Ken Dolan Cup 20100

Corinthians travelled to Old Crescent in Limerick last Saturday with a mission to retain the Dolan Cup and this they did with five buses loaded with under 13’s to over 35’s.The Rosbrian outfit were up for the challenge with early wins at under 13’s and 15’s level.The visitors notched up wins with the 14’s and 17’s and the 3rds gaining a draw at the death with a fine try by scrum half Jack Campell who also converted same.

The other under age sides levelled each other out so it was down to the wire with the last few games.Corinthians over 35’s came off second best as did the 2^nd fifteen but the ladies tag teams did the business when the chips were down as they did in the Glynn Cup last season.All that was required was for Crescent to secure a draw in the last game against the visitors senior side to win the trophy.

Corinthians first 15 who lost out in injury time to Galwegians in the senior league last week were really tuned up for this encounter. Crescent put the visitors under pressure early in the contest but an intercept by Corinthians centre Conor Murphy got a run in to touch down under the posts he also converted same.The same player converted a penalty after Crescent player Andy Price was penalised for killing the ball.The score at the break had the visitors leading by ten points to nil.The home side out half Louis Patterson converted a penalty after a infringement by the visitors but were unable to make any more headway for the remainder of the game especially with Corinthians number eight Rory Connellan making a fine come back from injury and fullback Kieran Dolan putting the ball away to kill off the home side attacks.Murphy converted another penalty for the visitors to win by thirteen points to three.The game was well referred by  Munster branch ref Leo Colgan.

Moya Dolan presented the Ken Dolan Cup after the visitors were declared the overall winners too Corinthian captain Wayne Williams.Old Crescent President Don O Malley also presented ties to Corinthians President Michael Berry.