Club: Coleraine 3 Instonians 19

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Instonians maintained their top spot in the Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division One with a hard fought 3 – 19 win against Coleraine at Rugby Avenue on Saturday afternoon.

Instonians dominated territory and possession but a succession of mistakes and a spirited Coleraine defence kept the mscoreless in the first quarter.

Coleraine eventually broke the siege and progressed upfied to claim a penalty towards the end of the second quarter. However Instonians resumed their attack and finally found the try line when drove over with minutes to go to half time. added the conversion to give a score of Coleraine 3 Instonians 7 at the break.

added a second mid way through the third quarter, which was again converted by Wright to push the score to 3 – 14 and as the clock ticked on towards full time, substitute hooker burst through for Instonians third. No conversion this time leaving the final score Coleraine 3 Instonians 19.

The other results in the Kukri Ulster Rugby Championship Division 1 can be seen below.

Ballyclare13 – 5CIYMS
Coleraine3 – 19Instonians
Cooke50 – 7Clogher Valley
Enniskillen18 – 7Carrickfergus
Portadown18 – 17Dromore

The results leave Instonians and Ballyclare scrapping it out at the top of the table with Instonians edging it on points difference.

TEAMPWDLPTS
Instonians11100147
Ballyclare11100147
C.I.Y.M.S1160529
Dromore1150628
Carrickfergus1150624
Cooke1050523
Enniskillen1140718
Portadown1140718
Coleraine1030717
Clogher Valley112099

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Photo credit – Graham Service Photography


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