Carrick U15s win at Ballynahinch
A great second half performance, led by man of the match second row Iain McMenamin,
saw Carrick U15s rugby side score an impressive 37-21 victory over their Premier
league rivals Ballynahinch. Carrick started the game superbly with Aaron McCauley
scoring the opening try in the 3 minute of the game. Unfortunately for Carrick this
sparked an immediate response from their opponents who scored 3 tries in quick succession,
all of which were converted. Just before half time Carrick responded themselves with
J Beasant finishing off a period of forward dominance by Carrick leaving the score
21-10 at half time. After the break Carricks pack of forwards took complete control
of the game . All 8 forwards carried the ball with conviction leading to further
scores from J Beasant ,
I. McMnenimin (2) , M Wilson , D Robinson and B Young. This left the final result
337-21 to Carrick. A great result for Carrick but the lesson to be taken from this
result is that this young side must play with the intensity for the full duration
of the game and not just one half.
At U 13 level, Carrick were very unfortunate to go down 21-12 in a closely contested
game. Although Carrick were superior in many facets of the game, their opponents
ability to run more aggressively with the ball and finish off scoring opportunities
eventually led to defeat for the U13s. Next week away to Coleraine, hopefully an
improved performance will side this promising side get back on track in the league.
For the second week in a row the U17 side travelled to an away fixture lacking personnel
in key positions. Although they eventually went down 31-5the score line does not
paint a true reflection of the game. For long periods of play Carrick held superiority
in terms of possession and territory but failed to turn this dominance into points.
Additionally, a lack of concentration at key moments allowed the opposition in to
score what could only be described as” soft tries”. Hopefully with players returning
from injury for next week the fixture away to Coleraine will see this side returning
to winning ways.
Training at Carrick continue on Wednesday nights starting at &pm. All new players
are very welcome.
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