Belfast Harlequins lost narrowly at home and Malone drew art Gibson Park in their AIB Division 2 encounters. Belfast Harlequins 9 – 17 Terenure College Scrum-half Michael Heaney kept Quins in touch throughout the game with two first half penalties and a third in the second half. The Belfast side, despite trailing to a converted […]
The place to be on a weekend in Belfast is the Garrick Bar. Every night is excellent and there is a great atmosphere. It’s one of those places that people love. If your dining we recommend you reserve a table because this food is great! Maybe it’s the relaxed atmosphere, maybe its the people who […]
The No 7 who dazzles with intelligent play a symbol of Ulster’s resurgence, giving lethal combinations with Ferris, Henry, Anderson and Diack – WHAT A BACK ROW! “He’s just one of those guys you see with that incredible desire to learn and play the game, his appetite is almost insatiable,”says Longwell, “He’s prepared to work […]
Ulster Rugby and Centra Reflect on another Year of Summer Camp Success. After eight weeks of fun and sportsmanship this year’s Ulster Rugby Summer Camps, sponsored by Centra, came to a successful close recently. Over the summer months there were a total of 18 province-wide camps,with almost 1,200 boys and girls aged 6 to 13 […]
Height: 6 ft / Weight: 19 stone Appearances In AIL: 101 Clubs: Portadown, UUC, Dungannon Victories: Senior Cup Winners / Ulster League Winners with Dungannon When did rugby begin for you? It began aged 4 and a half at Portadown Minis. For some reason I went straight into the front row. Must have been a […]
Valuable Funds Raised For Ballynahinch RFC With a full house at Drumbo Park on Friday night Ballynahinch’s Corporate “Night out at the Dogs” was an outstanding success. The Club President and Council would like to thank all who attended the event, those who sponsored races or dogs for all their support in what was a […]
Queens made heavy weather in their latest AIL game and the three week lay-off was evident. Tries from Paul Karayiannis and Matthew Arneill, both converted by Ian Porter allowed the home side to lead 14 – 10 at the interval. Further tries by Paddy McGowan and Stuart Campbell produced a bonus point win but it […]
Ulster Rugby has named the Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy players’ for 2009/10. These players’ will be available for Ulster’s Magners League games, and will play for the Ulster Ravens in the British and Irish Cup. The Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy is now based at Newforge Country Club, where the Ulster Rugby Senior Squad train. The […]
This was a good performance from Dungannon. Despite early pressure from Buccaneers Dungannon were in charge from the first scrum and were well worth their bonus point. Incidentally this was our first winning bonus for eighteen months. The conditions were good considering the torrential rain of the previous day. It was Buccs who dominated the […]
From the final score sheet on this match might look to have been a one man show, with Matthew “Eddie” Irwin getting 4 of the 6 tries but this was most definitely a team effort from the first whistle to the last. With a previous cup victory over Cooke, it was hoped that the visiting […]