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…
Lansdowne got their 2019-20 season off to an excellent start on the Aviva Stadium back pitch with a comprehensive win against the students of UCD. If ever there is a good time to play Collidge, it’s on a Leinster “A”…
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This Leinster Senior Cup fixture was a very testing and competitive opening game for Lansdowne against a Terenure team a little bit further into their pre-season. There was plenty of cobwebs and lots of match rustiness in evidence but some…
