AIL 1B. Old Wesley 14 City of Armagh 12

Scrum superiority was ultimately to prove the difference as Old Wesley ran out winners 14-12 over City of Armagh at a blustery Energia Park this afternoon.

Thanks to JC Sports Photography for the report and images.

The home side started well but the visitors grew into the game and had a decent share of territory and possession in the first quarter. Both sides were getting on the wrong side of the referee on a regular basis but neither was able to capitalise, whether as a result of a lineout malfunction or, in the case of the home side, an inability to hold on to the ball as the line beckoned.

Wesley’s powerful scrum asserted itself early on, winning a penalty just  outside the visitor’s 22. The kick, into a strong wind, drifted well wide and the home side would switch tack and go down the line from then on.