Shannon champions deserving of the win

Shannon 25 Belfast Harlequins 20

Harlequins deserve immense credit for fighting back from an impossible situation at the interval, with Shannon 25 points to the good. But, they came up just that little bit short against the defiant champions who deserved their win.

Harlequin's captain Jarlath Carey summed up the tale of woe: "we gave it our best shot but it really wasn't good enough. I was delighted with our second half response, but you don't give a team like Shannon a 25 points start and survive.