Friendly: Ballyclare High 27 Wallace High 17

Ballyclare High School took their chances, in wet conditions, to win this game against a spirited Wallace High School 27 – 17.

Wallace dominated large portions of this game but it was the home side, cheered on by the home crowd, that made the best of the wet conditions to win with a degree of comfort in the end.

The home side were first on the score sheet with a penalty from out half  Jonny Holmes. However Wallace were on the score sheets shortly after when a penalty was kicked to the corner and flanker Dean Irvine forced his way over from the resulting lineout. The conversion was missed from out wide leaving the score at 3 – 5.

Holmes added his second penalty after a good period of pressure from the home side and the out half found his way over the line shortly after when the visitors failed to clear from a defensive lineout. Holmes converted his own try taking the score to 13 – 5.