Rugby: Rainey IV advance in the McCambley Cup

After dealing with Donaghadee and Academy in earlier rounds, Rainey 4ths were confident of claiming the scalp of Letterkenny 2nds when they met in the quarter-final of the McCambley Cup at Hatrick Park.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Mar 2015, 17:04 BST
Rainey break for the touch line during Saturday's AIL clash with Skerries at Hatrick Park.INMM0815-376Rainey break for the touch line during Saturday's AIL clash with Skerries at Hatrick Park.INMM0815-376
Rainey break for the touch line during Saturday's AIL clash with Skerries at Hatrick Park.INMM0815-376

Rainey took their chances and defended stoutly when they had to, progressing to the next stage on a 17-0 scoreline.

Rainey were able to bring in the experienced James McGoldrick and Fintan Martin which allowed them to make a couple of positional switches and they were well on the way with two tries in the first 15 minutes.

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Scrum-half Devlin broke loose for the opener and busy hooker McCullagh charged down a kick to score the second at the posts.

Letterkenny then pressed for a spell and missed a kick at goal leaving Rainey 12-0 up at the interval.

Rainey took a major step towards a semi-final place when they moved a tap penalty and No.8 Miller burrowed his way over from a ruck. Devlin converted.

Rainey remained in control and held out well when the Donegal side staged a late rally. They will face much stiffer opposition in the semi-final when they travel to Cookstown.

Saturday’s fixtures: 1st XV v Banbridge (UBL) home, 2.30pm; 3rd XV v Portadown 2nds (away); 4th XV v Portadown 5ths (away).

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