The STOVE YARD – keeping Ards RFC warm!!! Not only have The Stove Yard installed a superb wood burning stove in the club house to keep us all warm…..they have also provided a set of run out tops to keep our players warm prior to the game!!! Richard POULTER (back row 6th from right) from […]
Ards 4ths 12 v Antrim 29 The Black Knights continued their dismal start to their league campaign with a disappointing 29-12 defeat by a strong Antrim 1st xv. The omens were not good from the start when captain Rab Irwin , enjoying an early morning fishing trip to the River Roe, failed to turn up […]
SPIRITED DISPLAY BY ARDSMEN IN ULSTER SENIOR LEAGUE Ards 6 V 26 Dungannon CLICK HERE FOR THE ACTION SHOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dungannon from Section 1B of the All Ireland League were the visitors to Hamilton Park last Saturday for another Ulster Senior League match. Ards made five changes to their starting line up from their last game […]
The Black Knights continued their league campaign with a narrow 19-17 defeat by a young, fit and well organised Queens side. Following on from their recent defeat by Malone the theme continued where once again while the pack dominated the set pieces the team were unable to capitalise on the majority of possession . It […]
ARDS 2nds 7-22 BANBRIDGE 2nds Ards were missing 4 players from the mid-week win at Belfast Harlequins as they welcomed the unbeaten Banbridge to Hamilton Park. Banbridge started well and had the home team under early pressure, poor decision making and organising in defence allowed Banbridge to score 2 early tries with one being converted […]
A Mid-week game saw ARDS 2XV take on Belfast Harlequins 2XV away at Deramore Park. Ards won the toss and opted to play with the wind. Quins kicked-off and immediately the Ards pack settled quickly with strong carries and phases, keeping the game and pressure in Quins half, however unforced errors and multiple knock-ons saw […]
The Black Knights kicked off their league campaign with a narrow 17-15 defeat against a young ,fit and well drilled Malone side. So young and enthusiastic were the Malone team that prior to the match Ards inadvertently thought they’d walked onto the wrong pitch and interrupted the Malone 1st xv warm up !! Not withstanding […]