Akin to Clontarf, the ever-improving Old Wesley dominated 1A and will feel even more aggrieved if they don’t win promotion. They won 16 out of 18, which includes a meaningless 61-12 defeat away to Shannon a fortnight ago, and did the double in two high-scoring games over Naas, although Johne Murphy’s side will regard their semi-final in Donnybrook as a free shot.
After 15 wins out of 18, 14 of them with bonus points, Queen’s should overcome a revived Ballymena in the semi-finals, with Cashel-Buccaneers likely to be a tighter semi-final.