AIL final destiny could hinge on battle of two Corkmen

Mike Ruddock believes a head-to-head between two Corkmen will be pivotal in settling the battle of Lansdowne and Cork Constitution in the Ulster Bank League season finale at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday (3pm).

Lansdowne’s head coach Ruddock is well aware his out-half Scott Deasy as well as Constitution No. 10 Tomás Quinlan, both Corkmen, have been blazing respective trails in the scoring charts of late.

“They’re similar in the sense they’re both match-winning out-halves,” Ruddock said yesterday. “I call them quarterbacks a bit these days because they’re the guys that run the ship, like Johnny Sexton with Ireland.