{"id":601474,"date":"2023-10-10T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/?p=601474"},"modified":"2023-10-10T11:37:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:37:18","slug":"ail-2b-belfast-harlequins-30-malahide-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.thefrontrowunion.com\/frusport\/?p=601474","title":{"rendered":"AIL 2B: Belfast Harlequins 30 Malahide 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Belfast Harlequins welcomed Malahide to Deramore Park on Saturday afternoon for their opening match in this season&#8217;s AIL 2B league campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This opening match saw both teams hyped up from the start. It didn\u2019t take long for the home team to earn a penalty in front of Malahide\u2019s post which was dispatched by No 10, <strong>Charlie Beattie<\/strong> to give Quins a 3 &#8211; 0 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\/20231007-Quins-v-Malahide-025-Cyril-Boyd-1-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601476\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlie Beattie kicked the first and last points of the game. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Keeping up the pressure, Quins drove at the visitors and soon increased their lead to 10 &#8211; 0 when No 5, <strong>Ross Bingham<\/strong>, crashed over beside the posts and ended up being awarded a penalty try for some infringement by the visitors. <\/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\/20231007-Quins-v-Malahide-034-Cyril-Boyd-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601477\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The try that wasn&#8217;t as Ross Bingham&#8217;s effort is declared a penalty try. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Play flowed back and forth until Malahides No 7, <strong>Dave Feenan,<\/strong> broke away to score under the posts, the conversion slotted over by <strong>Dave O\u2019Halloran<\/strong> to pull it back to 10 &#8211; 7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Malahide increased their score when winger, <strong>Dan Hayes<\/strong> ran in at the far corner for a fine try. No conversion but a penalty  by O\u2019Halloran to put them in front 10 &#8211;  15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">It wasn\u2019t over yet though and  <strong>Kieran Tomlinson<\/strong> got a try back for Quins shortly after to put the home side ahead 17 &#8211; 15 at the break after Beattie added the conversion.<\/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\/20231007-Quins-v-Malahide-061-Cyril-Boyd-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601478\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kieran Tomlinson goes over For Quins at the end of the first half. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The second half continued where the first left off with both teams attacking hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The visiting scrum seemed to have more success, earning numerous penalties, and they had an effort from Hayes ruled out before their No 11, <strong>Mark O\u2019Brien<\/strong> went over in the opposite corner.  O\u2019Halloran was successful with the conversion to put Malahide back in front 17 &#8211; 22. <\/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\/20231007-Quins-v-Malahide-094-Cyril-Boyd-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601479\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark O&#8217;Brien goes over for Malahide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Not long after that they increased the lead with Hayes crossing for a try at the same spot his earlier effort was disallowed, to push it out to 17 &#8211; 27. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"> Quins then started to pressurise the visitors with attack after attack and it didn\u2019t take long for No 7, <strong>Eddie Gorrod <\/strong>to break through near the posts, Beattie adding the extra points to close the gap to 24 &#8211; 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">A penalty for indiscipline cost the visitors their lead when Beattie drew the scores level and it looked as though the meeting would end up as a draw but more indiscipline and a bit of back chat took Quins within kicking range for one last score. 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