Tim Ryan went over late following two earlier Jeremy Manning penalties as a second-string visiting side went down fighting at the Arms Park.
But coach Declan Kidney knows his team must find a cutting edge if their hopes of reclaiming the Celtic crown are not to be dashed before the autumn.
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