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City of Armagh 4XV, Dream Team, were given a real test at the weekend when they entertained Portadown Fifths at the Palace Grounds.
City of Armagh 4th XV forwards prepare for a scrum against the Portadown 5XV pack
The visitors took the lead on 15 minutes through a Jonny McAfee drop goal in front of the posts. But Armagh responded seven minutes later when hooker Gareth Warnock timed his pass to Wayne Marshall to perfection, sending the winger in at the corner.
City of Armagh 4th XV forward Gareth Warnock times a perfect pass to send Marshall in for a try
Stan Hamilton missed the conversion but on 27 minutes a piece of individual brilliance from the scrum-half extended Armagh’s lead.
Andy Fletcher & Mark Laverty look a little perplexed as to what is going on
Armagh were awarded a penalty in the centre of the pitch and when Hamilton spotted there was no full-back at home, he punted the ball down the middle, gathered it on the bounce and scored under the sticks.
He also added the simple conversion to extend the lead to 12-03.
City of Armagh 4th XV player Stephen Morton jumps for the lineout ball
Back came the visitors and they scored an unconverted try seven minutes from the break.
Into the second half and John Faloon burst through a couple of tackles to score in the corner on 49 minutes.
John Faloon shows off his acting & footballer skills between scoring 2 tries
And Faloon grabbed his second of the game on the hour mark after a powerful run.
Colin Cochrane breaks through the Portadown defence for City of Armagh 4th XV
Hamilton added the conversion to make it 240-8 but it was Portadown who had the final word when they scored a converted try in the last move of the game, to make the final score 24-15 to the home side.
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