Lansdowne continue title march

Lansdowne exacted revenge for their defeat to Young Munster in December by whipping the Limerick men 37-17 on the Aviva Stadium’s back pitch.

Out-half Craig Ronaldson was again the Dubliners’ hero, scoring their third try and kicking 12 points.

The league is theirs to lose as Garryowen went down 25-15 to St Mary’s, allowing Lansdowne’s lead to stretch out to 14 points with five games to go. Robbie Hudson and Gareth Austin scored second-half tries to ease mid-table Mary’s to their fourth win on the trot. Five Matthew Jarvis penalties kept Garryowen in touch.

It’s as you were in Division 1B as the top two both had enormous wins on the road, highlighting the lop-sided nature of this division. Ballynahinch won 55-7 at Bruff while UCD had 10 different try-scorers, including four touchdowns for wing Sam Coghlan Murray in their facile 84-15 victory at Dungannon.

Division 2A is still a three-way fight between Terenure, Corinthians and UCC. All three had totals around the 50-point mark in victories over Midleton, Old Crescent and Banbridge respectively.