Arklow u15s Leinster Cup

Arklow 14

Wexford 22

U15 Leinster Cup

 There was a great cup game played last Saturday afternoon in Arklow between two southeast sides.  The home side was looking to keep their momentum going after a few very strong performances at home. Playing with a strong wind in the first half the home side started very strongly getting the first try of the game through center Dean Kelly Farrell, who managed to break his way through the opposition defense before dotting the ball down under the posts. Fly-half Conn Kinsella cleverly drop-kicked the conversion over to give Arklow an early 7 point lead.  The game ebbed and flowed for the next 10 minutes with Wexford putting pressure on the Arklow try line. Try as they might Wexford couldn’t get through. With Arklow using the wind every time to clear their lines.  Eventually, Wexford pressure paid off as they got over the try line and slotted the resulting conversion to level the game. With the game edging towards half time the home side piled on the pressure again with foray after foray into the opposition twenty-two. This intense pressure led to indiscipline from the Wexford defense. With the final play of the half Arklow won a penalty and after a quick tap, the ball landed in the hands of Arkow no.8 Oran Kelly who burst his way through the  Wexford defense for the home sides 2^nd try. Kinsella dropped the conversion over to give them a 7 point lead at the break

The 2^nd half was nearly a mirror image of the first, with the team that had the wind gaining the advantage. Wexford piled on the pressure from the first whistle and after some heroic defending from the home side, they managed to cross the whitewash for a score.  They missed the resulting conversion which kept the home side in the lead. A couple of phases of play later Wexford managed to break through the cover again to cross the line but again missed the resulting kick. With the game in its final quarter and still only one score in it Arklow managed to get control of the ball in the Wexford half. Some more indiscipline got the home side right down into the 22 where they were camped for nearly 10 minutes. But a mix of great defending and clever fouling Wexford managed to keep the home side at bay. With the final play of the game, Wexford managed to break away and cross the line for one last time. Giving the away side an 8 point win in the cup