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Ballina Killaloe U18 Girls won their Munster League Final last Saturday in a keenly fought and highly entertaining match vs Clonakilty RFC at Fermoy Showgrounds. This is the first ever Munster title for Ballina Killaloe Rugby Football Club (BKRFC) after previous Youths rugby success in North Munster competitions. Ballina-Killaloe started off the scoring with a well taken try from Player of the match, Tova McMahon bursting through the Clonakilty defence after a quick tap penalty. Clonakilty were not for wilting, and immediately responded with a line break out wide on the right, their winger rounding the defence to score under the posts, and draw the game 7-7 with less that 8 minutes played. Ballina-Killaloe however struck back straight away, regaining possession in the Clonakilty 22, and after a period of pressure, scoring out wide on the right. The half continued with Ballina-Killaloe rebuffing Clonakilty pressure and twice breaking downfield, through good recycling, switching the play to the right and the …
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