Enniskillen 2XV (Away) Vs Ballymena 3XV<\/p>\n
Enniskillen 2nd XV made the long journey to Ballymena last Saturday and with several players missing they travelled with a combination of 2nd and 3rd players, which brought a mixture of experience and youth. <\/p>\n
Enniskillen started off the game with great intent of playing a high aggression, running game. This was lead by the experienced quintet of Willis, McGarry, Grey, Connor and Wright. These five set the tone for what was to be a great game of rugby. <\/p>\n
After many phases of pressure, Enniskillen got its just reward with new out half Ben Parkinson going over in the corner and, in a very blustery Ballymena, was well converted by full-back for the day, Zack Charlton. <\/p>\n
For the next 40 minutes, Enniskillen dominated the game with Ballymena getting a rare glimpse of the ball. This was well shepherded by Enniskillen\u2019s back line which was well marshalled by Paul Burns. <\/p>\n
In the last 10 minutes, Ballymena managed to unleash their experience back line to score in the corner, leaving them leading by a single point. <\/p>\n
Enniskillen hit back straight away with some great carrying from the pack to get a penalty in front of the Ballymena posts. This left Enniskillen leading by 2 points. Unfortunately for Skins this was not to be the end of the scoring for the day. <\/p>\n
Ballymena showed the experience of their side with one final attack against the Enniskillen line. Enniskillen conceded a penalty in front of their posts and this was to be the last scoring opportunity of the day which Ballymena did not squander and took the 3 points to snatch a cruel one point victory for a final score of 14-13 against the industrious Enniskillen side. <\/p>\n
Captain Alan Ferguson was focused on the number of positives to take from the game which was a real testament to the character of the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a great bunch of lads and they put in a superb effort today to play running rugby against a very good side. With more hard work, the results will change. I know the rest of the season holds great results ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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