McCarthy penalty allows Con keep unbeaten record

CORK CON left it late yet again against Ballymena at Eaton Park on Saturday, but a Pat McCarthy penalty two minutes from time left the score at 8-6 and kept their unbeaten record this season intact.

Con played into a stiff wind in the first half and were 6-0 down at half time as a result of an Ian Humphreys drop goal after 14 minutes and a Dirkie Strydom penalty.

Indeed, Strydom could have extended thate lead, but he missed three of four attempts in that first half and in the second period he was instrumental in Con scoring the only try of the game.