Ulster Rugby v Racing 92

MEMORABLE CUP SUCCESS FOR DROMORE Dromore lifted the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup for the first time since ƐƖƒѶņƒƖ -=|;u -m -1|bomŊr-1h;7 ƐƖŊƑƑ ‰bm -]-bmv| -ѴѴ‹m-_b1_ Ƒm7v -| bm]vr-m Stadium on Wednesday 2nd January.

line before the ball was quickly moved through the hands from right to left and replacement Ronan Patterson squeezed over in the corner. Norton’s conversion came back of the crossbar. The same player was on target with a 68th minute penalty for ‘Hinch. Ferris had cut through the Dromore defence before being stopped short of the line and Dromore fullback Adam McDonald was penalised (including a yellow card) for cynical play, allowing Norton to make it a five-point game (14-19). However ‘Hinch infringed from the restart and Steenson restored Dromore’s eight-point lead with a penalty from outside the 22. Ferris scored a Hinch’s second try in the last minute when he plucked Norton’s high kick out of the air and raced over to give his side some hope, but Dromore held on. )ub]_|ķ bmѴ-‹ĸ (1-8): B Cullen, C Milligan, H McCormick, 1 ;Ѵˆ;‹ķ $ -u|bmķ o‰-u7ķ " Ѵ‰oo7ķ bѴѴĸ Replacements (16-20): G McKittrick, K Hamilton, D Dawson, C Phillips, R Patterson. DROMORE (15-9): 1 om-Ѵ7ĸ 1 Ѵ;-umķ "|;‰-u|ķ 1 -m7Ѵ;vvķ !†|Ѵ;7];ĸ ‹||Ѵ;ķ "|;;mvomĸ (1-8): T Lyttle, S Sloan, J Savage, M McMaster, R Bingham, A MacGregor, P Elliot, B Heath Replacements (16-20): A Black, F Mulholland, J Maguire, S Russell, A Gilmore. Referee: C Lough ;uubvĸ ou|omķ BALLYNAHINCH 2nds (15-9): 1 ub-uĸ 1 o†0u;‹ķ 1 m†Ѵ|‹ķ

Outhalf Matthew Norton opened the scoring for Ballynahinch with a 13th minute penalty from straight in front of the posts. Dromore missed the opportunity to tie the scores two minutes later when scrumhalf Lee Steenson’s long-range penalty dropped short. The Barban Hill side took the lead on 23 minutes with the game’s first try. The pack set up a driving maul 30 metres from the ‘Hinch line and were able to go all the way with loosehead Tom Lyttle being propelled over. Steenson was unable to add the conversion. Norton restored Hinch’s lead (6-5) when he landed his second penalty on 29 minutes. Steenson missed another opportunity for Dromore when he slipped kicking a penalty and it fell short. Dromore got their second try with the final play of the first half to go into the interval with a 6-12 lead. From turnover ball in the 22, Dromore moved the ball wide, they went for a looping pass to the wing, ’Hinch winger Aaron Ferris rushed up to intercept but knocked it on, with referee Christopher Lough adjudging it to be a deliberate denial of a scoring opportunity. A penalty try was awarded and Ferris was sent to the sin bin. Dromore made their numerical advantage count on 49 minutes with a third try, the forwards had a series of pick and goes near the ‘Hinch line before number 8 Ben Heath powered over from close range. Steenson added the simple conversion for a 6-19 lead. Ballynahinch got back in the game with a try in the 55th minute. The forwards probed at the Dromore

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