Mullingar came away from a delayed start against Tullamore with plenty to take from it, even if the result didn't go…

Mullingar came away from a delayed start against Tullamore with plenty to take from it, even if the result didn't go their way. Despite the wait to get going, Mullingar settled quickly and were the better side early on, with two well-worked tries showing the shape and patience they've been building in training. Three tries in all on the day. The middle of the game was where it turned. Mullingar dropped off the intensity and became passive in defence, and Tullamore took full advantage — building momentum, getting into the game and adding scores of their own. In attack, Mullingar put themselves under needless pressure by not building phases and giving the ball away too cheaply. Tullamore held on to win by two points, 33-28. A tough one to lose, but an honest performance with clear lessons in it, and a squad well capable of coming back from it