Well done to Iain and all the Ulster guys who competed in the Junior World Cup and well done to the Academy members for getting some great shots of their memories supporting Iain. CLICK HERE for the pictures
Congratulations to Iain and the rest of the players who are on the Ireland U20 squad. A group of Academy members have been to support their fellow player as he pulls on the green jersey in the U20 Rugby World Cup! wish we were there guys! For more info on Academy Rugby Club Click Here
The Final Series Of Games! Its been some season and Q1 will enjoy the company of 2 new clubs from Q2! One Q1 will be in AIL next season, hats off to Coleraine who have achieved an astonishing position given their start to the season, and Academy. The other seasoned Q1 clubs will play to […]
The Boot Room caught up with Ulster Academy and Ireland under 20 second row Iain Henderson as he prepared to take on England in the Under 20 Six Nations. The Boot Room: Tell us about your career so far. When did you start playing rugby? IH: I started when I was seven, playing mini rugby […]
No, its not an urban myth but a verified absolute fact. Norman Carson scored 38 points in 1 game! Absolutely brilliant! We asked Norman for a comment and he said, “Many thanks for putting the spotlight on a day in rugby I’ll never forget. In comparison with the overall brilliant season Academy has been having, […]
Over the past ten days or so we have witnessed some very dramatic events which will influence end results of the qualifying one league race! Last Saturday saw the up and coming side in Ulster, Academy, come to the Palace Grounds with their intentions clearly to knock Armagh off their game. Academy only gained promotion […]
With Armagh‘s recent below par performances they approached the game against Academy with a degree of caution. Although this is their first season in Qualifying one since their promotion Academy has, indeed, surprised everyone with their professional approach to the game. They have pulled off some really convincing wins recently and they came to The […]
We know Cooke were sore after our last visit and epic League win, so we went in with our eyes open and a steely determination in the build up to kick off. The steely bit was well observed, as we got off on the front foot from the off and managed Cooke well in the […]
PORTADOWN 27 – 24 LIMAVADY Portadown got back to qualifying league action for the first time in over two months with an away visit to Limavady. The visitors found the going tough in the opening exchanges and whilst they were dominant in the scrum, the amount of penalties conceded stifled any momentum they hoped to […]
Normal service resumed (eventually) following Freeze, thaw, burst pipes, too many pints, spuds, crisps and chocolates over the past 6 weeks or so since we had our last day our at Bangor. We tried and failed last week to play Cooke, so…..Take Two! This time in the League. We had a delay to our start, […]