Big cup draw for Limerick 37

The home form may have gone south in recent times with a 3-0 hammering from Shelbourne and a 2-2 draw with Monaghan last week but with new Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trappatoni making the draw, Limerick 37 have been handed a plum home tie with FAI Ford cup holders Cork City in the third round. The game will be played over the June bank holiday weekend, probably on Friday the 6th of June at Jackman Park. Hopefully a big crowd will turn up to support the super blues. Limerick have played Cork already in the league cup this season at Turners cross a few weeks ago and were on the receiving end of a 3-0 defeat in front of a not so huge crowd of 272 people! Hopefully the Limerick contingent will turn out to see the cup tie in larger numbers!!

IN rugby news, Anthony Foley lead the Munster team out against Glasgow Warriors in their last competitive game of the season in the Magners league last weekend and despite scoring a try himself, Axel and the red army went down on a scoreline of 18-21.

In other Munster related news, Welshman Nigel Owens will referee the Heineken cup final which will also be coach Declan Kidneys swansong as Munster boss as he has accepted another Job which entails being in charge of a team that wear green shirts. No replacement coach for Munster has been announced but there is speculation that Connaught boss Michael Bradley and indeed Mick Galway may have some involvement. No announcements are expected for at least a few weeks.

Cork Con won the AIB all Ireland League title at the weekend when they defeated Garryowen on an 18-8 scoreline.

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