Rugby results: Celts beat Nomads in Trophy

Douglas Celts underlined their strong domestic form by beating Southern Nomads 31-10 in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Trophy at Port-e-Chee on Saturday.

Andy Vernon-Browne ran in two tries for Douglas, as did Mike Osborne. Max Morley-Green was on target with the boot slotting four conversions and a penalty. For Nomads the two big men from the second row were on the scoresheet, Dale Williams and Steve McHugh.

It was a double defeat for the Southern Nomads club with Emerging Nomads beaten 38-21 at home by Western Vikings in the Shimmin Wilson Manx Bowl.

Kevin Mellor ran in a hat trick for Vikings and there were also tries from Alex Gibson, Danny McElroy and Paul Wheeldon with Ryan Burke adding four conversions. For Nomads there were tries from Owen Carvin, Orry Watterson and Mark Lean with three conversions from Chris Clague.

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