Clontarf stun Shannon with late blitz

IT’S seldom Shannon players are left with the feeling of having been “mugged” at fortress Thomond Park, but this was one such rare occasion.

Boosted by a 63rd minute intercept try from Limerick senior football star, Stephen Kelly, Shannon held a significant 13-point lead with quarter of an hour remaining of this absorbing AIL contest.

On another day, Shannon would have closed out the game, strangling the life out of their opponents in the process. But resolute Clontarf shocked Mick Galwey’s men with two late converted tries from winger Matt Nethery and lock Alain Trenier.