Dungannon retain Shiells Cup!

Despite being 18-3 down midway through the second half, Dungannon put in an admirable last quarter performance to retain the Shiells Cup.

However, let’s not get carried away, this was a far from perfect performance at times.

Old Crescent kicked off with a firm breeze behind them at Takuni Park, Limerick. Dungannon were lively in the opening period and this pressure paid off when Peter Nelson slotted over a penalty after Crescent were caught offside.

The same player made a clean break and when Crescent were penalised for a high tackle, the 5 metre line out was lost, the first of several in the game.

An Andrew McGregor cross kick gained the visitors a lot of territory and came to nothing as did a McGregor charge down deep in the opponents half.

A midfield break by the Crescent number 6 Cillian Toland was well supported with Joe McEnery getting the touchdown for an uncovered try, score 5-3.

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