MAGNERS LEAGUE
Leinster 34-23 Cardiff Blues was a fairly enthralling contest, with the home side dominant in the first half. Shane Jennings got an early try after three minutes, Isa Nacewa followed up with another moments later and kicked two penalties to give Leinster a 20-6 at the half-time break. Bradley Davies and Richie Rees both scored for the Blues, combining with a Dan Parks penalty to give them a slender advantage after half-time. Fergus McFadden restored Leinster’s lead on sixty-nine minutes with a fine try and Ian Madigan scored with moments remaining to seal a bonus-points win for Leinster.
Aironi Rugby 15-22 Ulster
Scarlets 35-33 Connacht
Edinburgh 13-16 Munster
GAELIC GAMES
CAMOGIE:
All-Ireland Senior Championship final Galway 1-10 Wexford 1-12 (full report to follow)
All-Ireland Intermediate Championship final Offaly 2-12 Wexford 2-10
HURLING:
U21 Championship final Galway 0-12 Tipperary 5-22
U21 B Championship final Meath 0-12 -Kerry 0-22
LADIES FOOTBALL:
Senior Championship semi-final replay Tyrone 1-09 Kerry 0-11
AIRTRICITY LEAGUE
The Dublin derby saw a mildly unexpected result: St.Patrick’s Athletic 1-3 Shamrock Rovers. Pats took an early lead after two minutes through Ryan Guy, but Rovers moved a bit closer to the Premier Division title with a superb comeback. Gary Twigg sent the sides in level at half time and Thomas Stewart capitalised on a defensive slip after fifty-five minutes to send Rovers ahead. Billy Dennehy finished the match off with a fine 25-yard strike late on.
Bohemians 3-1 UCD
Bray Wanderers 4-0 Galway United
Sligo Rovers 4-3 Sporting Fingal
Drogheda United 1-3 Dundalk
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Everton 3-3 Manchester United was probably the major talking point of the weekend across the water, but much of the pre-match discussion centred on the absence of one Wayne Rooney. Man U were hot favourites, but the Toffees set the early pace through a Steven Pienaar goal. Darren Fletcher equalised soon after and United followed up with goals from Nemanja Vidic and Dimitar Berbatov. Tim Howard came back to haunt his former team, pulling off a string of fine saves. Late goals from Tim Cahill and Mikel Arteta grabbed a dramatic point for Everton.
Arsenal 4-1 Bolton Wanderers
Fulham 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Newcastle United 0-2 Blackpool
West Brom 1-3 Chelsea
Wigan Athletic 1-1 Sunderland
