REPORT: Larne RFC 1s hold on at Lurgan

The Larne 1st XV travelled to Pollack Park in Lurgan for what they anticipated to be a very tight game and that it would be.

The home side played with the strong breeze in the first half and it was clear that they were trying to pin the visitors deep in their own half from the outset. This forced the Larne men to run out from deep and in the opening stages they did this to great effect, good carries from the new centre partnership of Aston and Burns saw pressure relieved.
As Larne started to grab a good foot hold on the game, Lurgan had no option but to give away a few penalties around the fringes as the hard working Larne pack rumbled forward. Andrews was clearly on form off the tee and add to early penalties to put the Larne side into 0-6 lead within ten minutes. However, it was not for Larne to go unnoticed by the referee and the hosts were duly awarded a penalty after some severe pressure in the scrum. The Lurgan out half duly slotted the penalty to half the deficit……………… see more at :- http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/larnerfc/s/match-centre-57321/0-2507563