HINCH VETERANS STEP UP IN FINAL GAME

Ballynahinch played Terenure in the final game of the season as the side refects on the campaign.

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Ballynahinch's Bradley Luney touches down against Terenure int he final game of the 2023/24 season.

AIL Division 1: Ballynahinch 15 Terenure 34

By James Kirk

STORM Kathleen provided a brisk welcome for champions Terenure as they rolled into town seeking the win which would guarantee them a home semi-final.

Conditions were not as bad as expected but certainly had a bearing on the match with short passes and ball retention the key.

The home side were missing regulars Kyle McCall, Mark Best, James French and Aaron Sexton and there was a distinctly end of season feel around Ballymacarn Park after the narrow defeat at Cork Con the previous weekend which knocked them out of contention for the playoff places.

Kelvin Hamilton, Shay Storey, Scott Connolly and Kyle Gill, Arthur Johnston and veteran Ryan Wilson stepped up to the squad after fine seasons of their own.

Terenure had the wind advantage in the first half and were quickly out of the blocks using their huge pack to pound the Hinch line before finding space for Aaron Egan to touch down. A long range penalty sent them further ahead before the Ballynahinch maul brought them into the game.

Read the full report from the final game as a weakened Ballynahinc team were able to show positive signs against champions Terenure.

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