Beyond doubt, this was a game of ‘what could have been’ for both teams.
Nervous early exchanges saw sloppy turnovers and none-too-accomplished handling galore, but it was Campbell College who managed to start the brighter, creating good sustained pressure within ten yards of the try-line. Belfast Inst’s defence managed to see off the five-point threat, but gave away a penalty in the process. The kick was missed and so play continued. RBAI also had a chance to score from an early penalty but were unable to do so.
Frustrations within each team with regard to their personal ability to put any decent play together saw players lash out at their opposite numbers, but thankfully the referee was on hand to stop any ‘handbags’, as he himself called it, from developing into something worse.
Approaching the end of the first half, it seemed that this would be the only action before the whistle, but a nothing-ball kicked deep into Inst territory created confusion whereby the . . .
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