Updated: Sunday, 01 Dec 2013 16:45 | Comments Mount Leinster Rangers are the Leinster champions Denis Murphy scored eight points as Mount Leinster Rangers became the first Carlow club to be crowned AIB Leinster Senior Club Hurling champions, following a hard-earned 0-11 to 0-08 win over Oulart-The Ballagh at Nowlan Park. Oulart were held to three second-half points as the first time finalists dug deep to register victory. Scores from Des Mythen and Eoin Moore handed Oulart a 0-05 to 0-03 interval lead, and although Oulart took a three-point lead on the restart, MLR bounced back. Murphy led the charge, with Paul Coady, Diarmuid and Derek Byrne also on target to ensure a three-point win. For the fourth year in succession, Oulart the Ballagh went in
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Laidlaw leads Edinburgh to shock win over Munster
Updated: Saturday, 12 Oct 2013 15:50 | Comments Captain for the day Paul O'Connell saw his team fall to a shock defeat in Murrayfield Munster were shocked 29-23 by Edinburgh at Murrayfield as Tim Visser grabbed a late try to register their first Heineken Cup win in 18 months. The Scottish side lost all six of their pool games last season but opened up this year's campaign with their first success since beating Toulouse in the quarter-finals of the 2011-12 competition. Matt Scott had given the home side the lead just six minutes in but tries from Casey Laulala and Mike Sherry handed the advantage to Munster. Greg Laidlaw was his ever reliable self with the boot and four penalties before the break had