Dundalk 2nd XV took on Newbridge at Mill Road on Saturday last at 1 o’clock.

This group has been trying very hard to gather their forces and put up credible performances which they know themselves capable of. Saturday last saw the beginning of a returning pride and a sterling performance against a good Newbridge XV. The scoreline of 22-33 shows a huge improvement in attitude, application and performance and we hope to see them move on to increasing success in the pre-Christmas period.

The Dundalk XV conceded two very soft tries in the first half of the match, one in particular coming from a line out mix up close to the Newbridge line. Dundalk replied with a try from Kieran Mc Cabe which was converted by Donal Clare who had already knocked over a penalty leaving the half time score at 22-10 in favour of Newbridge.
The second half was dominated by the Dundalk XV who added further tries by Eoin Mc Nally and David McGee. The defence did trojan work during the second period and dominated the Newbridge pack for long spells. This display is more like the 2nd XV we know and we hope that with some adjustments to defensive patterns we will soon return to winning ways. Well done to all. We can do it!

Team;R.O’Hagan,N.McGroarty,C.Scully,O.McNally,D.McGuinness,D.Clare,S.Mulligan[Capt.],C.Williams,L.Steen,C.McCabe, C.O’Hanlon,R.McGee,S.Quigley,S.McEneaney,D.McGee, J.Kerr,J.Whyte,T.Thornton,P.Conway