Dolphin sitting pretty

Dolphin 56 Portadown 8

Mon, 18 Nov, 2002 - 00:00

The club went from division one right back to division two and then from sixth to 13th, to 9th and 14th positions in the lower division. If it wasn’t quite hell, it certainly was purgatory.

However, if things are good on the pitch, they’re not so rosy off it. Club President Gerald Reidy, a former international player and later a top IRFU administrator, isn’t happy with the way the club game is being run .

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