Top Twelve - Day 2, Eglish

Results from last weekends Inter Club Competition:

Score 1
Maurice Rooney v Jim McLaughlin v Paul McVeigh:
Our first representative on the tricky Eglish course was Maurice Rooney who did not shine early on, with Jim McLaughlin making the early running. McLaughlin was to rue missed chances, however, as both Rooney and McVeigh gained in confidence as the score progressed. Rooney finished very strongly, taking a well-earned victory over McVeigh on the last shot.

Score 2
Shane O’Neill snr v Martin Donnelly v Peter Daly:
From a Tullysaran point of view, this was to be the exact opposite of the first score. O’Neill started strongly and forged ahead of Donnelly, with Daly a further shot behind. Mistakes cost O’Neill dearly, however, as he faded over the second half, leaving Daly and Donnelly to fight out the finish. Porto's Donnelly held on for a last shot win.

Score 3
Paddy O’Neill v Frank Oliver v Gerard McVeigh:
A poor second shot from Paddy O’Neill put him in trouble early on, with Oliver and McVeigh, throwing the harder bullets, making the early running. O’Neill’s comeback attempt faltered at the last corner when lady luck deserted him, his second last shot bouncing off the wall, straight across the road. This left Oliver and McVeigh to sort out the spoils between them. Oliver kept his best to the last when his well-played bullet scored the line from the last corner, earning him a last shot victory over McVeigh.

Score 4
Connor O’Neill v Connor Powell v Patsy Daly:
Eglish struggled in this score, with the non-appearance of Sean Mallon; stand in, Patsy Daly, couldn’t quite match his opponents for speed. O’Neill got the better of the early exchanges and forged ahead with some fast and accurate bowling. Some incredible shots towards the finish left O’Neill in an unassailable position, two shots clear of Powell, with a gallant Daly in third.

This was another fine showing from the Tullysaran lads, taking two more points on a tricky Eglish course, leaving everything finely balanced with the score: Tullysaran 4, Portmor 3, and Eglish 1. We hope the current trend of home side defeats does not continue next week in Tullysaran!