Clontarf 22 Cork Constitution 21
Men’s AIL Division 1A Final
Four Laois players took the field at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday as Clontarf beat Cork Constitution in the men’s All-Ireland League (AIL) Division 1A final on Sunday.
The Dublin club came out on top with four men from the county involved, including Portlaoise duo Conor Kelly and James Conroy, Castletown’s Jim Peters and Ballyfin’s Will Reilly.
Another Ballyfin man, Luke Kerr, has been a regular off the bench all season for Cork Con, but missed out on a place in the 23 for the final.
The Munster club were defending their crown, having beaten St Mary’s in the 2024 final, but seven points off the tee from Conor Kelly saw Clontarf win the title the second time in four years.
Kelly was on the assist for his side’s final try and added the conversion to push Clontarf 22-14 in front; Cork Con replied with their third converted try of the game but it was not to be their day.
Portlaoise man Kelly started the game in Clontarf’s number ten jersey, and ended the season as Division 1A’s top scorer.
Peters started in the second row for the Dublin side with Reilly and Conroy featuring from the bench.
Clontarf and Cork Con have won ten titles between them over the years and have dominated the competition since 2012.
One of the two sides have featured in every final for the last 13 years and faced off against one another four times over the last decade on the biggest day in the Irish club rugby calendar, picking up two wins apiece.
Leinster, Ireland and Lions legend Cian Healy has been part of the Clontarf coaching team this year, adding his vast experience to the squad, in particular those in the pack.
Clontarf vs Cork Constitution Clontarf celebrate with the trophy.
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UL Bohemians 29 Railway Union 24
Women’s AIL Division 1 Final
Kilcavan’s Leah Tarpey was part of the Railway Union side that let the women’s AIL Division 1 title slip from their grasp this weekend.
The Dublin side were two points up with no time left on the clock, but UL Bohemians managed to eek out a try in the final play of the game to snatch the crowns.
It is the second year in a row that the Limerick club have beaten Railway in the final.
Tarpey started at inside centre, as she has been doing in recent times at provincial and international level.
Nenagh Ormond 36 University College Cork 33
Men’s AIL Division 1A Promotion Final
Camross’s Mikey Doran started at loose head prop as Nenagh Ormond beat University College Cork to secure promotion to next year’s AIL Division 1A.
Nenagh will be the first Tipperary club to ever play in the top tier of Irish club rugby.
Doran was also involved from the start when Nenagh overcame Old Crescent of Limerick in March to become the first Tipperary club to win the Munster Senior Challenge Cup.
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