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Academy RFC Club-School U16 Blitz

Apr 8, 2024

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I caught up with the U16 Club-School Blitz at Roughfort on Saturday morning which featured teams from Academy, Ballyclare, Ballymoney, Belfast Harlequins, Carrickfergus, and CIYMS.

With three matches being played concurrently I was only able to catch up with four of the sides so apologies to Ballyclare and Ballymoney.

In the first round I caught up with Academy and CIYMS in a close game in exceptionally windy conditions which saw Academy win 12 – 10.

Academy’s points came from tries from Josh Gibson and Ruben Gurley with the all important conversion from Jake Beacon. CI responded with tris from Connor McKinley and Owen Wilson.

Round 1: Academy 12 CIYMS 10

In the second round I caught the match between Belfast Harlequins and Carrickfergus on Pitch 2. There was no let up in the strong wind from Storm Kathleen but it didn’t . . .

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