Rovers dole out six of the best

Gary Twigg’s first hat-trick at home helped Shamrock Rovers return to winning ways as they strolled to an emphatic 6-0 win over Dundalk in their Airtricity Premier Division encounter at Tallaght Stadium last night.

Following last week’s disconcerting result in Inchicore, Stephen Kenny made four changes to his starting line-up, reverting to two men up front with Gary O’Neill selected to partner the Airtricity/SWAI Player of the Month Twigg in attack.

There was understandably a nervous beginning from the hosts as they looked to banish the memories of last Friday, with Billy Dennehy managing their first shot in the 14th minute, shooting narrowly wide from 25 yards.