Shannon beware, we’re a much better side now, says Finn

LESS than 120 metres separate their clubhouses, but today Thomond Park tenants Shannon and UL Bohemian face off in a mouthwatering AIB All Ireland League Division One Limerick derby.

A relatively new AIB fixture, these sides have met only once before (in the 2002/03 season when Shannon won 33-16), but since Bohs got promoted ast May, the prospect of facing Shannon is not as daunting as it used to be.

"That season we played seven games before Christmas and lost them all," says UL Bohs captain, Colman Finn. "We also got relegated. What we found that year was that we didn't have enough belief because there were two or three of those games we should have won and we didn't.