Ballymena I XV 15 Malone I XV 20

For most of the first half Ballymena looked the better side, but failed to capitalise, having only a single penalty to show for their endeavours at the break. Early second half pressure resulted in a converted try to stretch the lead to 10-0, but almost immediately Malone hit back with a converted try of their own, following it up with a similar effort to give them a 17-10 lead. A great run by McBurney led to a second try by Pritchard, which raised the hopes of the Ballymena supporters, but Malone closed out the game with a penalty to win by 20 points to 15. Ballymena drop to sixth in the

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