Shannon dugout a victory against De La Salle, Palmerston, on Saturday but there was nothing in it for the spectators.

It was a trudging game in ideal conditions; but mistakes on both sides gave referee Alan McDowell a lot to do in simply implementing the basic laws.

After a fourth-minute penalty, Shannon finally went further ahead close to half time when they were awarded a penalty try which proved to be the difference in the end.Any three or four of the Shannon players were ready to pounce for the try out wide; but DLSP collapsed the scrum.

Despite scrappy play from both sides, with only DLSP's full back Devitt showing any initiative, Shannon held on.

DLSP: E Devitt; M McGuinness, J Critchley, D O'Riordan, B Hogan; S Broughton (capt), M Cross; K Condren, A Davis, D Masters, P McDonnell, R Canolin, A Toher, S McCarthy, J Deen.

SHANNON: A Thompson; M McNamara, J Davis, M Lawlor, N McNamara; D Delaney, D Hegarty; M Horan, J Blayney, G McNamara, T Hayes, N Burgess, A Quinlan (capt), C McMahon, D Quinlan.