NUIM Vs UUC Coleraine
On the 23rd of November NUIM freshers played against away in UUC Coleraine. It took four hours up so we were all very tired and we were given 15 minutes to warm up. For a team that just got of a bus and had a very quick warm up we had a great start. Great pressure was put on them from the restart from Adam Wheatly and Greg Daly. We kept them pinned back in there 22. They couldn’t get clean ball as Chris Devaney was putting pressure at line out time. We got quick ball from a turn over and shipped out to John Condren who run a brilliant line and went under the posts for the first try and which Dave Carey converted. From the restart we kept the pressure on and where always very threatening on the ball but some decision which didn’t go our way and some handing errors which let us down. However we kept the pressure on and Mikey Maher got the second try and again Dave Carey converted. It ended 14-0 at half time to Nuim. The second half started and just one lack of concentration and UUC scored under the posts and they converted. Full credit to the lads they didn’t drop their heads we all wanted a win and we didn’t travel all that way to lose. We got a penalty and Dave Carey put it into touch in-between their 10 and half way line. The pack fronted up and with a clean catch from Greg Daly and a perfect throw from David Barnes we took it down and mauled it 45 meters and the try was taken by Chris Devaney and again Dave Carey got the conversion. We sealed it with a great passage of play lovely hands and brilliant ball retention which allowed Dave Carey to dive in for the try however he didn’t convert as it was on the touchline. It was a very good performance and we won 26-7.