Enniskillen narrowly avoided an embarrassing exit in the 2nd round of the Towns Cup last Saturday away to qualifying three side Lurgan, with a dismal first half display redeemed by a stellar second half performance that sees them qualify for a Towns Cup Quarter Final.
In their current run of form Enniskillen were inevitably going to feel they had the upper hand going into the contest against Lurgan, a mid table side from the league below, but Lurgan came out of the blocks looking keen to cause an upset and quickly had the visitors on the back foot.
Nothing went Enniskillen’s way in the early phases as consistent handling errors kept them pinned in their own half, and additionally the referee blunted the Enniskillen scrum threat claiming constant infringements in the contest from Skins, prolonging the time spent battling in their own half and eventually leading to a penalty and three points for the home side. Lurgan continued in the same vein after achieving first blood and the pressure yielded a try when Enniskillen fumbled the ball receiving a kick inside their 22 and this was kicked through by the Lurgan chaser and touched down for an early score. Enniskillen were surely feeling shellshocked at this stage and came back attempting to stamp their authority on the fixture. Some more patient phases had Enniskillen getting into their stride and with the line out functioning well they were able to put together some devastating mauls to trundle up the pitch and cross the line for their first score.
