McMahon sweats on tour spot

Devastated at his team’s shock defeat to Crescent in yesterday’s Munster Schools Senior Cup final at Thomond Park, young Rockwell full back Steve McMahon faces a traumatic 24 hours as he sweats on his availability for an Irish overseas tour.

McMahon was shown a red card for a tip tackle on Crescent centre William Leonard and it could cost him a place in Ireland’s U19 squad to participate in the FIRA Championships in Grenoble, the team due to leave for France tomorrow.

McMahon’s fate hinges on a report from referee Kieran Barry and the verdict of a disciplinary committee that has been appointed to meet today.