It was a balmy summer evening in Belfast when the ladies of rugby in Ulster gathered at Belfast Harlequins for the inaugral Ulster Womens Rugby Awards Dinner. This was a celebration of all that is great about womens rugby around the province and clubs from near and far were represented. David Boyd and Robin Cole […]
City of Derry Rugby Development Summer Camps City of Derry of Derry Rugby Club is running Summer Camps over the first two weekends in July which will accommodate all age groups from 6yrs old to 19 year olds. The Summer Camps will be run at Lisneal College Crescent Link which has outstanding Indoor as well […]
165,000 applications for ticket packs! Eden Park Packs oversubscribed! Fans from around the world have applied for more than 600,000 tickets during the first of three major ticketing sales phases for Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011). “This is a great start and is clear evidence that both New Zealand and overseas fans will strongly […]
In the immediate aftermath of Samoa’s dramatic first IRB Sevens World Series victory, the International Rugby Board has moved quickly to announce the dates for the eight events in the 2010/11 World Series, starting once again with the two events in Dubai and George, South Africa, in December 2010. The World Series will visit five […]
Pictured launching this year’s Ulster Rugby Senior Summer Camp at Jordanstown are (l-r) Nevin Spence, Ulster Rugby Academy, Darryl Callaghan, Ulster Rugby Talent ID Officer, Matthew Wilson from Monkstown Community School, Catherine English from Centra and Chris Henry, Ulster Rugby Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy staff and players, both past and present, helped to launch this […]
Pictured are – Sponsor, John Courtney (centre) and from left, Alastair Keys (ERFC Mini-rugby co-ordinator), Stuart McCrae (ERFC Youth co-ordinator), Stuart Campbell (ERFC Youth coach) and Robbie Watson (ERFC Community Rugby Officer) Fermanagh Commmunity Rugby is lauching its annual Summer Rugby Sports Camp and this year it is kindly sponsored by John Courtney Tree Surgery […]
East Belfast Bulldogs took victory today against The Portadown Pumas. Unfortunately we lost track of the socreline! However, The East Belfast Bulldogs won this encounter convincingly. The Portadown Pumas battled bravely to the end and with periods of excellence they showed some of the sparkle of last season. A valiant effort and i am sure […]
There is something very special about the rugby players from Ulster, and one who encapsulates this is one of the greatest, Willie John McBride. To mark the momentus occasion of his 70th birthday the Wooden Spoon Society organised a special lunch at the Culloden Hotel, Belfast and 480 people arrived from all over the world! […]