Ballyhaunis ploughing on thanks to their dominant scrum against Galwegians

ANOTHER big win for the East Mayo men in the Connacht Junior 1B League. They beat Galwegians at the death.

The Ballyhaunis scrum was a crucial factor throughout in snatching the win in the last minute:

“Our scrum was immense. We were driving them eight, ten metres at a time,” said assistant coach Gabriel Gallagher afterwards: “We were getting penalties off scums. That's how we got our first try. And the game-winning one.”

Ballyhaunis were down 8-14 at half-time. They then had a good start into the second half, but failed to get any scores from a period of dominance. Galwegians hit back with a try to push it to 8-19. At sixty minutes, Ballyhaunis closed the gap with a converted try to 15-19.

Even the subs coming on in the forwards didn't put a dent on their scrum superiority. Penalties brought Ballyhaunis close to the try line.

And after a barrage of scrum penalties, the hosts eventually pushed over for a last gasp victory. Final score: 20-19.
It's their fourth win out of five in the Junior 1B League.

Next up is a Mayo derby against Ballinrobe in two weeks. Ballyhaunis scores: Jason Morley scored two tries, Scrum-half Rowan Gouws added a try, and Scott Finlay with a conversion and a penalty.