To their credit, Clann Éireann refused to give up the ghost though and after evading three tackles, Conor McConville goaled brilliantly from 22 metres to cut Derrygonnelly’s lead to a more manageable 3-8 to 1-7 at the final water break. The Orchard champions did manage to use their numerical supremacy to generate more possession on the restart but Conal Jones’ inspirational point (36) gave the long-time leaders’ a 10 point cushioned lead.
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Worse was to follow for the Lurgan men as Conal Jones’ expert overhead flick (12) – after he met a long punted free by Ryan Jones - and Shane McGullion’s sidefoot finish (13) incredibly made it 3-2 to 0-0.īut the Ernesiders threatened to self-destruct briefly thereafter when key midfielder Stephen McGullion picked up a second yellow card on the half-hour mark.Ĭlann Éireann laboured to make their extra man count though, lacking both conviction in their shooting and quality in terms of their decision making. The Fermanagh aces first hit the jackpot in the 8th minute with late call-up Shane McGullion following up Gary McKenna’s blocked shot to palm the ball to the net. "The whole season will be an away game for us and I think the boys understand that.The Fermanagh champions weren’t flattered by their six-point winning margin with a spring-heeled start the scaffold they used to construct their victory.Įverything Derrygonnelly touched in the first quarter turned to gold as Clann Éireann bent and looked distinctly like breaking. "Every game is an away game," Talay said. Hours before the government's announcement Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay said that the club were not expecting to return home as scheduled. The delayed reopening is also likely to affect A-League football team the Wellington Phoenix, whose men's side had planned on staging nine games in New Zealand from January 29 after playing all fixtures so far in Australia. The earlier version of the Super Rugby competition featuring South African teams and Argentina's Jaguares appears unlikely to be revived following its suspension last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new competition builds on 'Super Rugby Trans-Tasman', which was played between Australia and New Zealand's sides this year. Should border re-opening be delayed further, however, it is unclear what impact that would have on the cross-border games. NZR have said the competition, due to begin on February 18, will proceed even in the event of Covid-19 complications and suggested the schedule could be reworked to play "local" games first and fulfil the cross-border fixtures when borders reopen. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment. The new Super Rugby Pacific competition will feature five teams each from New Zealand and Australia and two sides representing the Pacific Islands - Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua. The length of stay in MIQ facilities would be temporarily increased from a week to 10 days. Non-quarantine travel, which was set to be opened for New Zealanders in Australia on 17 January, would be pushed back until the end of February, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said at a media conference on Tuesday.