With two U19 Inter Provincial games being played against Leinster U19’s at Dungannon Rugby Club a number of schools were without some front line players when their teams took the field on Saturday 10th.
The U19 “A” team lost by 36-6 to a strong Leinster team despite the best efforts of players such as Stuart Hooks, Mark Gribben, Andrew Clingan, Rory Winters and Matthew Rea. Leinster scored tries through Jack Fitzpatrick, Thomas Farrell, Edward Byrne, Ian Bryne and Andrew Murphy. Thomas Daly weighed in with four conversions as well as a penalty to account for the Leinster total. Mark Gribben converted two Ulster penalty opportunities. The “B” team put on a very determined and spirited performance to emerge as worthy 24-15 winners against another strong Leinster XV. Matthew McKeown, Ryan Martin and Connor Philips scored one try each with Timothy McNeice converting all three tries as well as adding a penalty. In response, the Leinster team scored a converted try, an unconverted try as well as a penalty.
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There were a number of midweek games played in the lead up to a fuller programme of school games on Saturday 10th. Wallace High School played Grosvenor Grammar School in a midweek game that saw both teams at less than full strength. The Wallace boys won the game by 10-0 with tries from Stephen Arneill and Adam Dickson sufficient to secure the victory.
