Sat 15 Feb 2025, 14:15
Ramsey beat Western Vikings 49-10 at a chilly QE2 in the Manx Shield. The Northerners led 20-5 at the mid-point and accelerated away thereafter. Leo McVicar rounded off his debut with two tries and a conversion.
Ramsey started with determination. Skipper Matt Meechan fielded the kick off and powered downfield for the Vikings line. He was stopped short but was able to deliver quick ball which fizzed its way to the right wing for Adam Dempsey to score. Four minutes later it was Meechan again, this time working in a support role on the left touchline and finishing off for a try of his own and a 10-0 lead. This became 15-0 in the tenth minute when some slick Ramsey hands wide to Dempsey again and he dived in for his second.
A lesser team might have capitulated, but the Vikings are made of sterner stuff and they fought back. Ramsey were caught offside and Harry Goodwin boomed a penalty into touch to give his side a five metre line out. Captain Ed Knight snaffled the ball and drove over for Vikings first try of the day.
Ten scoreless minutes then passed before the game broke again. Ramsey’s big centre Will Millsopp ran strongly into the Vikings twenty two. He looked for support and found captain Meechan close by and he dived in for his second of the match to leave his side 20-5 halfway through this sixty minute match.
Ramsey’s Leo McVicar entered the fray in the thirty first minute. His senior debut started at a million miles and hour as he chased around the park like a terrier. When he finally got his hands on the ball it was five metres out and there was no stopping the big fella from that kind of distance. Vikings however hit back again. Knight danced through some poor tackling to notch up his second and reduce the Ramsey lead to 25-10, albeit temporarily.
Ramsey then ended the game with three tries in quick succession. Millsopp started the ball rolling when he crashed in from close range in the forty fourth minute. From the restart Meechan made one of his trademark big carries, Owen Bevan acted as the link and he sent Millsopp in for his second in wo minutes. He also converted his own try. From the restart Vikings attempted to run the ball back but a floated pass was intercepted by Ramsey’s Adam Dunlop and he found quick man Danny Howard who raced clear to score and make the Ramsey lead 42-0.
There was time for just one more and Leo McVicar rounded off his debut with his second try of the game following a close-range rumble. He even added the conversion too.
Ramsey started with determination. Skipper Matt Meechan fielded the kick off and powered downfield for the Vikings line. He was stopped short but was able to deliver quick ball which fizzed its way to the right wing for Adam Dempsey to score. Four minutes later it was Meechan again, this time working in a support role on the left touchline and finishing off for a try of his own and a 10-0 lead. This became 15-0 in the tenth minute when some slick Ramsey hands wide to Dempsey again and he dived in for his second.
A lesser team might have capitulated, but the Vikings are made of sterner stuff and they fought back. Ramsey were caught offside and Harry Goodwin boomed a penalty into touch to give his side a five metre line out. Captain Ed Knight snaffled the ball and drove over for Vikings first try of the day.
Ten scoreless minutes then passed before the game broke again. Ramsey’s big centre Will Millsopp ran strongly into the Vikings twenty two. He looked for support and found captain Meechan close by and he dived in for his second of the match to leave his side 20-5 halfway through this sixty minute match.
Ramsey’s Leo McVicar entered the fray in the thirty first minute. His senior debut started at a million miles and hour as he chased around the park like a terrier. When he finally got his hands on the ball it was five metres out and there was no stopping the big fella from that kind of distance. Vikings however hit back again. Knight danced through some poor tackling to notch up his second and reduce the Ramsey lead to 25-10, albeit temporarily.
Ramsey then ended the game with three tries in quick succession. Millsopp started the ball rolling when he crashed in from close range in the forty fourth minute. From the restart Meechan made one of his trademark big carries, Owen Bevan acted as the link and he sent Millsopp in for his second in wo minutes. He also converted his own try. From the restart Vikings attempted to run the ball back but a floated pass was intercepted by Ramsey’s Adam Dunlop and he found quick man Danny Howard who raced clear to score and make the Ramsey lead 42-0.
There was time for just one more and Leo McVicar rounded off his debut with his second try of the game following a close-range rumble. He even added the conversion too.
