{"id":18732,"date":"2011-11-21T16:13:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=18732"},"modified":"2011-11-21T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T16:13:24","slug":"dungannon-rfc-club-notes-iv-xv-8-v-grosvenor-3-iii-xv-36-vs-dromore-9-ii-xv-44-v-queens-xv-7-reports-pictures-of-iii-xv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/dungannon-rfc-club-notes-iv-xv-8-v-grosvenor-3-iii-xv-36-vs-dromore-9-ii-xv-44-v-queens-xv-7-reports-pictures-of-iii-xv\/","title":{"rendered":"Dungannon RFC Club Notes: IV XV 8 v Grosvenor 3 ~ III XV 36 vs Dromore 9 ~ II XV 44 v Queen’s XV 7: Reports + Pictures Of III XV"},"content":{"rendered":"

2nd XV vs Queen’s (44 – 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd XV League<\/strong>
\nThis was a very open game played on one of the pitches at the impressive new facilities at The Dub. Dungannon scored eight tries, in truth they missed another three or four as did Queen\u2019s thanks to some careless handling but it was a good afternoon\u2019s entertainment for the spectators.
\nDungannon opened the scoring at the kick off when Stuart Lester and Darren Simpson fed Mark O\u2019Shea who showed the defence a clean pair of heels as he raced away for a try.
\n0 \u2013 5
\nAfter ten minutes intense Dungannon pressure resulted in a clearance being charged down. Darren Simpson gained possession and flipped the ball to the charging Phil Whyte who went over for the try.
\n0 \u2013 10
\nThe Dungannon pack were now controlling possession and when they disrupted a Queen\u2019s scrum Alan Cummings pounced to feed Stuart McCloskey who powered over for a try on twenty-five minutes. Jaryd Bennett converted.
\n0 \u2013 17\"\"<\/a>
\nDungannon eased back and Queen\u2019s put together some good phases, missing two penalties before Gannon got their fourth try. After messing up a scoring opportunity the pack drove and when the ball was recycled it reached the safe hands of Peter Smith who went over after thirty-two minutes.
\n0 \u2013 22
\nQueen\u2019s then put on some concerted pressure and deserved their reward when centre Robbie Stewart ran strongly to make the line after thirty-seven minutes. Richard McMaster converted.
\n7 \u2013 22
\nSome good running from the Gannon backs and forwards came to naught until six minutes into the half when the Simpsons scored. A break by Jaryd Bennett found Darren Simpson on the burst, when he passed to his elder brother; Brian neatly stepped inside and went over for the try.
\n7 \u2013 27
\nWe were treated to some good breaks involving Jaryd Bennett, Stuart McCloskey and Mark O\u2019Shea plus some ground making grunt work from Messrs, Sinnamon, Whyte, Jackson and McCarroll before Stuart McCloskey got possession in daylight and went over for a try on seventy-three minutes.
\n7 – 32 .
\nTwo minutes later another Bennett break found the tireless Rowan Halsall in support, Rowan ran over for a try to the left of the posts.
\n7 \u2013 37
\nYet another fine break from Jaryd Bennett gave Mark O\u2019Shea the chance to race away for his second try of the afternoon. Stuart McCloskey\u2019s conversion was successful.
\n7 \u2013 44
\nA good win for the seconds although they will admit they left plenty of points on the pitch.<\/p>\n

Team: Stuart Lester. Darren Simpson, Mark O\u2019Shea, Stuart McCloskey, Brian Simpson, Jaryd Bennett, Rowan Halsall. Philip Whyte, Paul Jackson, Ben Howard. Rodney Blair, Paul McCarroll. Steven Sinnamon, Alan Cummings, Peter Smith (Capt).
\nReferee: Stuart Douglas (Instonians)
\nTries: Mark O\u2019Shea (2), Philip Whyte, Stuart McCloskey (2), Peter Smith, Brian Simpson, & Rowan Halsall
\nConversions: Jaryd Bennett & Stuart McCloskey
\nPenalties: <\/p>\n

