{"id":611091,"date":"2023-10-30T12:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefrontrowunion.com\/?p=611091"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:56:31","slug":"championship-2-academy-18-randalstown-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.thefrontrowunion.com\/frusport\/?p=611091","title":{"rendered":"Championship 2: Academy 18 Randalstown 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">We caught up with our Championship 2 featured team, Academy, for a top of the table clash against current leaders Randalstown at roughfort on Saturday afternoon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">In atrocious conditions both teams produced some nice rugby and it was the visitors who opened the scoring when No 11, <strong>Paul McLean<\/strong> went over in the corner for an unconverted try. <\/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\/20231028-Academy-v-Randalstown-025-Cyril-Boyd-1-800x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611092\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Randalstown&#8217;s Paul McLean scored the games only try. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">Rain and a slippery ball led to handling and tackling errors which cost Randalstown dearly in the first half with Academy\u2019s No 12, <strong>Harry Warke <\/strong>kicking 4 successful penalties with Randalstown replying with one penalty kick, ably converted by their full back, <strong>Eoin Letters<\/strong>.<\/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\/20231028-Academy-v-Randalstown-073-Cyril-Boyd-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611093\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Harry Warke kicked six penalties for Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The second half continued in the same vein with handling errors all round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">The home side extended their lead with another couple of penalties kicked by Warke but at the same time conceding penalties, 3 of which were kicked by Letters. <\/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\/20231028-Academy-v-Randalstown-028-Cyril-Boyd-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611095\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Randalstown&#8217;s Eoin Letters landed five penalties in the match. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\">In the dying minutes Randalstown were awarded a further penalty for a home indiscretion and upped stepped Letters to put the visitors ahead at the very death! 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