Portadown pulled away from the All-Ireland League Division Two relegation zone with a comfortable 36-13 win over visitors UCC at Chambers Park last night. The Portadown pack did the spadework in the opening half and with the wind behind them led 29-8 at the break.

UCC scored a try shortly after the restart but in the closing stages Jeff Park added another try for Portadown.

Portadown: J Park; R McDowell, D McKay, S Hooks, M McAllister; R McIlmoyle, P Spence; S May, R Weir, D Burnside, R Frost, M Lightbody, J McCartney, A Eagleson, B Logan.

UCC: L Twomey; J O'Donnell, R O'Donovan, A O'Shea, D Holt; B O'Mahoney, P Stringer; A McSweeney, J Flannery, T Crowley, J Fitzgerald, F McKenna, M Riordan, J Sheehan, B Cahill.

Referee: G Black (Leinster).