Munster Cup in jeopardy

THE most famous club competition in Ireland before the arrival of the National League, the Munster Senior Cup, is in serious decline following the withdrawal of Young Munster from the tournament.

The former cup winners, who have produced such famous players as Tom Clifford, John Fitzgerald and Peter Clohessy, declined to appeal a Munster Branch decision to disallow them a replay date of their first round game against champions Shannon last week.

Instead, Young Munster, struggling to field a team for the match last Saturday, decided to accept the Munster Branch refusal and exit the tournament.