Monday 26 October 2020
Elsewhere, Lansdowne beat UCD as the 2019/20 Energia All-Ireland League got underway this weekend.
The 21-year-old scored 15 tries for Lansdowne in Division 1A of the AIL last season.
Cork Con host Dublin University in the second semi-final on Sunday.
Your weekly AIL round-up is here.
Lansdowne are bound for Dooradoyle to meet top-flight rivals Garryowen, while City of Armagh face fellow Division 1B side Buccaneers.
First meets second at Castle Avenue, while fifth-place Shannon host third-place Lansdowne.
Here’s what happened in Division 1A of the All-Ireland league over the weekend.
Here’s what happened in the Ulster Bank Leagues over the weekend.
The AIL’s top two divisions are back this weekend and we’ve got all the 1A and 1B previews.
Neil Walsh recalls the unlikely series of events that led to an incredible opportunity.
The 21-year-old was man of the match as Connacht earned a bonus-point win against Zebre.
Connacht’s Cian Kelleher is fully fit and eager to show his ability as the new season kicks off.
The 24-year-old was superb in midfield for the western province last season.
Ahead of his Ireland debut, we spoke to some of the people who moulded Tadhg Beirne and first put his athleticism to work.
The former Wales head coach is now settled in his role at Lansdowne.
It was Lansdowne’s first Ulster Bank Bateman Cup title since 1931.
The two clubs meet in Saturday’s Bateman Cup final at Temple Hill.
Sligo and City of Armagh put up huge fights but in the end it was the Division 1A sides who prevailed in the last four.
Reports from all five of this week’s AIL Division 1A fixtures in the Ulster Bank League.
In Division 1B, it’s first against second at Thomond Park.
Reports from Friday night’s four games. Buccaneers and Cork Con face off at 2.30pm today.
Check out our round-up of this week’s Ulster Bank League Division 1A.
Meanwhile, Tom Hayes will take the reins as Shannon boss for the first time tomorrow.
There were also wins today for Cork Con, Young Munster and St Mary’s College.
Lansdowne tasted defeat for the first time this season as Belvedere secured the Leinster Senior League Cup.
Meanwhile, Shannon, Dolphin and UCC will hope to claim their first wins of the season in division 1b.
Young Munster produced an impressive display with a little help from a raucous crowd in Cork.
Here are the fixtures across the divisions today in the Ulster Bank League.
The Lansdowne number eight scored another try in the final defeat to England.
The 19-year-old has shown rich promise in his burgeoning career.
Clontarf centre Matt D’Arcy was named Ulster Bank Player of the year in Division 1A.
“Our focus has always been that if something goes wrong, forget that,” says the former Wales coach.
Scott Deasy played a central role in an absorbing final at the Aviva Stadium.
Andy Wood’s men take on Lansdowne in the Ulster Bank League Division 1A final this weekend.
Get all the results and scorers from yesterday’s Ulster Bank League Division 1A and 1B action.
A top-of-the-table clash between Lansdowne and Clontarf is the pick of this week’s action.
The 23-year-old has bolstered Ulster’s back row options after impressing in the Ulster Bank League.
The Ireland U20 coach says AIL exposure has challenged the pecking order in his squad ahead of the Junior World Championship.
As the veteran centre attempted to deflect praise, Paul O’Connell says the skill of the man continues to amaze.
Lansdowne wing Cian Aherne explains that the pick of Irish club rugby players are hoping to make a mark tonight.
