Con overcome dogged Crescent to end Cup famine

CORK CONSTITUTION and Old Crescent demonstrated at Clifford Park yesterday that the ODM Munster Senior Cup is still very much alive.

The sides produced a highly entertaining final in front of a fine crowd before Con bridged a 20-year gap by capturing the title for the 23rd time.

The AIB League champions had to withstand stern resistance from opposition who belied their Division Two status in emphatic fashion. Crescent even made light of conceding a try to the favourites within 35 seconds of the kick-off to lead 13-11 with 56 minutes played. It was then that the opportunism of winger Cronan Healy and the greater experience of the Constitution side told and they went on for a deserved win.