It was the battle of two title hopefuls when our Leinster Senior team entertained Leicester Celtic in a sixth versus second place encounter at Whitegates tonight. The lads went into the game six points behind Celtic with two games in hand. Four minutes in Sam Brown had a great chance to give Rovers a dream start but his shot was straight at the keeper. In the first fifteen minutes there was little in the way of clear cut chances but that all changed in the space of a minute on the sixteen minute mark. Jamie Snell was on hand to head home over the keeper from eight yards out and then Sam Brown made it 2-0 to put Rovers in the driving seat. Ciaran McGettigan was creating havoc on the right wing and was instrumental in all Rovers attacking play, he set up Sam Brown who saw his piledriver turned away by the keeper. On twenty five minutes Rovers should have added a third, an Ian Brannigan corner was right on the money but Rovers failed to capitlise with the away team clearing the danger. The third goal did come shortly after in the twenty eighth minute when Sam Brown was alert to a ball spilled by the keeper to tap home. Two minutes later Ciaran McGettigan set up Tommy Smullen but his effort sailed over. Nine minutes before the interval Ross O'Brien dinked his way into the box and from fourteen yards he fired home to make it 4-0. At this stage Rovers were running riot and never let the away team time on the ball. With six minutes remaining in the half Ciaran McGettigan got the goal he deserved for his overall contribution when he pounced in a crowded six yard box to slot home to send Rovers in 5-0 up at the break. The second period was only a couple of minutes old when the referee pointed to the spot awarding Leicester a penalty which was coolly tucked away. Any hint of a comeback was distinguished in the fifty fifth minute when the impressive Jamie Snell added his second of the game and Rovers sixth. Rovers could have added more but were denied by the keeper. They added a seventh when Nathan Sullivan with the outside of his right foot fired home. This was an excellent 7-1 victory for the lads against one of their nearest rivals and puts them firmly back in the title shake up. This proved to be an excellent all round team performance with everyone playing their part in a great team effort.