Dungannon 27-10 B'fast Harlequins

Mark Scott tackles Colin Atkinson of Belfast Harlequins

Dungannon recaptured the First Trust Ulster Senior Cup after a break of five years with a deserved win over holders Belfast Harlequins at Ravenhill.

Mark Scott was the Dungannon hero with 17 points while Andrew Kirkpatrick and Neville Magee scored a try apiece for the County Tyrone outfit.

Harlequins, who for the most part were outplayed up front, had a first-half try by Darren Cave.

Keith Pyper added to his conversion with a second-half penalty.

After early Quins pressure Dungannon finally managed to put on a spurt which brought them two penalties from winger Scott in the 10th and 13th minutes.

Scott stretched his side's lead on the half-hour with his third penalty after yet another offside at a ruck by the opposition.

That was further enhanced in the run-up to half-time when Quins made a hash of their own line-out and replacement centre Kirkpatrick pounced to score with Scott adding the extras.

But Quins had the final say of the half when a scything break by Blake-Knox was finished by Cave with Pyper converting.

Pyper landed a penalty early in the second half but Scott trumped that with two long-range efforts and Magee crashed over in injury-time as Dungannon held on to deservedly strip Quins of their title.

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Dungannon: K McGuckin; M Scott, P Magee, capt, G Telford, N Patterson; M Ferry, J Bates; M Neilly, C O'Kane, G Sinnamon, M Rainey, S McCarroll, A Hughes, O Hennessy, S Lamb.
Replacements: D Spence for Bates (62), A Kirkpatrick for Magee (21), C Knipe for O'Kane (62), N Magee for Rainey (72), P Reynolds for Neilly (80).

Belfast Harlequins: M Kettyle; J Lowe, D Cave, K Pyper, S Rea; R Blake-Knox, R Kirkwood; N Conlon, S Philpott, A Rankin, G Rourke, G Jewhurst, A Ward, C Atkinson, capt, A Gillespie.
Replacements: S Robinson for Gillespie (53), D Creighton for Kirkwood (45), G McLaughlin for Kettyle (78).

Referee: Marshall Kilgore.