I caught up with the first half of Quins v Navan in AIL 2B before heading up the road for the second half of the Women’s AIL game at Cooke.
Quins looked in fine shape when I left, leading as they were 15 – 0 at half time. Their first try came from a break from captain fantastic Mark Glover who broke down the right to finish up under the posts about 10 minutes in. Paul Kerr converted to push the score to 7 – 0.
An indiscipline Malahide coughed up a few penalty chances but Quins weren’t able to take advantage until Kerr knocked one over to take the score to 10 – 0 in their favour.
Malahide hadn’t shown much by the time I left, which was immediately after Quins second try, on the stroke of half time. Wing forward Eddie Gorrod finding the line after a period of pressure in the Malahide 22.
Malahide staged a remarkable second half comeback to lead 18 – 24 mid way through the second half. However a Jaz Andress try and a second penalty and conversion by Kerr put Quins back in front for a 28 – 24 win.
Gallery Below
Quins may yet rue their second half slump as Greystones set the standard in AIL 2B with a bonus point win against Dungannon in the opening round.
| TEAM | P | W | D | PD | BP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greystones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 5 |
| Blackrock College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Sligo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Belfast Harlequins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Galwegians | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Malahide | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 2 |
| Ballina | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Galway Corinthians RFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
| Dungannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | -26 | 0 | 0 |
