Eight point victory pushes Old Belvedere to top of league for new year

Old Belvedere will go into the New Year as league leaders after their eight point victory over Galwegians at Anglesea Road on Sunday. 

The defending champions clambered ahead of unbeaten UL Bohemians on points difference after the Limerick side’s game at home to Cooke from Belfast was postponed.

The new format of the league is working if the tightness of the table is anything to go by. Old Belvedere and UL Bohs are both on 32 points with four try bonus points apiece. Old Belvedere has one more game played than their Munster rivals and only their slightly better scoring difference has them a nose in front of the rest, as the league takes a break for December’s interprovincial series.