'Belvo secure promotion

Dungannon 0 Old Belvedere 22

AIB League Division 1B

Old Belvedere and Young Munster have both secured promotion to AIB League Division 1A, with two games left in the regulation season.

Division 1B leaders 'Belvo battled to a 22-17 win over relegation-threatened Dungannon at Stevenson Park today, and are now 14 points clear of UCC in third place.

Second half tries from hooker Mark Cooney, marauding flanker Jason Risdon and winger Max Rantz-McDonald helped the Dubliners extinguish Dungannon's hopes of making a comeback.

The Tyrone side are now bottom of the table after slipping to their seventh straight league defeat and desperately need to take something from their next league outing - a trip to Ulster rivals Ballymena on March 27.

Having trailed 3-0 at half-time courtesy of an Andy Dunne penalty, 'Gannon did show signs of their quality when grabbing tries through flanker Derek Hall and centre Paul Magee.

But 'Bevo's firepower proved too much as Phil Werahiko's men earned the win they needed to guarantee top tier rugby next season. They will now chase a league semi-final spot, with remaining games against Ballynahinch (home) and UCC (away).

Scorers: Dungannon: Tries: Derek Hall, Paul Magee; Cons: James Shiells 2; Pen: James Shiells

Old Belvedere: Tries: Mark Cooney, Jason Risdon, Max Rantz-McDonald; Cons: Andy Dunne 2; Pen: Andy Dunne