cunningham after Lansdowne had belied their lowly Division One status to push this contest to the wire.

Second-placed Garryowen should have had it easy against struggling Lansdowne, but if anyone expected to Dubliners to roll over and die, they were in for a surprise. Cunningham admitted that the warning signs were there from the start.