Sat 26 Sep 2026, 14:15
Ramsey picked up their first Hartford Homes Manx Shield win with a 71-0 victory against Western Vikings at QE2 School. The Northerners led 40-0 at half time before closing the game out with eleven tries in total.
The action started right from the kick off. Vikings earned a five metre scrum deep in their own half. The Ramsey front five applied pressure in the set piece which resulted in a disrupted box kick. Ramsey flanker Conor Cracknell charged down the kick and dabbed the ball down for the opening score with less than two minutes played. Dan Kelly converted. In the fifth minute they were in again. Matt Meechan made a big break in midfield to give field position. The ball was then shipped left where Kieran Kneale applied the finish. Just approaching the tenth minute the bagged a third. Kieran Kneale turned provided this time and he broke multiple tackles to get to within touching distance of the Viking line. The ball went right this time and Meechan was on hand to finish. Dan Kelly converted and with ten minutes played the lead was 19-0.
The Vikings defence then put up the shutters for ten minutes before Ramsey scored again. Vikings were on the attack in the Ramsey half. They earned a useful attacking scrummage but were shunted off the ball. Dan Kelly punted downfield and Vikings conceded a five metre line out. Ramsey tried a set piece move at the front and when this didn’t bear fruit the went to the back where a charging Cracknell dived in for his second. Kelly converted. A Jake Richmond double in the run up to half time, both converted by Kelly gave Ramsey a healthy 40-0 lead at the break.
There was a Viking rally in the second and while they didn’t score, the defence firmed up and the opening twenty minutes were scoreless and only broken when Matt Meechan plunged over from the back of a line out to pick up his second. With fifteen to go, Cracknell benefitted from a Vikings turnover and completed his hat trick with Kelly converting to make it 52-0.
In the final ten minutes Ramsey ran in a further three tries. Richmond completed his hat trick, Dan Kelly went in from short range and in the final play of the game Scott Kneale got in on the action too. Dan Kelly converted two of these three to give himself a personal tally of 21 points.
The action started right from the kick off. Vikings earned a five metre scrum deep in their own half. The Ramsey front five applied pressure in the set piece which resulted in a disrupted box kick. Ramsey flanker Conor Cracknell charged down the kick and dabbed the ball down for the opening score with less than two minutes played. Dan Kelly converted. In the fifth minute they were in again. Matt Meechan made a big break in midfield to give field position. The ball was then shipped left where Kieran Kneale applied the finish. Just approaching the tenth minute the bagged a third. Kieran Kneale turned provided this time and he broke multiple tackles to get to within touching distance of the Viking line. The ball went right this time and Meechan was on hand to finish. Dan Kelly converted and with ten minutes played the lead was 19-0.
The Vikings defence then put up the shutters for ten minutes before Ramsey scored again. Vikings were on the attack in the Ramsey half. They earned a useful attacking scrummage but were shunted off the ball. Dan Kelly punted downfield and Vikings conceded a five metre line out. Ramsey tried a set piece move at the front and when this didn’t bear fruit the went to the back where a charging Cracknell dived in for his second. Kelly converted. A Jake Richmond double in the run up to half time, both converted by Kelly gave Ramsey a healthy 40-0 lead at the break.
There was a Viking rally in the second and while they didn’t score, the defence firmed up and the opening twenty minutes were scoreless and only broken when Matt Meechan plunged over from the back of a line out to pick up his second. With fifteen to go, Cracknell benefitted from a Vikings turnover and completed his hat trick with Kelly converting to make it 52-0.
In the final ten minutes Ramsey ran in a further three tries. Richmond completed his hat trick, Dan Kelly went in from short range and in the final play of the game Scott Kneale got in on the action too. Dan Kelly converted two of these three to give himself a personal tally of 21 points.
