Dalriada welcomed Sullivan Upper met a Rainey Endowed for a Medallion Shield semi final on Saturday morning. There was a minutes silence in memory of Dalriada’s headmaster and Ballymoney RFC stalwart ,Tom Skelton, who sadly passed in early February.

It was a closely contested game. Early play featured several exchanged kicks. Sullivan’s Roger McMullan capitalized on a high kick, scoring a try beside the posts. Henry Calvert successfully converted to give Sullivan a 0 – 7 lead.

Both teams provided exciting play for the crowd, but no further scores occurred in the first half.

Dalriada started the second half with renewed intensity, but strong defense from Sullivan held them back. Dalriada’s Archie Graham, broke through for . . .