WATERFORD’s Paul Beecher was crowned 2016 Connolly’s Red Mills Munster Grand Prix League champion for the first time, following the conclusion of the series at Banteer Gymkhana last Sunday.

Beecher, a native of Tallow, had been involved in a battle with fellow Waterford rider Francis Connors, who was looking to defend the title he has won for the last three years in a row.