Navan RFC up to third
Navan secured their fourth successive AIL Div 2B win with a 32-10 bonus point victory over Sunday's Well at Balreask Old today.
However, it didn't look good for Navan early in the second-half as they trailed 8-10 Cyprian Jouve (Sunday's Well) picked up a yellow card and Navan capitalised and added three tries for the remainder.
Collie O'Reilly converted penalty to open the scoring in the seventh minute and Riann van der Vyver went over for an unconverted try soon after and a 8-3 interval advantage.
The Cork side resumed smartly and claimed a converted try as Navan struggled to create any clear openings, until Jouve was sin-binned.
Former Old Belvedere player Willie Staunton was introduced at out-half and converted the 57th minute penalty following Jouve's departure.
Sean McEntaggart (two) and Eoin King added the tries.
Navan - Robbie Waters, Sean McEntaggart, Vaa Mailei, Riann van der Vyver, James Ring, Collie O'Reilly, Brian Haugh; Eoin King, Sean Healy, Sean O'Heir, Ronan Scott, Eoin Noonan, Conor Hand, Conor Farrell, Conor Hand. Replacements - Brian McGovern, Leigh Jackson, James Whittaker, Ray Moloney, Harry Hester, Willie Staunton, Sean Vodden.
Today's AIL Div 2B results
Navan 32, Sunday's Well 10
MU Barnhall 49, City of Derry 14
Belfast H 27, Old Crescent 29
Dungannon 17, Wanderers 12
Rainey 23, Skerries 8.
NEXT UP
Saturday 2nd December - Old Crescent v Navan; City of Derry v Dungannon; Skerries v MU Barnhall; Wanderers v Belfast H.
AIL DIV 2 B TABLE
P W D L F A BP Pts
Old Crescent 8 8 0 0 267 125 5 37
Rainey OB 8 7 0 1 228 93 4 33
Navan RFC 8 5 1 2 186 108 2 26
Wanderers 8 4 0 4 236 155 4 23
MU Barnhall 8 4 1 3 193 195 3 21
Skerries 8 4 0 4 152 202 4 21
Dungannon 8 3 1 4 158 178 3 18
Sundays Well 8 2 0 6 118 173 2 11
Read the full report by Fergal Lynch and and reaction from Alan Kingsley in the Chronicle out on Tuesday.