By Shane Brophy, Sports Editor, Nenagh Guardian

If ever the phrase “the better team lost” applies to a game, this would be it.

That will be a small crumb of comfort for Nenagh Ormond who came oh so close to winning one of the most remarkable Munster Senior Challenge Cup titles in the 139 year history of the competition.

First of all, this game was a fantastic advertisement for club rugby, disappointingly allowed to drift by the powers that be in Dublin 4, but with the depth of talent coming through at underage level in Ireland and just four professional provinces to spread them around to, a strong top tier club competition might be a good approach to take to ensure players are exposed to a good level of rugby within these shores.

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