R1: Ballynahinch v UCD | Energia AIL Division 1A Highlights

🏉 Ballynahinch v UCD | Energia AIL Division 1A Highlights

Watch the highlights from Ballynahinch v UCD at Ballymacarn Park in Round 1 of the Energia All-Ireland League Men's Division 1A.

Both sides opened their 2026/27 Energia AIL campaigns at Ballymacarn Park, with plenty of attacking rugby and eight tries across an entertaining contest.

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🏉 MATCH DETAILS

📍 Ballymacarn Park
📅 Saturday, 26 September 2026
🏆 Energia AIL Men's Division 1A — Round 1

Ballynahinch scorers
Tries: Joe Hopes (17'), Bradley Luney (18'), Claytan Milligan (21')
Conversions: Conor Rankin (17', 18', 21')
Penalty: Conor Rankin (10')

UCD scorers
Tries: James Sherwin (14'), Evan Moynihan (40', 44'), Joe Christie (56'), Maxim Aschenbrenner (64')
Conversions: Paddy Clancy (14', 40', 41', 64')
Penalties: Paddy Clancy (77', 78')

📋 TEAMS

Ballynahinch:
Conor Rankin; Matthew Booth, Jack Stapley, Mark Best, Aaron Sexton; Harry McKeown, Conor McAuley; Kelvin Hamilton, Claytan Milligan (capt), Joseph Mawhinney; Declan Horrox, Joe Hopes; Joshua Hanlon, Jon Rodgers, Bradley Luney.

Replacements:
Harry McCormick, Mahon Ronan, Alex Topping, James Wells, Sam Warwick.

UCD:
Evan Moynihan; Maxim Aschenbrenner, Tom Murtagh, Ben Brownlee (capt), Josh Powell; Paddy Clancy, James Sherwin; Max Doyle, Max Holmes, Sami Bishti; Dan Barron, Oran Handley; Michael Colreavy, Arthur Ashmore, Paul Gerard.

Replacements:
Joe Christie, Tom O’Riordan, James O’Dwyer, Oisin Spain, Daragh Gilbourne, Jonathan Cunningham-Ash.

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