All 3 youth teams contested in the plate semi-final at home today, with the 14's and 18's facing Clogher Valley and the 16's taking on Virginia.

After nervous times regarding Clogher's bus, their 14's took a bright start against the demons. Despite having a forward in the sin-bin, our 14's fought back hard, missed conversions proving crucial in their defeat.

The 18's had taken a good lead against their Clogher counterparts, with yet more tries ran in through the backs. A missed drop-goal attempt and penalty in the first half could have changed the outcome as they lost by just 3 points though the team gave a magnificent performance.

But the success story out of the day, came from the under-16's. Playing into the sun against a Virginia side with a few potential Ulster youth's, they tirelessly worked the ball in the forwards, with Bruce Vial at No.7, both Props Thomas Rice and Captain Cillian Byrne both stealing ball and driving through. Some touch kicks were a bit loose but in the second half, after immense pressure, Center Anthony Byrne broke the Virginia line inside his own half and, although clearly injured, he ran the rest of the pitch to touch down under the posts. Out-half Donnagh McIntyre slotted the conversion to make it 7-0 and was unlucky with a penalty. The score stayed the same until the end and now these lads must go on to win the final, hopefully in Ravenhill on 9th of April.

Support on the sidelines was quite good today in the great weather, please come and support our 16's in the final!