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Newry RFC Under 12s travelled to Lurgan in high spirits on Friday night, 14 March and the youngsters can be very proud of the performance they put in.
The first game was against Civil, a team they had met before. The game started off very even, with big runs from both teams. It took Newry a few minutes to get going but when the drills from the training paddock kicked in....the ball started moving through the hands out wide. Civil had no measure for Newry's quick hands, with Newry running out 4 tries to 1.
The 2nd game against Malone went well, with Newry running out winners. The 3rd game against Portadown started quickly with Portadown getting the better out of the early exchanges and scoring first. Newry then started going through the phases and using the ball, running into space. When Newry got on the scoresheet they didn't let up the momentum and ran out 3 tries to 1 ahead.
Then the game of the night against a well drilled Lurgan side. Both sides did not want to give an inch and had a proper go at each other. Lurgan big runners were stopped by 2 or 3 players at a time a true testament to the young lads commitment. The score was 1 all for most of the game untill a well worked move saw Ryan run into space carrying a few Lurgan players with him, then Patrick wrestled the ball from him to dive over for the winning try. Newry seemed to think the game was over and Lurgan attacked, sheer desperate tackling saved the day as Lurgan was held up twice over the line, but it was enough to hang on for the 2 - 1 win.
There was a lot of heart shown on the night, as always there are some things to work on, but all in all the coaching team were happy with the boys at how they stuck to the task. A win is a win, even if it's an ugly one.
Thank you to the parents and supporters who travelled. The vocal support really made a difference.
