Shannon shocked by Con’ comeback

Shannon 17 Cork Constitution 20

Con forced a couple of scrums on the Shannon line and at the second attempt were creeping ever closer to their target when a desperate defender threw himself at the ball, thereby leaving referee Peter Fitzgibbon with no option but to award the penalty try which Darragh Lyons converted and Con were home by 20 points to 17.

As Shannon are clear leaders of the AIB League, unbeaten after six matches, and Con slipped up the previous week against Clontarf, Mick Galwey’s men were clear favourites going into the game, but this time they were found wanting by a fired-up Con side in which number eight Frank Cogan played a true captain’s part.