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Sat 13 Oct 2018  ·  Division 2C
Midleton
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Bangor RFC
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Roger Corbett12 Oct 2018 - 17:45
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The first block of matches in All-Ireland League Division 2C this season rounds off with a mouth-watering top of the table clash between Midleton and Bangor, as well as a meeting of the last two All-Ireland Provincial League champions, Ballina and Malahide.

Midleton (2nd) v Bangor (1st), Towns Park

A very tough one to call given the flying starts made by both Midleton and Bangor. 10 points each so far with the best attack in the division - Bangor have scored 83 points and 13 tries - paying a visit to the most miserly defence, the Red Devils leaking just 18 points in 160 minutes of rugby.

Ulster duo Craig Gilroy and Stuart McCloskey's influence has the Bangor back-line humming along very nicely, with Mark Widdowson (three) and Phil Broderick (two) getting among the tries. The out-half duel between Midleton general Stuart Lee (21 points) and Bangor's Declan Maguire, the North Queensland schoolboy star, should be a compelling watch.

Louis Farnham, a try scorer against Seapoint last week, is set to come in at full-back for Midleton tomorrow, with Tom Keavney and Aidan Ware among the changes expected up front. They won 37-8 up in Bangor in March but tripped up 15-8 at home twelve months ago, a result which derailed their unbeaten start to the 2017/18 season.

(Courtesy of IRFU)

Division 2C Fixtures

Sat 13 Oct 2018KO: 14:30
Ballina
20
Malahide
7
Sat 13 Oct 2018KO: 14:30
City of Derry
19
Seapoint
17
Sat 13 Oct 2018KO: 14:30
Thomond
13
Omagh
28
Sat 13 Oct 2018KO: 14:30
Tullamore
9
Bruff
13

Match details

Match date

Sat 13 Oct 2018

Kickoff

14:30

Competition

Division 2C

League position

1
Midleton
3
Bangor
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