UCD shock leaders Clontarf with last-gasp try

LEADERS Clontarf retain top spot in the AIB League despite losing to UCD at Castle Avenue Saturday.

UCD’s hard-working forward unit won the day as they conjured up a last-gasp try for Kevin Croke, which Leinster squad member Fergus McFadden converted, to secure crucial points and push them away from the danger zone.

Another of the students’ Leinster-capped players, Kevin McLaughlin, breached the home line to put the visitors 7-0 ahead at half-time while Clontarf responded with a try from Phil Howard and a penalty from Darragh O’Shea to edge them in front until that late strike.