This was as easy as the score would suggest. The holders, Clontarf, ran through a poor Bective Rangers defence for eight tries in this Smithwick's Old Belvedere Floodlit Cup first-round meeting at Anglesea Road. What really caught the eye was the continuity with which Clontarf played from start to finish. Hooker Bernard Jackman was always in or around the ball, giving his players options in the loose.

Clontarf: M Woods; C Bewley, M Smith, T Maher, D McElligott; R Murphy, R O'Reilly; W O'Kelly, B Jackman, P McQuillan, C Power, R Voster, A Dignam, P Ward, D Moore. Replace]ments: D O'Brien for Dignam; M Kavanagh for O'Kelly (both half-time), S Lambe for Kavanagh (47 mins), A Temple for O'Reilly (62 mins), C Brady for Power (75 mins).

Bective Rangers: R Murphy; D Guerin, A Considine, J O'Donovan, J Hardy; J Bresnihan, N Power; J Sweeney, B Whelan, L Hoyne, J Bolger, B O Laoithe, P Hutton, S Montgomery, J Oliver. Replacements: K O'Brien for O Laoithe (63 mins), J Carville for Whelan (63 mins).

Referee: P Swaine (ARLB).