Ulster Inter-Firms 7’s Blitz
Mc Aleer & Rushe stormed to victory in their inaugural Inter-Firms appearance at the O’Neills/Parador sponsored 7’s Blitz on Saturday 17th May.
In the end it was six teams (Queen’s University, Citigroup, PSNI, Mc Aleer & Rushe, CDE and Belfast City Council) who battled it out in the Cherryvale Playing Fields in Belfast.
In Group 1, Belfast City Council and Mc Aleer & Rushe finished top of their group while Queen’s University and Citigroup topped Group 2, setting up the semi-finals.
The bank officials edged out the council workers in the second half giving a great attacking performance.
In the other semi-final, Mc Aleer & Rushe turned on the football in the early first half. The University staff scored first but failed to score again for another 10 minutes.
Colin Devlin (Ballinderry and Derry) shone in the final scoring 2 goals and went on to win Player of the Tournament.
