Rugby: DLSP handed lifeline

An injury time Damien McCabe penalty gave DLSP an important victory over Clontarf at Kiternan, and hence a fighting chance of top flight survival in the AIL.

The game had looked all but over for the south county Dublin outfit as the game went into its last ten minutes.

But a brace of successful McCabe penalty kicks, along with a try by Mihai Vioreanu, gave saw them revert a ten point deficit into the one point lead.

Scores: DSLP 35: D O’Brien 2 tries, M Vioreanu 2 tries, B Hogan try, D McCabe 2 pens, 2 cons.

Clontarf 34: B Gissing, D O’Shea, D Sheehan , D Moore tries, R Murphy 2 pens, 4 cons.