Flannery stakes his claim as Shannon learn line-out lessons

Shannon 22 Cork Constitution 16

For the second time in three years, they were at it again at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. Frankie Flynn belted out "There Is an Isle" with the help of friend and foe alike. The rivalry between Shannon and Cork Constitution will be even keener after this AIB League Division One decider but, if anything, the mutual respect has gone up, a point well made by the number of Con people who sang the Isle as lustily as any Shannon man.

At a time when the club game in this country is in a state of flux, they keep cropping up at the head of affairs in spite of having to operate under all kinds of handicaps. Shannon may be champions but Con finished on top of the league table for the third successive year. That's a mighty achievement on the part of both clubs.