Shannon fail to raise a gallop

Young Munster 18 Shannon 0

The losers are now level on 26 points at the bottom of the table with UL/Bohemian, their fellow Limerick strugglers who kept alive their hopes of avoiding the drop with a 15-3 victory over St Mary’s College at Annacotty.

Shannon enjoy a substantial points score advantage over their Limerick rivals ahead of Saturday’s decisive fixtures which see Shannon entertain champions Lansdowne while Bohs travel to Cork Constitution. One of the two clubs will be automatically relegated, the other will go into a play-off with the runners-up in Division 1B, most likely UCD.