The Munster Senior 2nds League got underway with a competitive and hard-fought encounter between Clonmel RFC 2XV and Dolphin RFC 2XV.
Dolphin RFC started strongly, scoring two tries in the first half. Darren Slattery broke through to score a crucial try for Clonmel RFC, just before half-time, putting points on the board and making the score 12–5 heading into the second half.
Clonmel RFC continued to fight back, with Brian O’Dea crossing the line for a try. Dolphin responded with two further tries to maintain their lead.
With just minutes remaining, Sean Sweetman scored for Clonmel RFC, with Aidan Hickey adding the conversion to bring the score to 24–17.
Despite the final result going in Dolphin RFC’s favour, there were plenty of positives to take and valuable lessons to build on as the season progresses.
A narrow loss, but lots of promise for the season ahead!
