Old rivals set for another titanic struggle

RIVAL coaches Brian Walsh of Cork Constitution and Geoff Moylan of Shannon are waiting until this morning to finalise their sides for today’s AIB League Division One final at Lansdowne Road.

They had no option. Injuries and the requirements of the Munster team for last night’s Celtic League game against Connacht at Thomond Park meant that their hands were tied in several areas. To their credit, neither Walsh nor Moylan was complaining, both accepting that “Alan Gaffney has a job to do with Munster and it’s the way it’s been all season and we just have to get on with it”.

And Walsh made a telling point: “The fact that the two sides provided so many players to Munster and Ireland throughout the season and are still through to the league final is testament to the strength in depth in both clubs.”