An excellent performance in the circumstances with AEI fielding an ‘experimental’ back line (to say the least) which was not helped by the late arrival of scum-half Stack Stephens. Nick Elliott was first on the scoresheet for AEI following a typically strong run. AEI went further ahead after Mark McDonough drove into a ruck, came straight out of the other side with the ball, made 20m and passed the ball to Paul McLernon who skipped past the tackles to score. Nick Elliott scored the conversion but Cosby hit back just before half-time with a penalty to make the score 12-3 at the break.
The second half saw man of the match Mark McDonough score two tries himself, the first following a quickly taken penalty and the second in a well worked back-row move involving Andy Sullivan and Stack Stephens. In fact, forwards Nick Smith and Andy Sullivan also had notable games, especially prop Nick Smith who with two (previously unheard of) 20m breaks left both sides agog. With the last move of the match, Cosby scored a break-away try but by that stage the result was not in doubt.