’Hinch complete dream quadruple

UCC’S brave bid to put back-to-back AIB Division 2 titles together came undone in their final game of the season against Ballynahinch on Saturday.

With promotion to next season’s newly restructured Division 1B already secured, it was asking a lot from the students to summon up one last effort against the quadruple-chasing County Down side, conquerors of Cork Con in the AIB Cup final.

At the final whistle the students looked a mentally and physically exhausted outfit, but nevertheless can look back on pride on a season when, for the first time in their history, College achieved promotion to the top tier of Irish club rugby.