Dolphin go up with style

Dolphin 38 Malone 6

For a club that has so often had to scrap its way to the finishing line just to avoid relegation, the champagne sprayed around Musgrave Park on Saturday afternoon must have tasted all the better. This was sweet success for the Cork club.

Needing a win to secure top spot in division two and keep nearest rivals Old Crescent at bay, Dolphin ended their league campaign just as they had started it. Just as they had signalled their intentions at the beginning of the season, with bonus-point-winning defeat of DLSP, so they ended it with a controlled dismantling of Belfast side Malone.