Tallaght/Guinness Bistos 10
Tries: Karl Segrave, Ian O’Donoghue

Lansdowne 26

Metro League Divison 7
Iveagh Grounds
14/11/2026

The Tallaght/Guinness “Bistos” took on Lansdowne in Metro league Division 7 in a game moved to the Iveagh Grounds as Lansdowne didn’t have a pitch available.

The Bistos started positively but then suffered a blow when co-skipper Daryl Maxwell was shown a yellow card for a crock roll. Tallaght were attacking in the Landowne twenty two but a loose pass was intercepted by Lansdowne and they scored a breakaway try to lead 7-0. The Bistos fought back and prop Aaron Smith made a series of massive carries breaking several tackles. But every time Tallaght got in a good position, poor handling or decision-making left Lansdowne off the hook. Lansdowne were more ruthless with the chances they created and scored two converted tries to lead 21-0 at half-time.

In the second half things started to get fractious and Jordan Corrigan and a Lansdowne player were both shown straight red cards after a mass brawl broke out. Lansdowne added another try to make it 26-0. The Bistos kept going though and after strong carries from the forwards flanker Karl “Moonbeam” Segrave scored from close range. Then after a second Lansdowne red card for a high tackle, wing Ian O’Donoghue caught a well executed cross-field kick to score a fine try to make the final score 26-10 to Lansdowne.

Bistos co-Head Coach Ciaran Rudd was pleased with how his team finished the game. “We finished well getting a couple of fine tries. But we need to start beginning the game like that. I was pleased that there was a lot more fight in us today than against Bective. We actually dominated possession but they were more ruthless with taking their chances. We had a good week’s training this week and with more weeks like that, we’ll start to improve as a side.”

Man of the match: Aaron Smith