Match Report U16's V Youghal RFC 03.11.24
Boys Clubs U16 South Munster League.
Mitchelstown RFC Vs Youghal RFC.
On Sunday our U16s welcomed Youghal RFC to Currabowen for a South Munster league clash.
The opening stages of the game were tight with both teams defending well.
Michael Kennelly went off injured in the early stages of the first half and was a big loss but the boys worked hard to keep Youghal out but they ran in 3 tries in quick succession with town being slow off the blocks to close the attack and they exploited gaps.
Youghal RFC at half time were 0-21 ahead.
Mitchelstown came hard out the blocks in the second half and worked hard to get a score, Sean Hennessy drove through the heart of the Youghal defence with a mammoth carry , breaking several tackles to dive over the line. Will Howard was unlucky with the conversion chance just dropping short. Sean had to go off injured shortly after that.
Town kept knocking on the door but strong defence from a big physical Youghal team kept town from crossing the try line again.
The game finished 5-21 with Youghal failing to score in the 2nd half with a strong defensive effort.
All in all a good team performance.