Northern Bank Schools Cup: Ballymena 11 Methody 10

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Ballymena Academy secured another late dramatic win for the second match in a row, beating Methodist College Belfast 11 – 10 in this Northern Bank Semi Final with a last minute try.

Timing is everything, and Ballymena’s John Andrew’s timing is impeccable as the versatile forward has popped up to score the winning try on both occasions.

Were the winning try against Friends Schools Lisburn on Saturday was somewhat against the run of play there can be no denying that on this occasion Ballymena’s win against Methody was fully deserved.

Ballymena started the game strongly and dictated most of the play for the first half with No. 10 Patterson kicking a penalty and a drop goal to give Academy a 6 – 0 lead. The young out-half, who controlled the game well in tandem with scrum half Banda, was unlucky not to add more points narrowly missing with two other drop goal attempts.

Methody eventually raised their game at the end of the first half and with minutes to go . . .

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