Garryowen spoil party for Belvo
The RTÉ cameras, the Ulster Bank AIL trophy and medals along with the IRFU president, Pat Fitzgerald, were all there to mark the foregone conclusion when Old Belvedere were crowned champions for the second time in four years.
After all, they were up against Garryowen, a side already relegated for the first time in their history, and apparently with nothing to play for.
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