I made the 11 hour round trip to Abbeyfeale RFC to cover this historic clash between, newly formed, Kerry RFC and, AIL newcomers, Ballincollig RFC in their first round Community Series match in the Munster Conference.
Unfortunately, it was a cold, dank and breezy day in Co Limerick and the match didn’t quite meet the occasion, both teams a bit rusty.
This game was their first proper hit out since March and in difficult enough conditions quite a few moves didn’t reach completion. However it was a well contested game with plenty of endeavour from both teams.
The first half was particularly scrappy. Kerry had the advantage of the stiff breeze blowing up the pitch and they raced to an early lead with Laoise O’Driscoll knocking over an early penalty.
Meabh McElligott heads . . .
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