Right on half time Tarf went right to left from a lineout 10 yards outside the Belvo 22. Fahy thundered into the away red zone, Soroka carried hard, and Hugo Lennox looped one to Peter Maher for his second. Con Kelly kept his kicking at 100% with a sideline conversion for 35 16 and Half Time.
So ….. Everything under control or so it seemed!
Tarf kicked off the second half towards the clubhouse. Peter Maher chased brilliantly and knocked it back to Fionn Gilbert who started an eight phase play that ended with a peach of a cross-kick to Maher who, having started the phases, caught the ball on the angle and scored a classic under the posts for 42 16.
To Belvo’s eternal credit they kept plugging away.
Their next effort was repulsed by a turnover on the Tarf line. From the resulting home lineout a mix-up saw the ball intercepted by Belvedere, who went right then left and broke through for a well-deserved 7 pointer and 42 23.
With 28 to go Tarf got in again with a maul for 47 23.
Belvo responded when Tarf conceded a penalty trying to exit the kick-off in their 22 for 47 30 and 25 minutes to go.
Tarf kicked off, Peter Maher went up for it, Belvo tapped it back into Hugh O’Sullivan’s hands and he released their right winger, whose kick ahead was regathered, moved left and Belvo got in again for 47 37, two tries in 2 minutes, a massive dose of adrenalin – and game on !!
Belvo now threw caution to the wind, upped their pace and went wide with everything.
With exactly 20 to go Tarf got a penalty in front of the posts and opted for a scrum and a potential 7 points rather than a definite 3.