CLONTARF OUT OF AIB CUP!
13/02/2006

Clontarf 14                  Garryowen 15

A bad day at the home office as Clontarf slipped out of the AIB Cup at Castle Aveon Saturday. Having lost to Clontarf two weeks ago Garryowen had something to prove and were by far the more intense side from the off. They suffered badly in Limerick by allowing the ‘Tarf halfbacks space to dictate the game so in Castle Ave they employed a fast up, pressure defense which the home side took some time to overcome. By then ‘Tarf were 12 points down to a super try from number 13 O’Boyle, converted by Kilroy followed by another 5 points after a close drive from flanker Paul Neville.

Just on half time OutHalf O’Brien found his namesake with a beautifully weighted cross kick which the wing fielded expertly to score untouched under the posts. Full back O’Shea converted for 7 12 at half time.
At that point the momentum seemed to be swinging to the home side but to their credit Garryowen dug in and in true Munster style gutted it out to the whistle. A opportunist score from Carson , converted by O’Shea made it a nailbiting finish but the Limerick men held on.
Clontarf will be looking to forget this one.

Garryowen will have restored some of their pride recently dented in the AIL encounter and will be more than aware that as things stand in the league these two sides could meet again when the big stuff is at stake.

P.S. A good win for the J1’s in Tullamore and a opportunity to lose O’Sugercane in the bog!!............ Hopefully?

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