Duo help Ravens win

CITY of Derry duo David Houston and Andrew Semple played their part in the Ulster Ravens 17-7 win over Connacht ‘A’ in a typically physical Interprovincial encounter at Deramore Park, on Wednesday evening.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Mar 2012, 10:21 BST

Ravens boss Gary Longwell named an inexperienced side for the match but will have been impressed by the composure they showed throughout.

Longwell was pleased with how his team performed, admitting afterwards: “We are pretty happy with the performance tonight. We played some good rugby and there were a number of excellent individual displays, which ultimately contributed to a good win.

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“It was an important opportunity for some of the club players to come in and experience a slightly higher level of rugby, and they did well.”

Ulster Ravens: Ricky Andrew; Conor Gaston, Michael Allen, Luke Marshall, Chris Quinn; James McKinney, Paddy Farrell; Richard Lutton, John Burns, Conor Carey, Michael Shiels, David Houston, Conor Joyce, Dominic Gallagher, Neil Faloon. Replacements: Andrew Warwick, Michael Cromie, Stephen Mulholland, Paul Pritchard, Andrew Semple, Johnny Burgess, Taylor Acheson.

Connacht ‘A’: Callum Boland; Matt Dever, Brian Murphy, Tadhg Leader, Mark McCrea; Jack Carty, Dave Moore; Denis Buckley, Kevin O’Byrne, Stewart Maguire, Brian Moylett, Michael Kearney, David Heffernan, Eoghan Grace, Eoin McKeon. Replacements: Stevie Collins, Finlay Bealham, Peter Borlase, Conor Kindregan, Isaac O’Grady, Marcus Walsh, Darragh Leader, Conor Fitzgibbon.

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