Garryowen end 13-year drought as All-Ireland Cup added to trophy haul
They were two converted tries in front after ten minutes, had stretched their advantage to 20-0 by the interval and although held scoreless in the second half, did more than enough to replace Cork Constitution as champions in this, the second year of the competition.
“We said beforehand whichever side gets off to a good start in cup finals invariably wins them,” said coach Paul Cunningham. “We went out and hit them like a ton of bricks. Our fellas were up for this in a big way. Eoghan (Hickey) was throwing the ball well and kicked a couple of great penalties and the forwards were putting people under pressure. The tackle count by our tight five was amazing.
