Con coach hails ‘vital’ win over Clontarf

CORK Constitution coach Brian Walsh described Saturday’s win over Ulster Bank pacesetters Clontarf at Temple Hill as vital, the Leinster side crashing to their first defeat.

Walsh was pleased with the overall performance as Con ran out more convincing winners than the 26-18 scoreline suggests, the visitors scoring a fortuitous late try to put themselves in line for a losing bonus point. Bbut Richie Lane missed the difficult conversion with the last kick of the game.

“I was disappointed with the last five or six minutes but, coming off last week’s performance and against a previously unbeaten team, I’d have to be happy with the win,” he said.