Sligo senior men’s rugby team produced a morale-boosting display in Division 2B of the All-Ireland league on Saturday afternoon to beat league Greystones on their own patch by a point, 20-19.
Sligo led by 20 points to 12 as the game entered the closing stages, but a converted try for Greystones set up an exciting finish. But Paddy Pearson’s side held on to win by one.
Saturday’s Energia AIL Division 2B results:
Greystones 19 Sligo 20
Blackrock 12 Wanderers 12
Corinthians 37 Dungannon 14
Galwegians 36 Ballina 12
Malahide 26 Belfast Harlequins 10.