The Front Row Union Sport - AI Junior Cup: Clogher Valley 23 Dromore 6

Clogher Valley hosted Dromore in the Quarter Final of the All Ireland Junior Cup at The Cran on Saturday afternoon.

Report and pictures by Bob Given Photography

The first 20 minutes of this game was a cagey forward dominated affair with neither team really gaining a foothold in the opposition ‘22′.

The deadlock was finally broken after 22 minutes, when Paul Armstrong chipped over a close range penalty for Clogher Valley. He followed this up 7 minutes later when he kicked another penalty goal from a very similar position to give Clogher Valley a 6-0 lead.

Clogher Valley’s Picked up 18 points with a try, two conversions and three penalties against Dromore.

Dromore replied with a long range penalty by Jason Gribbon to reduce Clogher Valley’s lead to 6 – 3 after 34 minutes.

Armstrong intercepted a Dromore pass, well within his own half, and ran in unopposed under the posts on 37 minutes. He converted his try to give Clogher Valley a 13 – 3 halftime lead.

Dromore drew first blood in the 2^nd half with a Gibbon penalty after 47 minutes.

Dromore’s Jason Gribbon lands a second half penalty for the visitors

Clogher Valley gradually turned the screw, depriving Dromore of territory and possession in dangerous areas of the pitch.

Kyle Cobain‘s try after 61 minutes was a reward for a series of forward drives. Armstrong added the extras to give Clogher Valley a 20 – 6 lead going into the 4^th quarter.

An Armstrong penalty after 71 minutes killed the game off and Clogher Valley were content to run the clock down.

With their 23-6 victory, Clogher Valley now join Ballyclare, Connemara and Newcastle West in the AI Junior Cup Semi Final Draw.