Venue: Bantry
Bantry Bay 8 - Killorglin 23
At last Bantry Bay came back to something like a full strength team. Having had a big injury list and players missing due to job commitments, it was good to see a full complement available on Sunday.
Adrian Hanrahan kicked a penalty and Killorglin led 6 - 3 at half time. The score line is hard on Bantry as they dominated the first half, they just couldn’t convert this into scores. Time and time again they were stopped just short and a number of kickable penalties were missed.
After half time, Killorglin upped the pace and did most of their damage scoring some good tries through their back line as Bantry Bay started to tire. Just when it looked as if Killorglin were going to put up a very high number, Bantry Bay got back into the game and put on a rousing finish to the match.
Finally, after great work by the forwards, Dave Keohane drove over for a score, to give Bantry heart for the next day out against Douglas in Cork.
Team:
Paul O’Driscoll, John O’Sullivan, Brian Keohane, Adrian Hanrahan, Joe Pigott, Andre Polinka, David Dowling (Capt), Barry Russell, Micheal Young, Liam Lynch, Stephen Kelly, Pat Murnane, Sean O’Donoghue, Dave Keohane, David Mullins, Mark McCarthy, Pat McCarthy, Kevin O’Kane, Danny Grubert, Pat Daly, Jason Wycherly
Best for Bantry Bay:
Stephen Kelly, Dave Keohane, Liam Lynch, Paul O’Driscoll, Jason Wycherly & Pat Daly
Coach: Eugene McCarthy.
Sponsor: The Mariner / Brick Oven