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Soccer: Dunne: It’s vital for us to get the win in Bray: P43
Rugby: Munster save the best til last: 44-45
Munster’s Ronan O’Gara is tackled by Clermont’s Damien Varley, right, and Morgan Parra, during their Heineken Cup semi-final match, at the Mosson Stadium in Montpellier, France, on Saturday. Picture: AP
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City to face Bray without Kavanagh
CORK CITY will be without striker Daryl Kavanagh for their re-arranged league encounter against Bray Wanderers at the Carlisle Grounds this evening (7.45) The Carrick-on-Suir man has a hamstring strain that sidelines him tonight but defenders Darren Dennehy and Johnny Dunleavy have been passed fit to play after a squad session at Bishopstown yesterday. Kavanagh’s place in attack will go to either Denis Behan or Danny Morrissey in what is a must win game for the Leesiders.
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Football: Cork advance to league final: P53
SOCCER
By NOEL SPILLANE The original fixture was ‘snowed off’ on March 19 but since then City have won just once against UCD in 10 matches and also missed out on a Setanta Cup final appearance. “Dundalk was a must win game for us so this is even more so because we have to start winning games again and moving up the table,” said City boss Tommy Dunne. Bray’s injury crisis continues with Kevin and Shane O'Connor, long-term injury victims. ● See P43 for more.
Cork advance to final to face Mayo
CORK will play Mayo in their ninth Division 1 National League final in 10 years, following their 4-12 to 2-8 win over Laois yesterday. Eamonn Ryan’s charges led at half-time (3-5 to 0-4) courtesy of a hat-trick by Valerie Mulcahy at Seán Tracey Park in Tipperary Town. In the second semi-final
LADIES FOOTBALL
By MARY WHITE Mayo secured a surprise win over Monaghan, defeating the reigning champions 1-10 to 0-9 at Ballinamore, with Cora Staunton scoring all of Mayo’s points (1-10) to set up a final clash with Cork on Saturday, May 11. ● See P53 for more.
Munster legend salutes fans after glittering playing career RONAN O’GARA looks to have played his last game for Munster and will call a halt to a glittering career that has seen him play 236 times for the province.
An emotional O’Gara saluted the province’s fans, accompanied by his son Rua after the semi-final fuelling speculation that he might be about to call it a day. The big question for the player himself, who has 128 international caps to his name, will be whether his next career move will be working in the media, with Sky already believed to have approached the star, or whether he begins his journey toward his ultimate goal of coaching Munster. Ever the consummate professional, he said in the aftermath of the game
RUGBY
By SEÁN McCARTHY that he wasn’t thinking about what would come next in his career. “It is not a day for thinking about that,” he said. “Today our sole focus was on Clermont. It was a massive occasion. You’d be disrespectful to your team-mates if you were thinking any other way. “This competition made me appreciate rugby so much and I’ll sleep on it until the end of the season. “You put so much into it. We’ve been there before, but it is an unbelievable competition. It is a cracking atmosphere, as good as it gets in rugby,” he said. ● See P44-45 for more.
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