Garryowen earn bonus-point win

UCD 20 Garryowen 26

At a windy Belfield, Garryowen got a crucial bonus point to keep them in the hunt for a home semi-final as they edged UCD 26-20.

It was all UCD in the first half as Simon Crawford and Darren McKenna stretched over the visitors' line, thanks to the dominance of the College forward unit.

Fly-half Eoghan Hickey was as accurate as ever as he kicked a monster drop goal and converted McKenna's 35th-minute effort for a 15-5 half-time lead.

However, UCD could only muster a Michael Fanning score in the second half as Garryowen gradually moved up the gears with a howling wind seeing scrum-half Gerry Purcell pummel the touchlines.

Hurley got in for a try on the restart - adding to number 8 Paul Neville's first-half effort. Ciaran Gallagher and Ross Callaghan also picked and drove over in the closing quarter as the Limerick men maintained second spot - just two points behind Shannon.