Donaghadee 13 \u2013 10 Academy<\/p>\n
The game started with the Dee playing up the hill and a well-placed kick put the home side under pressure in their own 22.<\/p>\n
However the crowd’s spirits were lifted as the Dee pack took the line-out catch and drove their opposition fully 30 yards up field<\/p>\n
before clearing to safety. <\/p>\n
However after 5 minutes Academy took the lead as their full-back scored a try in right corner after their left-wing <\/p>\n
came into the line. The touchline conversion by the number 10 made the score 7-0.<\/p>\n
Dee had several attacks up the hill with one notable run by McGrugan causing panic in the visitors’ defence. Unfortunately<\/p>\n
the home side missed a couple of penalty chances to get on the scoreboard. However the Dee eventually scored after 32 <\/p>\n
mins with Jonny Quigg flick inside as he was heading to touch taken by Chris Good who powered over in the corner. The <\/p>\n
difficult conversion narrowly missed to leave the score 7-5.<\/p>\n
Academy were awarded a soft penalty in injury-time on Dee 22 and this was converted by out-half to make score 10-5<\/p>\n
at half-time. <\/p>\n
The majority of the second-half was dominated by Dee and played in the Academy half with the visitors relying on the kick <\/p>\n
and chase to relieve the pressure. On one notable occasion Billy Allen fielded one such clearance in his own 22 and returned it<\/p>\n
with interest to find touch 15 metres from the Academy line.<\/p>\n
Paul Blewitt was organising matters for the Dee backline and kept the home side in good field position. Several times the<\/p>\n
Dee pack pounded away on Academy line but good goal-line defence held Dee out. Finally the referee awarded the Dee a <\/p>\n
penalty which was converted by Paul Blewitt to make the 10-8.<\/p>\n
The Dee went back on the attack as full-time approached, again tried to rumble over the line with the pick and drive. Just<\/p>\n
when it seemed that Academy would hold out, the ball was switched to the blind side where Jack Cooke showed his strength <\/p>\n
to score the try which put the Dee into the lead. McGrugan’s conversion attempt struck the post to leave the score 13-10.<\/p>\n
However despite a desperation attack by the visitors, the Dee held on for a narrow but deserved victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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