Northern Bank Schools Cup: Ballymena 11 Friends 11

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Friends School Lisburn served up another exciting game in this Northern Bank Schools Cup quarter-final against Ballymena Academy on Tuesday afternoon at Ballymena Rugby Club.

Leading 11 – 3 going into the last quarter Friends looked the likely winners but a controversial yellow carding of Friends talismanic No. 8 David McGuigan allowed Ballymena to snatch a late draw.

The first half was a tense affair with first Ballymena and then Friends applying pressure. Somewhat against the run of play it was Friends that got on the score sheet first, on twenty minutes, with a well struck penalty from full back Lewsley after a fine break. Academy hit back almost immediately with a penalty from No. 10 Calum Patterson but as the half went on it was Friends who were in the ascendancy.

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The second half started at a frenetic pace with both teams no doubt told to go out and play but after a series of fumbles from the Academy backs Friends gained excellent position yards from the Ballymena line. After a couple of drives from close . . .

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