Ulster U19\u2019s v Italy Academy U18\u2019s Banbridge RFC Saturday 20th August 2016
\nThe Ulster U19 squad played their second warm-up fixture of the summer against a talented Italy Academy U18 team on a superb playing surface at Banbridge RFC on Saturday 20th August. Despite the difficult weather conditions both teams were determined to play attacking rugby throughout the game with the Ulster team emerging as 34-0 winners.
\nUlster took an early 7-0 lead with just four minutes on the clock when winger, Mark Keane, outpaced his opposite number to run in for a try. Cormac Fox added the extras to put his team into their 7-0 lead. The Ulster team moved the possession they secured with intent and their lead was extended to 14-0 midway through the first half when James Hume finished off a flowing move with a try. Cormac Fox, once again, was accurate with his conversion kick. Seven minutes later the industrious Alexander Clarke put the finishing touches to a well-organised driven maul, following a lineout, when he dotted the ball down over the Italian line. Cormac Fox converted the try to increase the Ulster lead to 21-0. Just before the break Cormac converted a penalty opportunity to put the Ulster U19 team into a 24-0 lead at the interval.
\nBoth teams made a raft of changes after the break with the Italian team adapting to the conditions. Despite their best intentions they could find no way past the Ulster defence. In fact, somewhat against the run of play in the early stages of the second period, it was the Ulster U19 team that extended their lead to 29-0 when Mark Keane won a foot race for the touchdown for an unconverted try. The Italian team never gave up and ran the ball from deep on a number of occasions and came close to causing problems for the Ulster team. However, the resilient Ulster team had the final say in the game when debutant player, Lewis Sampson, making his bow in the centre, ran in for an unconverted try which secured the hard-earned 34-0 victory for the Ulster U19 team.
\nNext up for the Ulster U19 team will be the first of their three game series of Inter-Provincial games. They will host Leinster U19\u2019s at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution playing fields on Saturday 3rd September in a game scheduled to kick off at 3-00pm.
\n Ulster U19 team v Italy Saturday 20th August Banbridge RFC
\n1\/ Paul Mullen Armagh RFC
\n2\/ Alexander Clarke Ballymena Academy
\n3\/ Tom O\u2019Toole Campbell College, Belfast (Captain)
\n4\/ John McCusker Rainey RFC
\n5\/ Zac Ward Down High School
\n6\/ Joe Dunleavy Letterkenny RFC
\n7\/ Matthew Agnew Bangor Grammar School
\n8\/ Jack Barry Glendinning Campbell College, Belfast
\n9\/ Rhys 0\u2019Donnell Royal Belfast Academical Institution
\n10\/ Cormac Fox Armagh RFC
\n11\/ Mark Keane Royal Belfast Academical Institution
\n12\/ Michael Lowry Royal Belfast Academical Institution
\n13\/ James Hume Royal Belfast Academical Institution
\n14\/ Michael Stronge Ballymena Academy
\n15\/ Joe Finnegan Royal Belfast Academical Institution
\n16\/ Jesse Iredale Belvedere College
\n17\/ Matthew Russell Campbell College, Belfast
\n18\/ Corrie Barrett Royal Belfast Academical Institution
\n19\/ James Nelson Campbell College, Belfast
\n20\/ Josh Kennedy Portora Royal School
\n21\/ John Crowther Campbell College, Belfast
\n22\/ David Pogatchnik St Conleth\u2019s College
\n23\/ Richard Fahy Blackrock College
\n24\/ 0scar Yandall Campbell College, Belfast
\n25\/ Lewis Sampson Exiles
\n26\/ Dennis Posternak Dalriada School
\n27\/ Yannic Marriott Exiles
\nTeam Management
\nCoaches \ud83d\ude42 James Topping David Creighton Bryan Young
\nS&C Matthew Godfrey
\nKit Manager Tim Morton
\nPhysiotherapist Richard Johnston
\nDoctor Dr Owen Rainey
\nManager Barney McGonigle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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