AIB League: Results Round Up : Irish Rugby

UCD were on the end of a 3 - 39 haul against UL Bohs as the Munster Men notched up a second bonus point victory to see them a point clear of Shannon and Garryowen in Divison 1 of the AIB League.

Shannon put paid to Buccanneers by 39 - 6 while Garryowen squeaked past Ballymena by 12 - 10. Terenure secured their first win in Divison 1 with a 23 - 12 win over Dungannon, while Blackrock went down by a point (24 - 25) against 'Con to show continued good form.

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Greystones and UCC are tied on nine points at the top of Divison 2 following wins over Highfield and Suttonians in what was a bit of a top four round robin.

By contrast to the high scores of last week it was generally a low scoring affair this week that allowed for a few losing bonus points to be picked up along the way. Old Crescent and Barnhall trail by a point. Crescent beating DLSP by a narrow two points while Barnhall got the better of Dublin University in a high scoring game in College Park.

Belvo notched their first win over Young Munster (possibly suffering a post Heineken or post Hokke & Pope hang over).

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Old Wesley contine to set the early season pace in Division 3 but only ahead of The Hinch on points difference. The chasing pack includes Queen's, Connemara and Rainey all on eight points.

Close fought games were also the order of the day with Rainey beating Wanderers and Connemara beating Inst by a single point.

Bruff beat Banbridge by 9 - 3 while the Well saw off Portadown in one of the higher scoring games by 20 - 12.

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An In depth round up of the AIB League will feature on www.IrishRugby.ie later in the week.

Monday was a momentous day for the Ireland Women's camp as the 28-strong squad was revealed for the Women's Rugby World Cup on home soil. Head coach Tom Tierney and captain Niamh Briggs spoke to the press at the announcement in UCD.

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne spoke to Irish Rugby TV about the Union's 2016/17 Annual Report, which includes increased investment in Women's rugby and addresses the challenges of funding for the game in Ireland.

The launch of a commemorative stamp to mark the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland was a special day for Women's rugby, team captain Niamh Briggs and her family. We spoke to her and her dad Mike at the GPO.