A damp morning in Shawsbridge, saw Cooke IIs taking on Ballyclare IIIs in a Forster Cup Quarter-final showdown, and what promised to be an interesting tie didn’t disappoint.
A goal-line drop out from Cooke into a fresh breeze, saw Ballyclare quickly get possession in a dangerous position and Tommy Holland touched down between the posts for the opening score. An easy conversion for Rhys Cobain to start gave the visitors a 0 – 7 lead after just 3 minutes.
It didn’t take long for Cooke to get on the offensive. A kick towards the touchline seemed to have been kept in by Ballyclare with a jump and palm back in-field, but the officials deemed it to be a Cooke lineout in . . .
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