Shannon snatch draw

Shannon out-half Tadg Bennett held his nerve under fierce pressure at Dooradoyle last night to land an equalising penalty from 45 metres with the last kick of the game to force a 20-20 draw with Garryowen in the Ulster Bank League.

Whereas the outcome didn’t mean a whole lot — apart from local bragging rights — to mid-table Garryowen, the points were crucial for Shannon who have slipped into the relegation zone in recent weeks. The two accruing from this game may be sufficient to keep them in Division One “A” as they are now five ahead of Blackrock College in the second last place.

An exciting second half made up for a very poor opening period although one of the major talking points was the poor turn-out of spectators, with as few as 300 spectators on a beautiful evening.