God be with the days when a Leinster Senior Cup second round fixture would have the talk of the club for weeks beforehand. A sizeable crowd would have turned up to support their respective sides as they battled for a…
A pig of a day, with storm Jorge arriving just in time to ensure this Energia AIL Division I match became an arm-wrestle, with possession of the ball sometimes proving as much of a liability as an asset. The notorious…
The all-important losing bonus point meant that Lansdowne remained in 4th place in the All Ireland League and one point ahead of Young Munster, the victors on the day in what was a hard-fought win. Incredibly, this was the fifth…
You couldn’t make it up. For the fourth Energia AIL Division 1A match in a row, a fighting Lansdowne First XV came from behind to snatch a dramatic winning score when all but the most faithful of their supporters had…
In the 5th minute of injury time, a battling Lansdowne side dug deep and snatched a vital victory against a competitive Terenure College RFC side in last Saturday’s Energia Division 1A clash. Some people reading the above opening paragraph may…
Lansdowne got the second half of their 2020 Energia AIL campaign off to a good start with a hard-fought victory against a lively UCC side last Saturday. The score line in the reverse fixture in December in The Mardike was15…
The Bateman Cup final will be a Division 1A derby between Lansdowne and Cork Con as the Headquarters side edged out City of Armagh 20-17 in an open and thrilling contest New Year’s contest, even if it did encourage the appearance of some white…
Phew! In the 5th minute of injury time, and staring defeat in the face, a battling Lansdowne side dug deep and snatched a vital victory against a battling UCC side in last Saturday’s Energia Division 1A clash. And what a…
A challenging Friday night trip across the Liffey to play Clontarf under lights was justly rewarded by a much-improved Lansdowne performance which saw them run out worthy winners by a 23-19 margin. Conditions were dry and were well-suited to attacking…
Lansdowne went down to their fourth defeat of the Energia Division 1A at home against a dogged Young Munster side whose edge up front marked the difference between two-evenly matched sides on the Aviva Stadium back pitch last Saturday. This…
A great second half come-back saw a battling Lansdowne side almost snatch what would have been a memorable result in Saturday’s always-engaging Energia AIL Division 1A clash between reigning Champions Cork Constitution and the visitors. Instead, the Headquarters side had…
My half-time notes should have remained unwritten: “It would be foolish to say this was over, despite the bonus point. Garryowen have shown enough to be a threat in the second half. First ten minutes will be critical.” I’ve also…
