Dolphin weather storm to seal semi-final spot

DOLPHIN broke new ground in a season that is getting better by the week, with yesterday’s win over Galwegians at Musgrave Park earning them a place in the semi-final of the AIB Cup for the first time.

Coach Steve Ford admitted it wasn’t the perfect display on a bitterly cold day. Mistakes were numerous against a Galwegians team that hardly deserved to be that far adrift at the end, but he emphasised: “I would have taken that win if I had been offered it before the start. “They certainly didn’t make it easy for us and that might stand to us later on. I felt we deserved to win, although the margin might just be a bit flattering.

“But we got the result we wanted, we’ve advanced, we’re home to Garryowen on December 19 and that’s what counts.”