Friendly: Omagh Academy 15 Royal School Dungannon 22

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Royal School Dungannon produced an impressive second half performance to win this local derby against Omagh Academy by 22 points to 15 on  Saturday morning.

Unfortunately due to roadworks on the A4 and a bit of a SatNav mix up I missed the opening quarter and by the time I arrived the score was Omagh 3 Dungannon 5 with Ashley McIlwaine slotting over a penalty for the home side and Peter Nelson scoring an unconverted try for Dungannon.

As I arrived at the blustery playing fields at Omagh the Academy were pressurising the visitors line and within minutes second row Jony Sproule barged his way over the line for a try after good work by captain Gary Sherrard. McIlwaine added the conversion giving the home side a 10 – 5 lead which they maintained until half time.

Turning round with the strong wind now behind them Dungannon hit back early in the second half with No. 8 Martin blasting his way to the line with a . . .

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2 responses to “Friendly: Omagh Academy 15 Royal School Dungannon 22”

  1. Raging Raven

    Dewi ……. Gary Humes said they would never have lost in his day at the Academy. 🙂

    1. I believe he did Raven, and I did hear a few of the spectators say, “I’m sure we would have won that game if we had the silky running skills of ex alumni Gary Humes!”

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