The Front Row Union Sport - Forster Cup: CIYMS 2XV 34 Ballynahinch 4XV 23

Forster Cup: CIYMS 2XV 34 Ballynahinch 4XV 23

Apr 22, 2025

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We caught up with the Forster Cup Final between CIYMS 2nd XV and Ballynahinch 4th XV at Ravenhill on Saturda afternoon.

Ballynahinch were first on the scoreboard with a penalty from Justin Rea for a 0 – 3 lead.

CIYMS tied the game if minutes late as a penalty from Ewan Nelson took the score to 3 – 3.

However, Hinch were back in front, 3 – 10, two minutes later after a try from Jay Kinnear was converted by Rea.

The closing minutes of the first half saw a second penalty from Hinch’s Rea to take the score to 3 – 13 before CI pulled out a late try from Tom Robinson, converted by Nelson, to take the score to 10 – 13 at half time.