Terenure College scrum half Alan Bennie tries to get his pass away, under pressure from City of Armagh's Jude Postlethwaite and John Glasgow ©INPHO/Leah Scholes
Lansdowne grabbed the headlines in Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A last weekend by ending leaders Clontarf’s unbeaten run, while Dublin University picked up a long-awaited first win with a slick six-try display against Shannon.
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Terenure College’s first ever trip to the Palace Grounds ended in a convincing victory, with number 8 Luke Clohessy breaking off a late scrum to bag their bonus point try. City of Armagh replacement Finn Fehnert scored a try on his All-Ireland League debut.
Captain Dylan Donnellan’s 15th try of the league season was not enough to get Clontarf over the finish line, as Lansdowne came from 26-15 down to winning a thrilling contest at Castle Avenue where Jack Matthews and Rory Parata registered the closing scores.
Winger Davy Colbert helped himself to a brace of tries as Dublin University’s attack clicked into gear in the second half, guiding them to a much-needed result at home to Shannon.
UCD led 10-0 early on and twice closed the gap to seven points in the second half, but a late penalty from George Coomber confirmed a hard-fought triumph for four-try Cork Constitution.
Despite Aaron Cairns running in Ballynahinch’s bonus point try after just 26 minutes, Young Munster battled back to take the spoils thanks to captain Stephen McLoughlin’s seventh score of the campaign.
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