The Front Row Union Sport - AIL1B: Instonians 32 Naas 12

AIL1B: Instonians 32 Naas 12

Sep 29, 2025

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On Saturday afternoon, newly promoted Instonians welcomed Naas to Shawsbridge for the first AIL1B game of the season.

Naas opened the scoring on 7 minutes, when Tom Bohan struck over a short-range penalty goal for a 3-0 lead.

A clearance kick was fielded and moved wide to Hugo Ellerby to score to put Instonians 5-3 up after 15 minutes.

More Instonians pressure yielded a 5 metre scrum. As the squeeze came on the scrum splintered. Instonians were awarded a penalty try to move them out to 12-3 after 22 minutes.

Naas kept the scoreboard ticking over with another Tom Bohan penalty goal for 6-12 after 24 minutes, before a Tadhg Brophy try, converted by Tom Bohan gave Naas a 13-12 lead on 27 minutes.