UL Bohemians 23 Ballymena 30
Ballymena made the long journey to Limerick with a team shorn of the players involved with Ulster at any level, and missing Callum Patterson, out of action with a broken arm sustained in the Dublin University game. But, as it turned out, Andy Graham’s faith in the overall strength of his squad was more than justified, as his team turned in a really gutsy performance to beat UL Bohemians on their own ground, and bring home a try bonus point. So, after the first round of four Division 1B games Ballymena sit second in the table, one point behind Galwegians, also newly promoted. There is now a short break until the first Saturday in November, when they travel to Galway, for what should be a very interesting contest……. see more at :- http://www.ballymenarugbyclub.com/2014/10/06/1st-xv-four-league-wins/
Ballymena 3rds 27 Dromore 2nds 5
In an entertaining encounter at Eaton Park Ballymena 3rd XV outplayed their opponents to achieve a victory that puts them top of their section of the Junior League. However, against a well organised Dromore defence it took the home side nearly a quarter of an hour to get on the board, which they did through a Matthew Banks penalty. At this stage most of the attacking play was coming from Ballymena, with the backline showing a lot of pace and skill, but they couldn’t crack the Dromore defence until a minute before half time, when prop Alan Campbell crashed over for a try. The conversion failed, leaving the half time score 8-0 to Ballymena…… see more at :- http://www.ballymenarugbyclub.com/2014/10/04/3rds-beat-dromore/