3rd XV vs Dromore (36 – 9)<\/strong>
\n CLICK HERE<\/a> FOR PICTURES
\nJunior League<\/strong>
\nDungannon IIIs kept their league title aspirations very much alive with another sound win on the road. Honours were fairly even in the first half with the visitors holding a single point lead over Dromore at the interval. However, with breeze advantage in the second half Dungannon moved into top gear to register five tries for a convincing 36-9 win.
\nDromore started strongly with their big pack keeping possession for out-half, Craig Williams to make ground with the boot. The visitors defended well though and at times there were notable counter attacks from Gareth Graham, Jonny Toal and Barry Donnelly. On fifteen minutes Dungannon suffered a setback with Keith Blevins forced off with a sprained ankle. Dromore held field position and Williams hit the target with a penalty to give the home side a lead midway through the half.
\n3 – 0
\nWith Richard Holmes and Declan Treanor excelling in the lineouts Dungannon soon asked questions of the Dromore defence. Kyle Thompson then drove close to the line before Mark Faloon forced his way over at the posts. Robin McCleary converted on the half hour.
\n3 – 7
\nDromore responded with a Williams penalty but it was Dungannon who controlled the remainder of the half with Philip McCammon going close.
\n6 – 7
\nFive minutes into the second half a good lineout take by Richard Holmes ended with Peter Keightley diving over.
\n6 \u2013 12
\nBack came Dromore and it took a timely clearance by Robin McCleary to save the Dungannon line. The home side did get something from the visit though when Williams popped over his third penalty to leave Dromore just three points adrift.
\n9 \u2013 12
\nHowever, two minutes later there was to be a \u2019charge down\u2019 and Rory Patton quickly gathered to score in the corner after fifty-five minutes with Robin McCleary converting.
\n9 \u2013 19
\nThe issue was then sealed in the final quarter with the Dungannon adding three tries. On sixty-five minutes a Treanor lineout take paved the way for a Philip McCammon try.
\n9 \u2013 24
\nJonny Toal then rounded the Dromore defence after seventy minutes for a fine try.
\n9 \u2013 29
\nThen the final say went to the industrious Declan Treanor who touched down following good handling by the forwards. Prop McCleary converted and the referee sounded the final whistle.
\n9 \u2013 36
\nThe team showed seven changes from last Saturday and had several players out of position but still produced a good display. Team Manager Gareth McMullan was happy, \u201cThis was a good team effort, despite losing Keith Blevins in the first quarter the pack produced a very disciplined performance against a big Dromore eight.\u201d <\/p>\n

Team: Barry Donnelly. Jerome McClure, Mark Faloon, Jonathan Smith, John Toal. Gareth Graham, Rory Patton. Kyle Thompson, Neil McGinley, Robin McCleary. Declan Treanor, Keith Blevins. Philip McCammon, Peter Keightley, Richard Holmes.
\nReferee: Adrian Millar
\nTries: Mark Faloon, Peter Keightley, Rory Patton, Philip McCammon, Jonny Toal & Declan Treanor
\nConversions: Robin McCleary (3)
\nPenalties: <\/p>\n

4th XV vs Grosvenor (8 – 3)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Junior League<\/strong>
\nJulian Knipe was like a dog with two tails after this win against unbeaten Grosvenor. \u201cDespite some last minute withdrawals the boys stepped up to the mark well. I am very appreciative of those who played at short notice, especially Derek McMullan.\u201d
\nThe watching Derek Hall commented that the Mad Dog made a forty metre break and had he tried a side step on the fullback instead of a Maori Kiss he might have made the line. Derek admitted that there was not enough petrol in the tank for any fancy footwork at that stage of the game.
\nThe first half was very tight with the battle fought out up front. Grosvenor hit the post on one occasion in the first half but it was Gannon who got on to the score sheet first. A bit of inspirational play by Andrew Caddoo bamboozled two Grosvenor players and allowed him to dive over for a try after thirty minutes.
\n0 \u2013 5
\nThe second half was again tight with Dungannon just having the upper hand, After sixty-five minutes the immaculate Ricky Wright converted a penalty that gave Gannon a morsel of comfort.
\n0 \u2013 8
\nIn the penultimate minute Grosvenor\u2019s Andrew McConville kicked a penalty.
\n3 \u2013 8
\nThis was really the last act of the game and Dungannon were very happy with their afternoon\u2019s work at Belmont. Another two points on the road.<\/p>\n

Team: Mark Salley. Paraic Martin, Jordan Patterson, Peter Kennedy, Kevin McElduff. Mark Salley, Julian Knipe (Capt). Stephen Donaghy, Ally Moore, Darran Lucas. Gareth Lucas, Derek McMullan. Fergal Mallon, Andrew Caddoo, Christopher Holland.
\nReferee: Marcus Malley
\nTries: Andrew Caddoo.
\nConversions:
\nPenalties: Richard Wright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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