City of Armagh were the visitors to Templeville Road on a gloriously mild sunny Saturday afternoon but it was St. Mary’s who made hay with a 5-try victory which brought the visitor’s recent winning run to an abrupt halt.

Report and pictures by John Crothers

The Dublin men survived an opening five minutes of solid Armagh pressure which forced the concession of three penalties before a promising break out of the home 22 was called for a forward pass, a hint of what was to come on a day when handling proved inexplicably tricky for both sides at times.

An early Armagh attack down the right flank looked sure to see them open the scoring but the pass inside didn’t go to hand and the move broke down.

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