Campion boost for Bective
Three tries and an excellent kicking performance from Fergal Campion, who scored two penalties and three conversions secured the points for the Donnybrook outfit and with Old Belvedere going down 17-13 to struggling Terenure at Lakelands Park, Bective moved into second.
Fourth placed Barnhall slipped up at home to UCC, despite scoring three tries to the visitors’ one.
Barry Keeshan had a fine day with the boot for UCC with a conversion and four penalties and this essentially was the difference between the two sides as Barnhall were only able to take one of their kicking chances.
As a result of the victory, UCC are now in fifth place in the division and just three points off leaders UL-Bohs with almost anything likely to happen between now and the end of the season in a very topsy-turvy league.
At the bottom too there were significant happenings with lowly Sundays Well scoring only their second victory of the season with a fine win over Ballynahinch at Musgrave Park.
Two John O’Donnell tries and two others from Jonno Lynch and Dave Twohig saw the ‘Well ease past their northern visitors and close the gap to Waterpark at the bottom of the table.
Waterpark lost 19-18 at Ballinakill to Malone and are without doubt now locked into a relegation dogfight.
They are four points clear of the ‘Well in second last place, but they still have to travel to Cork to play them and that will be vital.
