Ballymena Academy ran out deserved winners in the 2010 Northern Bank Schools Cup Final at a packed Ravenhill on Wednesday afternoon by the score 10 – 7.
BRA opened the scoring with a try by Jordan Buchanan, converted by David Cartmill but Ballymena hit back late in the first half with a Caleb Morrison try, converted by Callum Patterson, and went ahead early in the second half with Patterson adding a drop goal.
It was the Ballymena side that started the match strongly and thanks to their foraging back row and the boot of Patterson they kept the Belfast side pinned in their own half.
BRA did manage a couple of breakouts with some exciting running by out half Stuart Olding and a few barging breaks from their number 8 Iain Henderson and it was from one such break that scrum half Conor Spence sent full back Jordan Buchanan clear with a delightful chip, allowing Buchanan to collect and score under the posts.
The impressive Cartmill added the extra points and the Ballymena . . .
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