Tierney frustrated as Con upstaged by Mary’s

Cork Constitution 13 St Mary’s 15: Luckily for Cork Constitution, they have retained their place in the top four of the Ulster Bank League despite a disappointing home loss to struggling St Mary’s College at Temple Hill on Saturday.

There were no excuses for Constitution coach Tom Tierney as he tried to digest just how his charges left this one slip, after fighting back from a 10-3 deficit to lead 13-10 after 55 minutes.

He admitted it was a pretty inept performance overall, and credited St Mary’s for producing two crucial tries, the second quite brilliant that gave them a much-needed victory.