2nd XV pile on the points

Monday, 05 October 2009 10:48

Academy 2XV   v Lisburn 3

It was bright autumn day with an invigorating breeze blowing across the pitch when Academy 2XV took the pitch fielding a team with 8 changes from its last match. The last change occurring 10 minutes before kick off with veteran sometime retired Paul Barbour being dragged from his intensive training programme to play at full back following Gavin Braiden’s late call up to the 1st XV.  The team welcomed 2 new players to the club Rory Neary on the wing and Callum Leckey at Blind side.

Academies started well attacking Lisburn but were unable to put points on the board. On Lisburn’s first foray into the Academy 22 in the sixth minute, a short lineout followed by some good sharp passing put the Lisburn right wing in the corner for the opening score. Academy were sloppy in defence.
 Acad 0 Lisburn 5

Academy again came back at Lisburn and good forward drives by Waddell and Dobbin created good ruck ball for out half Phil Moffet to neglect the 4 man overlap to dummy and stretch over for a try by the posts in the 11th minute. Moffet converted.
Acad 7 Lisburn 5

Academy continued to press with their forward dominance in the loose but Lisburn were quick to try and counter with their backs. In the 20 minute following a series of good rucks in the Lisburn 22, debutante Neary scored a wingers try in the corner.
Acad 12 Lisburn 5

Lisburn began to get some territory and following a lineout the Lisburn 12 helped by some ineffectual tackling broke through from the 22 and scored beneath posts to level the scores in the 23rd minute
Acad 12 Lisburn 12

Academy restored their forward dominance and from a from a set piece move from a shortened lineout No 8 Keith Dobbin strolled underneath the posts in the 28th min.  Moffet converted to restore Academy's lead.
Academy 19 Lisburn 12

Lisburn started to infringe at the breakdown in an effort to stop the Academy rucking dominating the game and in the 38th min infringed in front of the post to give Moffet an easy penalty.

Acad 22 Lisburn 12

The second half started with Academy continuing to dominate but the game became staccato due to the continued whistling of the referee.  It was hard for either team to get a pattern going.

Lisburn infringed again in their 22, in the 43rd minute, which gave Moffet another easy penalty conversion

Acad 25 Lisburn 12

Academy pressed the Lisburn line and after conceding a series of penalties in their 22 the referee awarded a penalty try to Academy. Moffet converted to stretch the lead.
Acad 32  Lisburn 12

 Lisburn started to open their game up and following a strange short penalty move on half way by Academy, they got good field position and launched a good backs move and put their No 14 in for a try which was converted.
Acad 32 Lisburn 19

The game was open but there were plenty of infringements and Moffet extended the score with a penalty in the 67th min
Acad 35 Lisburn 19

Academy launched some fine counter attacks with veteran full back Barbour showing some deft touches and being unlucky in just being stopped short of the line following a mazy run from the half way!!!
Academy centre made a break from his own 22 and was generous in giving Keith Dobbin a simple run in try in the 70th min.
Acad 40  Lisburn 19

Lisburn continued to keep the ball alive and were rewarded for their endeavours with a try close in for their prop forward which was converted in the 79th min.
Acad 40  Lisburn 24

 Academies 2XV have now won all 3 league matches. Just think what can be achieved when everyone makes training. It pays to train. Look at Keith Dobbin, his sudden appearance at training on Thursday, rumour has it he was lost, and he scores 2 tries on Saturday!!!

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