We caught up with a second AIL 1B match on Saturday with Banbridge entertaining City of Armagh at Rifle Park.

Unfortunately we haven’t got any match details for this one outside of the Energia presser but it’s an another worrying defeat for the Bann, whose season hasn’t really taken off yet for whatever reason.

All the Banbridge points came from Adam Doherty who scored a try, conversion and penalty in the first half.

Armagh replied with a brace from Shea O’Brien with Kyle Faloon adding 2 conversions and a penalty in the first half to give Armagh a 10 – 17 lead going into the break.

A Faloon penalty was the only score of the second half making it a miserable day for Banbridge who missed out on a losing bonus.

BANBRIDGE: Adam Doherty; Alexander Morrow, Andrew Morrison, Jonny Little, John Porter; Josh Cromie, Neil Kilpatrick; Michael Cromie, Peter Cromie, Stuart Cromie, Brendan McSorley, Chris Allen, Alexander Weir, Ryan Hughes, Max Lyttle. Replacements: Timothy Savage, Josh Chambers, Alexander Thompson, Matthew Laird, Lewis Nelmes, Harry Bird.

CITY OF ARMAGH: Kyle Faloon; Andrew Willis, Shea O’Brien, Chris Colvin, Matthew Hooks; Romain Morrow, Alex Johnston; Paul Mullen, Peter Lamb, Philip Fletcher, John Glasgow, Josh McKinley, Nigel Simpson, Ryan O’Neill, Neil Faloon. Replacements: Jack Treanor, Eoin O’Hagan, Oliver Millar, James Morton, Gerard Treanor, Evin Crummie.

With Malone also winning, against Navan, the first AIL 1B Table for 18 months see’s two Ulster sides on top with the Red Sox pipping Armagh to top spot by virtue of a slightly superior points difference. I’m sure the current standings will encourage Banbridge to get a big W against their scoreline next week.

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