Dublin Rebels 42 – 12 DCU Saints
May 7th, 2006 | | Game Reports
Scorers
1st quarter:
REB Sam Hodgins 50 yd run (6-0);
REB Conor Ryan 60 yd pass from Andrew Dennehy (12-0)
2nd quarter:
REB Carl Faichney 40 yd pass from Andrew Dennehy, James Collins 2xpt (20-0);
REB Carl Faichney 60 yd pass from Andrew Dennehy (26-0)
DCU Eoin Stapleton 8 yd run (26-6)
3rd quarter: No scoring
4th quarter:
DCU Conor Rowan 25 yd pass from Conor Buggle (26-12);
REB Sam Hodgins 5 yd run, Sam Hodgins 2xpt (34-12)
REB Conor Ryan 15 yd run, Mick Finucane 2xpt (42-12)
Game Report.
The Dublin Rebels maintained their unbeaten streak this season with a convincing 42-12 victory over the DCU saints at a sun-drenched AALSA today.
Rebels RB Sam Hodgins opened the scoring on the second play of their opening drive with a 50 yd run to the outside. The next score also went to the Rebels (after a great pick by Rebels MLB Ross McCooey) when WR Conor Ryan scored from a 60 yd pass from QB Andy Dennehy. In the second quarter, Rebels WR Carl Faichney scored two big play TD’s first taking it in from 40 yds and then a 60 yd boomer from an in-form Dennehy. Rebels offensive MVP James Collins converted the first of the touchdowns. The Saints found themselves 26-0 down but did not give up the fight easily. QB Eoin Stapleton scored on an 8yd bootleg to get a vital score just before halftime.
The second half began with both defences playing well. The Saints defense lead by Damian Baker, Joe Carlyle and Neil Callanan did a great job of stiffling the Rebels offense in the third quarter, and 3 interceptions from Willie Coyne, Florian Steinmetz and Peter Kissiov meant that
the game was far from over. Rebels CB Marcus Naylor had 2 interceptions himself to help the Rebels cause. But the Saints began to get some momentum on Offense, with Dave McMahon, Cillian Hurley and Conor Buggle playing particularly well. DCU then scored again, early in the fourth quarter, when Conor Buggle passed 25 yds to Conor Rowan, making the score 26-12 to the Rebels.
Then the Rebels, lead by fantastic blocking by the Offensive Line of Feargal O’Hanlon, Tobias Hansson, Dave Sherwin, Shane Campbell, Simon Connellan, Dave Griffith and TE Mick Finucane, got two more scores on the ground through Hodgins and Ryan for 5 and 15 yds respectively.
TE Mick Finucane scored the 2xpt on a screen play to make the final score 42-12 to the Rebels.