Arklow u15 rugby friendly

Arklow 34

Greystones 36

Anyone that has an interest missed a cracker of a rugby match in the oval last Sunday morning. Arklow hosted their neighbours from up the road. This game was a friendly in name only. It was played as nearly a competitive match with both sides going hell for leather from the first minute

 The away side started the game well scoring an early try in the first five minutes of the game.  This kicked the home side into action and after a sustained period of pressure Arklow centre Dean Kelly Farrell managed to burrow his way through the Greystones defence to level the scores with a try. Fly half Conn Kinsella added the extra two points.  In a very end to end game Greystones managed to get over the whitewash twice very quickly. Arklow replied again through the aforementioned Kelly Farrell who managed to cross the line again.  Arklow forwards worked there socks off for the next couple of minutes with their power pushing the opposition defence. This led to a penalty near the line where Arklow hooker Jamie Tobin got the ball and drove his way over the line this was yet again converted by Kinsella

            The 2^nd half of the game started much like the first with Greystones getting the 1^st score of the half adding the extra two. In nearly a carbon copy of the 1^st half Kelly Farrell managed to cross the line again for the home side.  The game went from side to side with both sides cancelling each other out till Greystones managed to cross the line again deep in the corner which they managed to convert the extra two. Arklow pushed forward again and after a period of intense pressure on the opposition line Greystones thought they had won the ball back but the ball slipped out and Arklow scrum, half Padraig Bermingham  cleverly touched the ball down to give Arklow a fighting chance .With the game in the melting pot in the dying embers. Greystones managed to crash over the line again, before in the final play of the game Arklow Conn Kinsella managed to slalom his way through the Greystones defence to add a final try. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough as Arklow lost out.