Kelleher digs deep to help Cork Con clinch derby cracker as Young Munster are reeled in

Energia AIL round-up: The heavyweight Division 1A clash looked to be going the hosts' way until Cork Con had other ideas
Kelleher digs deep to help Cork Con clinch derby cracker as Young Munster are reeled in

TOUGH ONE: Young Munster's Evan O'Connell dejected after the clash with Cork Con in Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A at Tom Clifford Park, Limerick. Pi: INPHO/Ben Brady

Jack Kelleher had a big influence on Cork Constitution winning a humdinger of a Munster derby, as they prevailed 29-26 at Tom Clifford Park despite Hubert Gilvarry's hat-trick of tries for Young Munster.

Cork Con were trailing by nine points with half-an-hour remaining, and were in danger of suffering a fourth Energia All-Ireland League defeat in a row. However, last season's beaten finalists used their experience to dig out a crucial bonus point win.

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