Good win over Inst for Ballymoney U-18 Boys

Saturday morning saw Instonians come to Kilraughts Road for the next round of the league.

Receiving the ball from the kick-off, Ballymoney started well, attacking the Inst line and forcing them back into their ’22.’.

The forwards kept the pressure on, pushing Inst back towards their line, and saw captain and number seven Luke Sloan cross in the corner for the first try of the game, 5-0.

This was followed three minutes later with a lovely try from scrum half Alfie King who picked up from the back of a ruck eight metres out to power over in the corner for a well deserved try, 10-0.

The rest of the first half was scoreless thanks to some solid Inst defending and some poor ball retention from the boys.

From the outset of the second half, Ballymoney were more switched on, straightening their attack and looking after the ball better when in possession.

The pack were now moving the ball well, prop Blake Hunter showing some lovely handling skills to keep the momentum going on one side of the pitch and Lucas Blair, making his first appearance in the front row, showing his power to crash through the Inst defence for the first score of the second half and Lucas’s first try of the season, 15-0.

The boys continued to retain the ball, controlling the game and forcing Inst back into the red zone, Sam Speers this time showing some good footwork to cross the line for Ballymoney’s fourth try, 20-0.

Receiving the ball from the restart, Ballymoney went back on the attack, number six Thomas Steele driving deep into the defence, keeping his feet in the contact and popping a lovely pass to Alfie King who ran through unopposed for his second and the final try of the game, 25-0.

The second half performance from the boys was much better, they ran some great lines, retained the ball well and defended well when required.

Always nice not to concede a try.

Well done lads keep it up!