Defiant Derham defends time change as Con cross Shannon

CORK CONSTITUTION’S director of rugby, Paul Derham, makes no apologies for his club’s insistence in successfully seeking a postponement of the ODM Munster Cup semi-final against Shannon.

The game, scheduled for today, will now go ahead at Clifford Park tomorrow (2pm), and Derham would ideally have liked to have the game deferred to another date.

Whilst he sympathised with Shannon’s objections — the Limerick club’s second string will now be without a match for three weeks — Derham pointed the finger of blame at the IRFU for introducing A interprovincial matches, and especially for reneging on a promise made to the clubs.