After a welcome week’s break, Donaghadee’s First XV resumed their Qualifying League Two programme last Saturday (6 Nov). The players had been looking forward to the visit of Omagh, although they were well aware that the men from County Tyrone were sitting close behind them in their League. For the home side their only real […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV wre away to Banbridge II in their first Conference game on Saturday 6 November and lost by 22 points to 13. The match was not originally scheduled for this date and a number of players and coaching staff were not available. This gave several players the opportunity to make their […]
Portadown met Dungannon 2’s under lights at Chambers Park on Friday night in wet and windy conditions that did little for the game as a spectacle. The Blues started well and in the opening exchanges bossed territory and possession, several penalty kicks pointed to the home sides dominance in the first fifteen minutes but they […]
Enniskillen were routed by the visitors in what was, by some distance, their poorest performance of the season. They started the game flat as if they had just rolled out of bed onto the pitch and within two minutes were behind on the scoreboard when the ‘Clare forwards mauled a line out over for a […]
City of Derry Rugby Club powered to a defining victory for this current team when they overwhelmed Ballynahinch at Judges Road on Saturday last in the Semi Final of the Ulster Senior Cup. Derry now plays Dungannon in the final at Ravenhill on Thursday 16th December in what will be a repeat encounter of Derry’s […]
There were a number of midweek fixtures played in the lead up to a full list of fixtures on Saturday 6th November. Including pictures & video clips and interviews with coaches from Regent House v Cambridge House & superb pictures from Ballymena Academy v St Michale’s Royal School, Dungannon entertained the Rainey Endowed School in […]
CIYMS registered two home wins on Saturday and played some fine rugby in the process. Dromore are new to their league and battled well to hold their own. the step up is rarely easy and with determination they will succeed. The CI team ran out coinvincing winners. UUC are playing their second season in Q2 […]
We arrived Regent on Saturday morning to see a good sized crowd had gathered to watch the I & II xv from both schools battle it out! A fine display of rugby from all concerned. Well drilled sides skilled in the arts of scrummaging and line out with some outstanding individual talents giving the go […]