Dolphin’s surge too late

Dolphin 15 Clontarf 21

Instead, the Cork side dropped to fourth and their only real source of consolation came in the closing minutes when they snatched a seven-pointer to rescue a losing bonus point.

Head coach Steve Ford didn’t attempt to hide his disappointment in the aftermath: “We didn’t get into the game for 60 minutes or so, we won enough possession but couldn’t keep the ball for long enough. It cost us, it took us too long to get into the game and then we were chasing points.