Schools Cup: Dromore High School 11 Dalriada School 27

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John McMurtry

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Dalriada came away with an 11 – 27 win in this entertaining encounter played in frosty conditions at Dromore RFC on Saturday morning.

The match took a while to get up and running and it was the visitors who crossed first with Dalriada winger scoring an unconverted try out wide. Hooker extended the lead to 0 – 8 following an successful penalty attempt before Dromore got their account up and running with a penalty from out half to take the score to 3 – 8 at the break.

Dalriada extended their lead at the start of the second half with quick ball allowing centre to break through and score a try, converted by McCormick.

The Dromore side battled back and, after a series of lines out in Dalriada territory, was on hand to battle over for an unconverted try, taking the score to 8 – 15. The High School further ramped up the pressure when Cobb knocked over a long range penalty to take the game to 11 – 15.

The High School continued to push but a break by Dalriada’s influential McCormick ended with running in a try which McCormick converted to give the visitors a 22 – 11 lead.

Dalriada wrapped up the game when, that man, McCormack squeezed over following a break by Pollock to give the Ballymoney boys a deserved 11 – 22 win.

Dalriada are on the road again for the Fourth Round of the Cup when they face the difficult trip to Campbell College on or before Saturday 3rd February.

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