Constitution swoop for sensational late victory

Young Munster fans were left shaking their heads in disbelief as Cork Constitution produced a trademark late rally to secure a sensational 21-20 Ulster Bank league victory at Temple Hill on Saturday.

The Limerick side appeared to be comfortably heading for a third successive victory when Constitution dug deep to produce an injury-time try from Ivan Dinneen and a brilliant touchline conversion from Johnny Holland.

Constitution could hardly believe their luck as their supporters reflected on a sizeable chunk of good fortune to rescue a game that appeared to have slipped away from them. They did outscore the opposition 3-1 on the try count and their ability to score those five pointers ultimately told.

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