It was an advert for the game of short mat bowls and with 2 bowls of the 2010 Mens Interzone final left to play Armagh and Mid Ulster were level. With 3 shots against Armagh skip Joe Beattie struck the head, but the jack went to a Mid Ulster bowl, and as a result Armagh failed to retain their title by the narrowest possible margin.
Armagh had been behind for most of the game. They were 5 down at half time and with 3 ends left in the second half were 10 down. All looked lost at that stage but a great effort over those last 3 ends set up the grandstand finish. Sadly it wasn' t to be but the locals played their part in the best final for some time.
Rink scores were as follows:
A Roberts 8 v M Wilson 8
D McDonald 7 v D McStravock 8
A Leckey 5 v A Paul 9
HALF TIME - Armagh 20 Mid Ulster 25
M Trainor 10 v C McHugh 7
J Beattie 14 v D McElroy 7
A Hughes 4 v S Quinn 10
FINAL SCORE - Armagh 48 Mid Ulster 49
Congratulations to Mid Ulster on their 9th Interzone title.
