Superb start for Dolphin’s young guns

The score demonstrated the difference between the sides with Dolphin running in three tries of the highest quality and claiming a fourth from a penalty try awarded by referee George Clancy that reflected the edge they held at the set piece.
Dooradoyle had been a particularly inhospitable venue for visiting Dolphin sides over the years. This was their first AIL win there over Garryowen and even though they trailed 13-11 five minutes into the second-half, there rarely seemed any doubt they would eventually make their supremacy in every sector pay a rich dividend.