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Medallion Shield: Campbell College 0 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 15 Semi Final

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I had a fraught journey over from Campbell College to Pirrie Park, the neutral venue for the Medallion Shield semi final between Campbell College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. I was caught behind a road traffic accident, and it took some time to get both vehicles on to the hard shoulder.

I arrived midway through the 1st half to a 0-0 scoreline.

With a strong wind behind then Campbell were on the attack. At times only a scrambling Inst defence kept Campbell out. Inst struggled to clear the ball into the wind.

Dylan Gray’s try opened the scoring for Inst

As the 1st half drew to a close Inst gained a foothold in the Campbell 22. From a lineout Inst marched a maul forward. As the maul splintered the ball was released to Dylan Gray, who crashed over for the opening score, on 28 minutes. Inst saw out the remainder of . . .

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