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Under 13s complete remarkable comeback win

1/10/2016

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Down High Under 13s 22 Banbridge Academy Under 13s 19

Down High completed an amazing comeback win on Saturday to extend their winning streak to three matches. The home pitches at the Swamp certainly lived up to their name as the game was played in heavy rain. The Down side seemed to be still in the changing rooms as Banbridge ran in three tries (two of which were converted) to go into a 19-0 lead after 15 minutes. Only then did the home side start to play rugby both offensively and defensively. Finally getting some territorial advantage and retaining possession for a number of phases, prop Darius Kittle barged over from close range to give a half time score of 19-5 to the visitors.

The second half was a complete contrast to the first and Banbridge's attempt to move the ball was met with some ferocious tackling and Down were able to turnover possession on a number of occasions. It took almost ten minutes however for the pressure to tell and Matthew Edgar finished a fine series of pick and drives to touchdown on the whitewash to make it 19-10. Straight from the kick off, the home side were back in Banbridge's half with searing line breaks and runs from Joe Charles and Jonny Jackson and the latter was on hand to finish off a fine backline move to score under the posts. Benji Hamilton converted. With only two points in the game the Mount Crescent boys had their tails up and within a couple of minutes scored the winning try. A great run from winger Brian Mitchell saw him give a lovely offload to replacement forward Ross Graham who powered over in the corner. Down were able to hold on for the final two minutes and the final whistle was met with euphoric scenes from the home team. Credit must go to both teams for the standard of rugby played in wet and windy conditions but special mention must go to Down for their never say die attitude.

Man of the Match- Stephen Campbell
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U13 Team vs Bangor

12/30/2015

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Sat 2nd Jan

10.00 KO @ Home

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James Douglas

2

Niall Cockfield

3

Darius Kittle

4

Conor Findlay

5

Jack Martin

6

Matthew Edgar

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Stephen Campbell

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Joe Charles

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Josh Keys

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Yanni Kiekkas

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Thomas Williamson

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Benji Hamilton

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Jonathan Jackson

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Owen Wright

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John Boyd

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Thomas Disney

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Sam Lloyd

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Nathan McBride

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Dilon Strain

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Craig Gunda

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Lewis Burtney

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U13s land another home win

12/14/2015

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Down High U13's recorded a fine result today defeating Friends School Lisburn in Downpatrick. Tries came from Joe Charles (3) Jonny Jackson, Darius Kittle and Matthew Edgar while Yanni Kiekkas added one conversion.

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U13s record victory on home soil

11/30/2015

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Pictured is the U13 side that defeated a Ballymena Academy Select side 28-0 on Saturday in Downpatrick. Well done boys.
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Under 13s return to winning ways

10/11/2015

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Under 13s after victory against Clounagh
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Try scorers Yanni Kiekkas, Matthew Edgar, Niall Cockfield and Conor Findlay
Down High Under 13s 26 Clounagh Junior High Under 13s 7

After two defeats, Down High Under 13s came out top in a physical battle against a well marshaled Clounagh Junior High School. From the kick off the home side knew they were in a battle, with the boys from County Armagh showing a level of physicality and aggression not experienced by the Down team before. The Clounagh number 8 in particular was a strong and aggressive runner and the Down boys were lucky to survive when he broke through a couple of tackles and looked certain to score when a fantastic tap tackle by Matthew Edgar stopped him in his tracks. It took about ten minutes for the boys in green to take a foothold in the game and Edgar turned try scorer going over in the corner after fine work by the backs. This gave the Down team some confidence and it wasn't long before they were back in the opposition 22 where Conor Findlay bundled over from a few yards out. Aaron McNeilly converted. The last couple of minutes of the first half saw two further converted tries- hooker Niall Cockfield scoring after a good series of pick and drives and then full back Yanni Kiekkas finished off a fantastic passage of play where the ball was moved through the backline to leave the score 26-0 in favour of the home side.

It was to be expected that the level of intensity would drop in the second half and credit should go to Clounagh for sticking at their task and they eventually scored when their number 8 finally broke through the Down defence to score under the posts with virtually the last play of the game. The next fixture for Down is an away fixture to Dromore on Monday 19th October where they will face another physical challenge.

