Crosshaven need pack to set a platform

IT’S a relatively quiet weekend for Junior rugby in Munster but a handful of games are still taking place, with the highlight Crosshaven’s All-Ireland semi-final clash at home to Sligo on Saturday.

The Cork side have had a very strong campaign, having been spared relegation last season. While they are outside the league race by now with defeats to the two contenders, Richmond and Cashel, they look to be the best of the rest and will have their eyes on success in this competition. The draw hasn’t been kind, with two long away trips in the previous rounds, but on each occasion they have won.

They will look to their pack to set a platform: they are very strong at the breakdown and set-pieces but are also capable of taking on ball in the loose with strong runners such as Eamon Ring and Jake Grey. Michael Buckley and Merle O’Connell will be on hand to do a lot of the groundwork and give the likes of Andrew Lane and Cian McGovern plenty of space in which to utilise their pace.