Tweed, Benson and Johnston step aside; Porter, Flynn and Young step in! In January current Head Coach Mervyn Tweed and Team Manager Robin Johnston indicated their intention of stepping aside at the end of the current season. Mervyn and Robin have been involved in these roles on 2 occasions over the last 12 years, the […]
Crucial win for Ards 1sts at Hamilton Park against Armagh in All Ireland League!! 3rds lose narrowly to Armagh 3rds. Ards 1sts secured 4 points in a well deserved 11 -7 win over play-off chasing Armagh. Ards 3rds lost 14 – 6 to Armagh 3rds; Ards had to play most of the second half with […]
Sunday 28th April – Ards Festival of Rugby. Cooke 7 – Ards 3rds 29 Ards 2nds 32 – Rainey 2nds 3 By STEPHEN NUTT | Tuesday 12th March 2013 Ards 2nds gain revenge on Rainey! In freezing conditions and on a heavy pitch it was a credit to the Ards ground staff and the referee […]
Match report ARDS U15s v STRATHAVEN By STEPHEN NUTT | Tuesday 5th March 2013 Ards Under 15s host Scotish visitors from Strathaven.. After a stunning away win against a very good Enniskillen side on Saturday 2nd March by 27 – 32, Ards U15s entertained Strathaven RFC from Scotland on Sunday 3rd March at Hamilton Park, […]
Ards 1sts deteated Navan 38 – 31 at Hamilton Park on Saturday, this was a superb performance by the Ards players and a great game of rugby to watch (match report to follow). CLICK HERE for action shots There were no other Ards teams in action on Saturday; the 4ths XV aka The Black Knights […]
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After a number of weeks of inactivity due to flooded pitches The Black Knights finally returned to action last Saturday at a sun kissed Hamilton Park against a committed Antrim 1ST XV who had inflicted the 4ths heaviest defeat of the season back in October Rumours that the 4ths had been on a secret warm […]
Call it the business end of the season, call it whatever you want but in the next 2 months Ulster sides will build up the ultimate head of steam as we establish the province as the play maker in Irish Rugby. For too long the same perceived ideas about what level we are at have […]