U14 DEVELOPMENT | MATCH REPORT
Old Christians 12 – 12 Cork Constitution
Perfect conditions in Rathcooney today as we welcomed Cork Con for what turned out to be an absolute battle in the league!
From the first whistle, both teams went full throttle. The opening 25 minutes saw very little between the sides, with the work rate from both teams outstanding. There was some fantastic attacking rugby on show, matched by determined defensive efforts and some seriously big hits!
Old Christians got the opening try after 15 minutes following some beautiful hands across the pitch, with Harry finishing brilliantly in the corner. Unfortunately, the conversion narrowly missed.
Con responded strongly and, after five minutes of pressure inside our 22, eventually broke through on the stroke of half-time to score and convert.
Half-time: Old Christians 5–7 Cork Con
The second half was a carbon copy of the first, with both teams giving absolutely everything. Con managed to get the ball wide and exploit the outside channel to score again, leaving us 5–12 down with 12 minutes remaining.
But these lads weren’t finished!
The boys regrouped and, from 1 to 17, fought for each other right to the end. The remainder of the game was spent camped inside Con’s 22. We were desperately unlucky to be held up over the line twice, but nobody dropped their heads.
The pressure finally told as Bobby barrelled his way through for a fantastic try at the death, with Leo adding the conversion to bring the game level!
FULL-TIME: OLD CHRISTIANS 12–12 CORK CON
👏 Plenty of lads put their hands up today, leading from the front with huge carries, dominant tackles and an incredible work rate.
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH: BEN O’SHEA
A serious team effort from every single player. Rest up tonight, lads – there’ll be a few sore bodies tomorrow after that shift!
But there’s no time to rest for long, with another big week ahead:
📅 UP NEXT
🔴 Friday Night: U14 Development under lights away to Highfield.
⚫ Saturday: U14s at home to Fermoy in the league.
Well done, lads. Plenty of heart, character and fight on show today.
ONE CLUB. ONE COMMUNITY. 🦏
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