{"id":4623,"date":"2022-12-19T10:32:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashbournerugby.ie\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2022-12-19T10:32:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T10:32:58","slug":"ashbourne-u14s-brave-strong-head-winds-to-finish-2022-on-a-highpoint-at-seapoint-rugby-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashbournerugby.ie\/2022\/12\/19\/ashbourne-u14s-brave-strong-head-winds-to-finish-2022-on-a-highpoint-at-seapoint-rugby-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashbourne u14’s brave strong head winds to finish 2022 on a highpoint at Seapoint Rugby Club"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Following the big freeze last week, Ashbourne made the trip to Seapoint as part of the Leinster Youth\/Schools Division 1 league a week later than originally scheduled.<\/div>\n
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The temperature might have been above freezing, but with the strong coastal wind the real feel was well into minus figures.<\/div>\n
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Seapoint chose to play into the wind in the first half and Ashbourne took full advantage of this from kick off and got 3 converted tries. Seapoint battled back though and made it 10 \u2013 21 at half time with the benefit of the wind to look forward to in the second half.<\/div>\n
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It didn\u2019t take Seapoint long to get another try, which they converted and move to within 4 points of Ashbourne. But Ashbourne changed their tactics to keep the ball in close quarters and use a run approach rather than move it wide in the wind. This paid off and with 2-line breaks, Ashbourne put 12 more unanswered points on the scoreboard and finished out the game 33 \u2013 17.<\/div>\n
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Hats off to all 20 players that played, each one of them stepped up. Jack Brennan led by example as team\u2019s captain and was responsible for a couple of tries; Rob Moran showed great skill to navigate the ball over for 4 out of 5 of conversions, a feat any 10 from the provinces would be proud of in that grueling wind.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mikey Flynn used his initiative to get over the line and Jack White also got over for 2 tries. Lewis Bermingham had a tough job as Seapoint kept testing him with many kicks behind the defensive line in the second half.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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All the forwards rucked brilliantly including Dylan Pentony, Donnacha Halpenny, Ronan Adams, Evan Finglas and James Murray.<\/div>\n
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Kean Moran and Griffin Bermingham were brilliant in carrying the ball forward. Tacklers of the match were Jeff Mahon, Cillian Ennis and Mikey Heavey.<\/div>\n
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Kyle Hetherton, Callum Kelly, Johnnie O\u2019Connell, Jack McLaughlin and Finn Moore all played really well to make significant contribution both in attack and defense.<\/div>\n
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The lads will take a deserved 2 week break for Christmas before resuming in the league in early January, but brilliant for all involved to finish on a high.<\/div>\n
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A big thanks to Seapoint Rugby Club<\/span><\/a> for their hospitality of lovely sandwiches and treats and we wish you the best for the rest of the season.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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