Monahan claims hat-trick as ’Rock smash Shannon in thriller

BLACKROCK COLLEGE exacted revenge for last season’s AIB All-Ireland Cup final defeat to Shannon with a thrilling 41-27 win at Stradbrook on Saturday.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2008 - 01:00

Boyne native Shane Monahan grabbed a hat-trick as ‘Rock claimed only their fourth win in 15 AIL meetings with the Limerick giants, outscoring their opponents six tries to two.

Elsewhere, tries from Paul O’Donohoe and Niall O’Brien saw Clontarf come back from 13-0 down to oust Garryowen 14-13 at Castle Avenue.

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Courts Rugby Place: Blackrock Place: Stradbrook Place: Castle Avenue Place: Ballymena Place: Stevenson Park Place: Anglesea Road Place: Gibson Park Place: Crescent Place: Connemara Person: Monahan Person: Rock Person: Shannon Person: Shane Monahan Person: Paul O’Donohoe Person: Niall O’Brien Person: Clontarf Person: Garryowen Person: Koro Kiripati Person: Alan Gaughan Person: Ian Humphries Person: Scott Deasy Person: Malone Person: Martin Gately Person: Bruff Event: AIB All-Ireland Cup Organisation: College Organisation: Limerick Organisation: Dolphin Organisation: Wanderers Organisation: Young Munster Organisation: Leicester Organisation: Ballymena Organisation: Dungannon Organisation: St Mary Organisation: Old Belvedere Organisation: UCD Organisation: Munster Academy Organisation: UCC Organisation: Lansdowne Organisation: RDS Organisation: Clonakilty Organisation: Dublin University Organisation: Greystones Organisation: Highfield Organisation: Thomond Organisation: Instonians Organisation: Dublin Organisation: DLSP Organisation: Bective Organisation: Ballynahinch Organisation: Belfast Harlequins Organisation: Portadown Organisation: Old Wesley Organisation: Sunday’s Well Organisation: Midleton Organisation: Ards Organisation: Nenagh Ormond Organisation: Corinthians Organisation: Barnhall Organisation: Suttonians Organisation: Waterpark Organisation: Co Carlow Organisation: Waterford Organisation: Monivea Organisation: IRFU

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