Con dig deep for victory

“IT was as if they had just been introduced to each other” was how one wag summed up Cork Constitution’s first-half performance, but the fact they ended up on the right side of the result in this Ulster Bank League Division 1A derby clash said a lot for the visitors’ winning mentality.

Con are often the envy of other clubs for the depth and quality of playing resources at their disposal, as exemplified by the fact they pitched up at Musgrave Park with eight Munster-affiliated players in their starting XV.

The flipside of is the lack of continuity in the team on a week-to-week basis. As was the case here, coach Brian Walsh was unable to finalise his side until the morning of the match.