Cork Con face friendly fire in Aviva battle

Somebody from the south is going to be a winner at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow afternoon. Even if Cork Constitution are dethroned as Ulster Bank League champions in an eagerly awaited decider against Lansdowne (3pm), there will be celebrations down in the seaside town of Crosshaven.

Scott Deasy is the league’s highest points scorer this season and with his Lansdowne colleague Eamonn Mills carry the “red” flag into this final between two clubs that have been to the forefront of Irish rugby for decades.

There’s a lot of respect there, particularly from former Constitution star Deasy, who is seriously worried that Lansdowne face a backlash for their recent Bateman Cup final victory in Temple Hill, a win that ended a remarkable five year reign by the Cork club in that competition.