Man of the match: Matthew Edgar
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Under 13s defeat Grosvenor

9/19/2015

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Under 13s after victory at Grosvenor
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Try scorers Yanni Kiekkas, Darius Kittle, Joe Charles (3), Matthew Edgar, Stephen Campbell and James Douglas (2)
Grosvenor Grammar School U13s 0 Down High Under 13s 51

Down High Under 13s travelled to Belfast and returned home with a fine victory which shows a remarkable turnaround having lost heavily to the same opposition last year. From the start the Down boys showed tremendous handling skills and the moved the ball seamlessly from their own 22 to the Grosvenor line where flanker Matthew Edgar scored in the corner. Almost immediately from the kick off Down found themselves back on the attack and prop Darius Kittle scored a fine try in the corner. The Down defence was yet to be tested but when it was great rucking by the forwards secured good turnover ball and James Douglas scored two fine tries with Yanni Kiekkas converting the second of these. It was then the turn of makeshift centre Joe Charles to show good power and strength to score a converted try  and the last word of the first half was left to  Kiekkas who ran a great line to exploit a gap in the opposition defence and leave the half time score 39-0 in favour of the County Down boys.

The second half started where the first half left off when skipper Stephen Campbell powered over. When five changes were made to give the subs some game time Down High managed to maintain their shape and centre Charles went over for his second try. As the game entered its final stages the Down boys were determined to keep Grosvenor out and great defence was shown by Stephen Campbell and Owen Wright whenever it looked certain the Belfast team would score. Having cleared their lines, Down made their way into the Grosvenor 22 and Charles completed his hat trick with a converted try with the last play of the game.

Once again it was noticeable how this team has put into practice what they have been working at in training and the boys can approach next weeks game against Sullivan with confidence.

Man of the match: James Douglas
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Under 13s get off the mark in Co Armagh

9/18/2015

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Killicomaine JHS U13s 14 Down High School U13s 26

After the disappointing defeat to Bangor Grammar last week Down High Under 13s travelled to Co Armagh to face Killicomaine Junior High School and returned with a fine victory. However the game didn't start too well with the home side scoring a carbon copy of the opening try last week. Down had all the possession but having lost the ball the Killicomaine wing forward came round the blind side to score a converted try. Unlike last week however the boys in green responded immediately and Joe Charles scored an unconverted try. Another spell of disciplined play left Niall Cockfield free to score and the extras were added to give Down a 12-7 advantage at halftime.

The second half started with the home side on the attack and Down did well to repel the assault on their line. However having done the hard work and cleared their lines, naive defending allowed Killicomaine to score a converted try to lead 14-12. Down's response was almost instantaneous and virtually from the kick off a spell of play saw hooker Cockfield diving over again from 2 yards out after a strong ruck. The extras were once again added. As the game entered the closing stages it was clear that any score would be decisive and thankfully that came from the Downpatrick boys. Great play by skipper Stephen Campbell and good support play from Charles rounded off the scoring. 

Improvements from the first game of the season were obvious but there are still areas to work on and two good training sessions this week can prepare the team for the visit to Grosvenor Grammar School next Saturday. 

Man of the match was Matthew Edgar. 


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Under 13s begin season with defeat

9/5/2015

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Bangor Grammar U13s 41 Down High U13s 15




Down High Under 13s first game of the season resulted in a defeat away to Bangor Grammar. The boys in green started brightly retaining possession from the kick off but naivety in defence allowed the Bangor winger to run down the blindside unopposed to score the first try. This affected Down and two more quick tries followed before they decided to show what they can do in attack. Pressure on the Bangor line eventually told when James Douglas scored an unconverted try. Unfortunately Down couldn't hold out to half time and Bangor added to their tally to lead 22-5 at the break. 

The second half started well for Down with number 8 Joe Charles scoring after a fine pick up at the back of the scrum but any hope of a comeback were scuppered as Bangor exploited the narrow Down defence to score two converted tries. Credit to the Mount Crescent team as they stuck at their task and were rewarded with another unconverted try from Charles. The home side had the last word with a final unconverted try. 

There was a number of impressive performances including Niall Cockfield in the front row and Charles' back row partners Stephen Campbell and Matthew Edgar. The half back partnership of Josh Keys and Yanni Kiekkas showed they have potential too. 


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