The meetings of Letterkenny and Monaghan at what is now the business end of the season will go a long way to defining how much either side can enjoy the summer.
A semi-final clash in the Ulster Rugby Championship Division 3 can wait for now, as this Saturday the sides meet in Belfast in the final of the Gordon West Cup, kicking off at 2:30pm.
Tony McBride was part of the last team from the Glebe who contested the showpiece some 11 years ago, while Darragh McConnell has been taking it all in this week in the lead-up to his first final.
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