AIL Round-up: It's as you were at the top of the AIB All-Ireland Division One with the leading three teams all securing wins this afternoon.
Leaders Shannon traveled to the capital to take-on an in-form Lansdowne but the home side’s efforts came up short as they lost 27-15. It was a welcome win for the league’s leading club having lost to Clontarf recently.
Garryowen kept the pressure on their Limerick rivals with a 10-3 victory away to Blackrock College but moved up to second by virtue of their bonusClontarf always had the measure of County Carlow as they ran-out comfortable 40-14 winners at Castle Avenue.
Garryowen and Clontarf swapped places in the table with latter going second by virtue of their bonus point and a better scoring difference. Both are on 42 points, one behind Shannon.
Elsewhere Ballymena beat St Mary’s College 40-7 while Cork Constitution put 25 points on the board without reply as they hosted UCD.
Buccaneers won by the narrowest of margins (32-31) against Belfast Harleqins while Dungannon were pushed all the way before they overcame Galwegians 29-27.
Results
Divison One
Ballymena 40-7 St Mary's College
Blackrock College 3-10 Garryowen
Buccaneers 32-31 Belfast Harlequins
Clontarf 40-14 County Carlow
Cork Constitution 25-0 UCD
Dungannon 29-27 Galwegians
Lansdowne 15-27 Shannon
Division Two
Ballynahinch 28-16 DLSP
Barnhall 11-12 Thomond
Greystones 13-17 Dolphin
Malone 14-13 Highfield
Midleton 22-3 Bective Rangers
Old Belvedere 18-24 UCC
Old Crescent 10-17 Young Munster
Terenure College 42-6 Waterpark
Division Three
Banbridge 26-13 Corinthians
Bruff 13-41 Queens University
City of Derry 12-16 Portadown
Connemara 3-22 Clonakilty
Instonians 18-19 Wanderers
Old Wesley 33-18 Nenagh Ormond
Sunday's Well 18-8 Skerries
Suttonians 40-12 Ards
