Despite a late rally from the home side, Belfast Harlequins held on to win this All Ireland League match by 15 points to 10 at a sunny Carrick Rugby Club on Sunday afternoon.
I’m particularly enjoying covering the Women’s AIL 2N this season which is producing some very competitive games as the non-traditional ladies sides step up to compete in the new league format. Some of the technique may be a bit rough round the edges but this game, like last weeks Quins v Skins, showed no lack of commitment, several moments of silky skills and an intriguing midfield battle with Carrick’s Hilary Cawood and Quins’ Nikki Caughey going head to head.
It was the experienced Cawood who set the pace early on, cutting in from the right to score under the posts. Unfortunately the conversion attempt hit the bar, but Carrick were good value for their 5 – 0 lead.
Carrick put their visitors under a lot of pressure early on but Caughey hit back with a penalty, after Carrick’s Louise Andrews was . . .
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