Cork Con show grit in ending losing run

Lansdowne 18 Cork Constitution 24

Yet, for Cork Constitution coach Tom Mulcahy, there was significance in how it was achieved on the main pitch at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday after a run of defeats. Mulcahy’s side started and finished the game brilliantly, showing a dogged resistance as the holders took control.

“I thought we played very good accurate rugby,” he said. “At times they had control and when they did they scored, but our guys stuck to it and it was a difficult thing coming up here off the back of three losses. To score four tries against Belvedere [last time] and lose that game was heartbreaking.