Leinster looked destined to retain the women's interprovincial golf title at Carlow today, following yesterday's 6-3 win over Ulster.
Leinster, seeking a third championship in a row and a 22nd victory in all, followed up Wednesday's defeat of Munster (7-2), with wins in both the foursomes and singles yesterday.
Leinster won the foursomes 2-1 and the afternoon singles 4-2.
There was a major shock in the other match when Connacht scored a rare victory by defeating Munster.
The foundation for the Connacht win was laid in the morning foursomes, which they won 2 1/2 to a 1/2.
Munster fought back to win the singles 31/221/2 but Connacht emerged overall victory by 5-4
Today Ulster play Munster and Leinster meet Connacht.
Leinster 6 Ulster 3 (S Fanagan and S Keane lost to A Coffey and M McGreevy 2 holes, L Behan and E Dowdall bt P Gorman and L Webb 1 hole, H Kavanagh and Y Cassidy bt H Jones and B McCann 1 hole; Singles - S Fanagan bt M McGreevy 3 and 2, H Kavanagh lost to A Coffey 1 hole, Y Cassidy lost to L Webb 1 hole,
L Behan bt H Jones 2 holes, E Dowdall bt P Gorman 7 and 5, K McCann bt B McCann 1 hole).
Connacht 5 Munster 4 (L O'Brien and S Corcoran bt B Hackett and ER Power 1 hole, H McMullen and D McGowan bt V Hassett and BG Healy 3 and 2, E McMullen and K Jennings halved with E Higgins and A O'Sullivan; Singles - L O'Brien lost to ER Power 7 and 6, S Corcoran bt B Hackett 1 hole, E McMullen lost to A O'Sullivan 4 and 3, H McMullen bt M Abernethy 2 and 1, D McGowan and E Higgins halved, L Friel lost to I Murphy 4 and 2.)
