It’s Back and even Better than last year. That’s the promise from the organisers of the fantastic May Bank Holiday Continental Market at Belfast City Hall. The magnificent setting of the City Hall will again be the location for this increasingly popular event. The Continental Market takes place from Friday 28th – Bank Holiday Monday […]
The Mini section held their Annual Festival at Hamilton Park on Sunday and attracted over 650 players at all levels. In all, well over a thousand people, including many local residents descended on Hamilton Park, and everyone was well catered for. This was a huge undertaking and special thanks must go to Ian Caughey, for […]
Dungannon took the honours on Saturday with style defeating a heavy antipodean influenced Wanderers side by 50 points to 12 in a one sided final to claim the Campbell Cup at the Omagh Sevens in association with Omagh District council and sponsors Dalriadan Inc. Two Omagh based sides lifted the other two trophies on offer, […]
The first opportunity Donaghadee had to test the mettle of their opponents came early, and gave players and spectators an idea of what was to come. A clean line-out possession became a rolling maul that gave clear indication to spectators, players and referee that Donaghadee’s pack is a very formidable unit as they took their […]
The Final of the Shield was played on Saturday 24th April against Larne away at Rainey’s grounds in Magherafelt, right from the kick off Instonians would not take a backwards step competing for every lose ball looking for any turnover and played positive attacking rugby right up to the final whistle. Larne opened the score […]
Picture: Carrick members and event sponsors prepare for this weekend’s Festival of Rugby The Guinness Carrick Sevens take place this weekend from Friday 30th April to Sunday the 2nd of May. Rest assured that INTOUCH Rugby will be covering all three days. The following is the draw for the four competitions over the weekend. FRIDAY […]
City of Derry Rugby Club created history on Saturday last when they defeated Portadown at Chambers in a playoff to return to All Ireland League Rugby after an absence of two years. City of Derry were relegated from senior rugby two years ago and in the same season Portadown themselves returned to the senior ranks […]
League title secured at Virginia! Grosvenor travelled to Virginia knowing that victory would secure the Qualifying 3 title. The visitors started in determined fashion and David Burke followed up his penalty with a converted try to make it 10-0 after seven minutes. Grosvenor then stole a Virginia line-out fifteen metres out and drove over, Chris […]
Donaghadee began the game with the breeze diagonally behind them, and with this notional advantage they got first dibs at a penalty goal attempt. But Richard Millar’s aim was just wide. The Coleraine students came back at Donaghadee from the restart, and when the ball went to ground on halfway a desperation fly-hack flew towards […]