Cork Con offering alternative road to the top

The pictures on the wall of the Presidents Bar at Cork Constitution mean a lot. Not only the recognition of past glories at the famous Temple Hill club but also in more than a few of those images the promise of future success.

Three Under-20 teams since 2013/14 have found their way onto the wall and some of the faces among them have earned their individual spots in the clubhouse as Ireland U20 caps, the likes of Rory Burke, now in the English Championship with Nottingham, Narbonne’s new fly-half Tomas Quinlan, Munster’s Liam O’Connor and current provincial academy members Shane Daly and Alex McHenry.