We've won nothing yet warns Davy

Editorial Department • Published 18 Mar 2010 12:46 0 Comments

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Andy Breen celebrates with PC Falconer after scoring a vital second half try for Clogher Valley.

"We've won nothing but a day out", the opening gambit of victorious Clogher coach Davy Black says much about the Tyrone side's frame of mind heading in to Easter Monday's Towns' Cup final against either Dungannon 2nd XV or Ballymoney 1st XV.

While the win over Enniskillen on Saturday was undoubtedly celebrated, it will count for little if the Valley don't now go on and annexe their second Towns' Cup in four years.

Davy is fully aware that whoever they face it will not be easy but is sure his team will respect whoever their opponents are but not fear them.

"At this stage we do not know who we are playing and I presume Dungannon and Ballymoney will play sometime this week as it is only a couple of weeks until the final. We have played Ballymoney twice in the league and lost to them twice albeit narrowly so we will have an idea what to expect from them. We were 15-0 up against them and they came back to score late to win the game, so the boys will know what they are about. It is hard to know what Dungannon 2nd XV could turn up with on Easter Monday but whoever does make the final, we will respect them but not fear them," revealed Davy who was delighted with his team's second half display on Saturday.

He added: "I thought for a semi-final and a local derby with so much at stake that it was a good open game and that was reflected in the scoring. We played reasonably in the first half but I thought in the second half we started to get a few phases going and pulled away from a good Enniskillen side. I think we deserved the win and we must now finish the job. As I said, we have won nothing but a day out."

Davy is also happy with the way his squad is coming together at the business end of the season.

"The players coming back definitely helped us on Saturday and there is a bit of depth coming to the squad, the boys are training ard every Tuesday and Thursday and there is good competition for places. We picked up a few niggling injuries on Saturday but nothing too serious, so we will be looking to keep training hard and prepare for the final on Easter Monday."

And so, it was a big win for Clogher Valley on Saturday over their fiercest rivals but it is also clear that the Valley camp know it will mean little if they cannot now go on and win the cup, just as they did in 2007.

This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 18 Mar 10

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