On Saturday Ireland U19 played Scotland U19 in the penultimate round of the Men’s Four Nations Series game at a sunny University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Campus. It was a high scoring, scrappy affair, with, at times, both defenses going AWOL.

A tense first half ended with Scotland taking the lead in the last play, Pete Caughey latching onto a corner rebound to give Scotland a 0 – 1 lead at the break.

Things certainly livened up in the second half with Ireland’s Patrick Rose scoring within a minute of resumption. In an exciting third quarter Scotland went back in front through Jamie Croll and Keir Robb expended the lead to 1 – 3 midway through.

Ireland battled back with scores from Craig McKay and Adam Walker to take the score to 3 all and the teams went into the final quarter with everything to play for.

Robb got this second and Scotland’s fourth to put the visitors back in front five minutes into the final period but Kent Irwin pulled it back for the game to end in a draw.

Ireland won the resulting stroke competition 4 – 3 to take a bonus point from the game leaving them just ahead of Scotland in the Four Nations Tournaments with the teams going into the final game on Sunday.

Ireland Squad: Ross Clarke(GK), Iarlatih O’Neill(GK), Max Anderson, Adam Walker, Mark Collins(C), Fionn Marriott, Jack O’Meara, Ryan Spencer, Kent Irwin, Tiarnan Gaffney, Matthew McKibbin, Paddy Rose, Ian Balding, Robert Sweetnam, Ben Ryder, Karl Smyth, Ben Pasley, Charlie Rowe, Craig McKay

Scotland Squad: Cameron Bosi(GK), Henry Saxby(GK), Sam Knight, Jamie Croll, Keir Robb, Euan Burgess, Scott Menzies, Matthew Hughson, Adam MacKenzie, Ben Galloway, Iain McFadden, Charlie Jack, Euan Cowan, Pete Caughey, Alex Wilson, Stephen MacKenzie, Ali Douglas(C), Cameron Ede

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