Battle-hardened Cork Con gunning for glory

Cork Constitution captain James Ryan believes his team’s historic Bateman Cup victory will breed further success at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow when Con face Clontarf in the Ulster Bank League Division 1A final.

Ryan led the Cork side to a fourth successive All-Ireland Cup triumph on Saturday when they retained the Bateman Cup with a pulsating 38-19 victory at Galwegians. And the No.8 has already seen the benefits of that win in the build-up to tomorrow’s decider as Con attempt to win their first league title since 2009-10, when they also landed a double.

“The double, yeah, and we’re in the final of the Munster Senior Cup Saturday week as well so it’s a busy few weeks,” Ryan said.