Ballymena Academy entertained Dromore High in a Schools U16 Cup fixture on Wednesday afternoon at Galgorm Road.

The match started in gale force winds and ended in an absolute deluge of rain but in between there was some good rugby played.

Dromore, started brightly and within 10 minutes forced a penalty from the home side which No 10, Alfie Clark, easily scored to take the score to 0 – 3.

Ballymena immediately upped the pressure and mid way through the half got a great running try with Callum Ritchie crashing over in the corner but it was not converted leaving the score a 5 – 3.

The enthusiasm of both teams was to be . . .