Dungannon ran out winners in their opening summer tour fixture in New Jersey against a spirited Monmouth County, Redbank by 65 – 10.
A tour party of 30 members left Stevenson Park on Thursday 11th August bound for New York and Boston to embark on the clubs first tour to the area since 1979, when the likes of Willie Anderson, Jimmy McCoy and last years President Stanley Turkington where amongst the touring party.
The playing party, of 22 players, began the tour with a match on Saturday 13th August where Dungannon tour veteran and Captain Paul Magee led out the team against Monmouth County, Redbank.
The team went up against past players Aaron Fry, Melvin Ferry and were well looked after by tour guide Geoffrey Morrow.
The party is now heading for Boston where they will face the New England “Boston Barbarians” (not to be confused with the Irish Boston Wolfhounds) on Thursday.
Match report from Dungannon’s Website
1st XV vs Monmouth USA (65 – 10)
A good result for the tourists in their opening fixture. Our roving reporter Derek Clements advises that the players are in good spirits although somewhat disappointed that injuries to Philip Stinson and Gareth McMullen . . .
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