Nenagh Ormond RFC 33 Newcastlewest RFC19

 

Nenagh Ormond U15s entertained Newcastlewest RFC at home on Sunday last. The sun was shining and made way for a very entertaining game. In the first 5 mins NCW were in control but the Nenagh defence stood firm and then from a brilliant turnover by Shane Gleeson, Luke Slattery took the ball up through the heart of the defence and when in contact off loaded to Anluan White who picked a brilliant line and had the composure to round the 15 and score under the posts. Nenagh gave away a lot penalties in the next 10/15 mins which gave the opposition some momentum but some excellent chop tackling from Alex Monko, Shane Gleeson, Tomas Tierney, Luke Slattery and Anluan White kept the opposition at bay. The next score on the board was a Nenagh one, Ben Madden at 12 made a brilliant carry and then when in contact the leg drive from him brought us within 10 yards of the line. The ball was moved wide where a ruck was set up and from the ruck Marcus Finn had the composure to go down the blind side passing to Aidan Ryan who beat 3 defenders to score. Nenagh’s third score was a second for Anluan White. Sean Ryan and Shaun Murphy made great yards with ball on hand. The ball made its way to Anluan who coasted pass 2 defenders to score. NCW scored next, their 12 picking a good line to beat a few defenders to score. Nenagh got one more try before half time and what a try it was! Shane Gleeson with the initial turnover who then moved the ball to Harry Walsh who made good yards up the left wing before offloading to Cody O’Connor and on to Anluan White and then on to Luke Slattery. At the ensuing ruck the ball was moved into midfield and when in contact Aidan Steed with a brilliant offload out the back door kept the move going and somehow Cody O Connor had made his way across to finish the move off on the right hand side. Oisin Hogan kicked the touchline conversion.

The second half was more of a ding dong battle. The Nenagh subs making a big impact with James Dwyer making huge ground on numerous occasions. Cian Murphy and Cody Sheedy were very solid in defence. Tommy Powell had a big presence and made a try saving tackle. David Mulcahy had some excellent rucking and Fionn Wallace was a powerhouse in the scrum. Nenagh scored next midway through the half. James Dwyer made 40 yards and seemed destined to score but a good tackle by their 15 kept him out. The ball was moved into midfield where Luke broke the line but was hauled down short and Anluan White picked at the ruck and beat two defenders to score for his hattrick. Kaden added the extras to leave the score 33-7. Nenagh took the foot off the pedal and let NCW in for 2 scores bringing the final score to 31-19. Overall it was a very good performance with plenty to work on in training. We wish a speedy recovery to Robbie O’Brien who got injured. Training continues Wednesday evenings.