Ballyclare High School I XV 5 v Ballymena Academy I XV 15

Ballyclare High School had to switch their scheduled midweek home fixture against Ballymena Academy to the Ballymena Academy grounds because of a frozen pitch at the Ballyclare High School grounds. This seemed to unsettle the Ballyclare team who made uncharacteristic defensive mistakes which enabled the Ballymena Academy team to score two first half tries. Callum Patterson opened the scoring with a well struck penalty to put his Ballymena team into a 3-0 lead.

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Jonny McClelland then scored an unconverted try to put his team into an 8-0 lead. Just before half time, Peter Wallace touched down for a try which Callum Patterson converted to put the home team into a 15-0 half time lead. The Ballyclare High School team finally got some rhythm into their game in the opening exchanges of the second half. They dominated the first twenty minutes of the second period of play and got some reward for their endeavours when Jonny Darling scored a try following good work from Jonny Holmes. The conversion was missed but the scoreline was now 15-5. The Ballymena team was well organised in defence and ensured that their line would not be crossed again. The score remained at 15-5 in favour of the home team at the final whistle to ensure a Ballymena Academy victory and the first loss of the season for the Ballyclare High School team.