Creggs were crowned Connacht J1A League champions for the fourth successive year after a six-point victory over Dunmore in a fiercely contested final played at Dexcom Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
It took 51 minutes for the first score of the game to arrive, Ronan Dowd kicking a penalty after Dunmore received a yellow card for a foul. 12 minutes later, Dunmore broke through for the first try of the afternoon as their forwards crashed over against the wind, and despite missing the conversion, had a two-point advantage, and held it until the 73rd minute when a crossfield kick from Dowd found Mark Purcell to get over for the crucial score. A missed conversion left a tense finish, but with two minutes remaining, Purcell kicked a penalty from halfway to crown Creggs champions again.
Creggs will look to complete a league and cup double when they take on Tuam in the Connacht Junior Cup Final in two weeks' time at Dexcom Stadium.
Alan Deegan and Jimmy Screene were the commentary team for the game...
Alan Deegan has the match report after the game...
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