{"id":598589,"date":"2023-10-03T18:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/?p=598589"},"modified":"2023-10-03T18:34:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:34:07","slug":"premier-women-belfast-harlequins-5-ballynahinch-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.thefrontrowunion.com\/frusport\/?p=598589","title":{"rendered":"Premier Women: Belfast Harlequins 5 Ballynahinch 39"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I nipped over from The Dub to Deramore Park on Sunday for my seventh game of the weekend which featured Belfast Harlequins against Ballynahinch in a Ulster women&#8217;s Premiership match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">I must say this was one of my favourites of the weekend thanks largely to Hinch&#8217;s <strong>Paige Smyth<\/strong> who exploded into action with a quick brace in the first five minutes to give the visitors a 0 &#8211; 10 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231001-Quins-v-Hinch-040-John-McMurtry-1-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598590\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ballynahinch&#8217;s Paige Smyth scored a quick brace in the first five minutes. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">A somewhat shell shocked Quins looked to respond but it was Hinch who were next to score with <strong>Jemima Johnston<\/strong> bursting through the centre to score under the posts. <strong>Shel Laffin<\/strong> added the extras to push the score out to 0 &#8211; 17. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231001-Quins-v-Hinch-068-John-McMurtry-1-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598591\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jemima Johnston races home for a third Hinch try. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Quins enjoyed a good period of pressure over the next 20 minutes and you could see their play improving dramatically throughout the game but the experienced Hinch side broke out for captain <strong>Rachel Morton<\/strong> to score just past the half hour mark to give Hinch a 0 &#8211; 22 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231001-Quins-v-Hinch-143-John-McMurtry-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598592\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Morton picked up a hat trick for Hinch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The home side got their reward four minutes later with <strong>Rebecca Cousins<\/strong> going over to take the score to 5 &#8211; 22 at half time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20231001-Quins-v-Hinch-148-John-McMurtry-1-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598593\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quins celebrate their first half try from Rebecca Cousins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">A strong second half deserved more of a reward for the young Quins side. 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