Ireland team captain Brian O’Driscoll presents team-mate and PUMA ambassador John Hayes with a commemorative jersey to mark his 100th Cap for Ireland from official Irish kit sponsor PUMA. The presentation was made at Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
On a gloriously sunny March afternoon this keenly contested game was played out at The Dub. Queen’s had the perfect start after 3 minutes when Harrison scored in the corner following a ruck wide on the right from which fast ball was moved to the left winger. Ards came back strongly and through sheer physical […]
Over 400 primary school pupils were involved in the Letterkenny RFC TAG Rugby Festival last week, one of 6 going on around the county this month. TAG MAD at Letterkenny The blitz was attended by 15 schools from the region and based on participation of the non contact form of Rugby. These blitzes have been […]
Saturday 6th March. Report and pictures by John Dickson. Ballynahinch started the first half of this vital league performance way off pace against a much more hungry looking bottom of the table Buccaneers side, the Connacht men shocking the home team by running in 3 unanswered tries before halftime. Ryan Bambry had an opportunity in […]
Saturday 6th March. Kukri Qualifying League and Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup double header at the Palace Grounds. Sue Roper reports. Early pressure from Enniskillen was exactly what Armagh needed to kick start their motivation for the rest of the game. An excellent run from Matthew ‘Eddie’ Irwin right from the start took Armagh up […]
Saturday 6th March. Roy Lawton reports. With only three games in the AIB League remaining and senior status still not fully secured for another season, Ards welcomed top four side Nenagh Ormond to Hamilton Park on Saturday. Nenagh are lying eight places above Ards in the league, sitting comfortably in fourth place just behind Banbridge, […]
Malone claimed the Ulster bragging rights in this AIB League 2 encounter at Derramore on Saturday 6th March. Prof Derrick Crothers reports. On Thursday I was awakened by our local corncrake croaking raucously. Spring had arrived. Unfortunately for Quins, it was to be Malone, the better team on the day, who had a Spring in […]
STIRRING COMEBACK FROM RAINEY. Saturday 6th March. Report by James Barr. There was an amazing turnaround at Hatrick Park where Rainey Old Boys ran in twenty-five unanswered points to beat sixth placed Instonians 39-17. With three of the bottom four clubs winning, Rainey needed this bonus point victory to make absolutely certain of staying up. […]
The feet of a local physiotherapist could hold the secret to solving the chronic and often debilitating pain of back ache for many sufferers throughout Northern Ireland. Julia Webster, who has just opened a unique treatment centre in Holywood, was the fifth physiotherapist in the UK to be accredited and fully trained in the Sarah […]
Ballymena Academy secured another late dramatic win for the second match in a row, beating Methodist College Belfast 11 – 10 in this Northern Bank Semi Final with a last minute try. Timing is everything, and Ballymena’s John Andrew’s timing is impeccable as the versatile forward has popped up to score the winning try on […]