URC D1: CIYMS 22 Dromore 30

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New season, new coaching team and some new faces amongst the ranks, CI would be hoping to show Dromore who put 40 points on them during their last visit at Belmont that they will be a side to be reckoned with this year.

Report and pictures by Richard Owens

That’s exactly what happened, a fast, exciting, fiercely contested game which could have gone either way right up to the last minutes.

Paddy Beverland for CI got it started on the pristine surface and from the off both sides attempted to establish some territory. It was a breathless start, 6 minutes before the first break in play with a CI line out within their own 22.

With the breeze behind them a well placed kick from the line out gave short relief before Dromore mounted a counter attack from the fielded ball. With the forwards occupied near the posts the ball was whipped out from Dromore out . . .

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