Old rivals Con and Shannon square-off in table topper

OLD rivals Cork Constitution and Shannon, two of the most highly featured teams throughout the history of the AIB League, meet in a hugely important clash at Temple Hill this afternoon (2.30pm) — a fixture postponed due to adverse weather conditions in January.

The weather also forced the abandonment of the St Mary’s College-Garryowen clash on the same date, and these two teams will meet again at Templeville Road to sort out that particular outstanding issue.

This was to be a week off for the four clubs concerned, but the IRFU, running out of options for dates, decided the fixtures must go ahead, even if Garryowen now have to turn around and travel north to Ballynahinch on Saturday for an AIB Cup semi-final.