Saturday 27th February Report and photography from John McMurtry. Friends School’s cup run ended in heartbreak in this quarter-final replay against Ballymena Academy. Leading 10 – 6 with time running out Friends were denied a trip to Ravenhill with a dramatic try from Ballymena’s No 8 Andrew with the final play of the match. Patterson […]
Friends School Lisburn served up another exciting game in this Northern Bank Schools Cup quarter-final against Ballymena Academy on Tuesday afternoon at Ballymena Rugby Club. Leading 11 – 3 going into the last quarter Friends looked the likely winners but a controversial yellow carding of Friends talismanic No. 8 David McGuigan allowed Academy to snatch […]
Several of the Ulster Rugby Players along with The Strand Cinema and the I.R.F.U. Charitable Trust are hosting a private viewing of Invictus on Tuesday 2nd March and would like to invite all Rugby Fans to this unique event. On arrival guests will receive drinks & nibbles in a private lobby. Following the movie the some […]
Last week the Donegal Project staff were busy running skills camps for youth players in the County. Philip Brady, Adam Keys and Johnny Quigley ran the sessions at Inishowen, Donegal Town, Letterkenny and Ballyshannon Rugby Clubs. The sessions were based on improving the basics of handling, decision making and contact skills.
Yellow Fever Hits 2’s Cup Run John Dickson report and pictures from Stevenson Park. Ballynahinch 2’s went into this game as firm favourites having defeated Gannon in their previous meetings this season. It was a strong Hinch side that took to the field with the welcome return to action for Adam Craig at fullback, and […]
Cork Students Get A Plus John Dickson and Alan Montgomery report from the Mardyke, Cork. Ballynahinch slumped to a heavy defeat in Cork as the students ran in two tries in the final minutes to claim a winning bonus point. Winger Brian Derham struck first for the students in the 5th minute when he finished […]
Ards PRO Roy Lawton writes. Over the last couple of seasons, the club has been extremely fortunate to have had the services of a very dedicated physiotherapist called Eimear Cradock. Eimear attends her patients both on and off the pitch with polite professionalism and can be seen working her magic ensuring players are fit to […]
Saturday 20th February. D Watson reports. On Saturday Ballymoney 4’s travelled to Randalstown 2nds in their quarter final McCambley Cup match and returned home victorious with a well deserved 3 – 14 score line. With the weather conditions at home being very frosty it was somewhat surprising the game was actually taking place but on […]
With last Saturday’s quarter final Schools’ Cup and Subsidiary Shield fixtures having been abandoned due to frozen pitches, these fixtures have now been arranged as follows. NORTHERN BANK SCHOOLS’ CUP- QUARTER FINALS: Tuesday 23rd February Methodist College v Ballyclare High School Pirrie Park Belfast, ko 1.30pm Ballymena Academy v Friends’ School Ballymena Academy, ko 2.00pm […]
Saturday 20th February. Andrew Smallwoods reports. It was another late, late show by ‘Skins that saw them squeeze past a strong ‘Dee outfit and into the Towns Cup semi-finals. Early on the two sides swapped penalties, with Nicky Finlay the successful kicker for ‘Skins, before both scored a try apiece before the halftime break. Donaghadee’s […]