Matchday Scoring highlights: Johnsonville (23) v Wellington (3)

Johnsonville beat the Wellington Axemen in frightful conditions at home at Helston Park in their third round Swindale Shield and Mick Kenny Memorial Cup match.

Johnsonville scored two first half tries, to first-five Niall Delahunt and to fullback Jacob Walmsley, and then kicked a penalty on halftime to lead 15-3 at the interval.

A second half penalty followed by a third try to wing Jacob Kennedy only minutes from fulltime clinched the win.

The conditions, which saw steady rain throughout much of the game, dictated a tight battle and much of the play was fought between the 22s, with Johnsonville’s big second half defence attributing to their victory as they withstood an Axemen comeback.

Match highlights of the game below: 

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Bonus Track

The Wellington Axemen’s second XV defeated their Johnsonville counterparts 22-20 in the Helston Park curtain-raiser, scoring highlights as below:

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Some information about Mick Kenny, whom the trophy the Premiers contested is named after:

Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 042: Ed Chaney and Mick Kenny