The Ards rugby fraternity was plunged into mourning late on Thursday night, when news broke of the untimely passing of our good friend and head coach Cois Beukes. Cois had been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer in December 2009 and underwent major surgery to have a huge tumour removed from his […]
Ards under 19s travelled to Portadown for this league fixture, Ards started at a blistering pace with an excellent unconverted try in the fourth minute for winger Adam Coulter. Ards kept up the pressure keeping Portadown pinned in their 22, fly half Andy Savage scored a penalty in the 15th minute to extend the lead […]
City of Derry Rugby Club continued their unbeaten run in all competitions this season when they outclassed fellow AIL Division 3 team Ards on Saturday last to progress to the Semi Final of the Ulster Senior Cup. The teams were level at 26pts all ten minutes into the second half after a fight back from […]
1st XV – Ards 30 v 21 Banbridge Ards enjoyed their first league win of the season when they hosted Banbridge in an Ulster Senior League fixture at Hamilton Park on Saturday. This was the result the home side had been hoping for to help kick-start their season with an excellent bonus point victory over […]
Instonians Under 19’s registered an excellent 20-14 away win at Ards on Saturday, 11 September. Playing with the wind and a heavy rain in their favour it was not surprising that Ards exerted to the early pressure. They were wide with two penalty kicks from wide out before they scored from a lineout and drive […]
Match Reports 1st XV – Ballynahinch 55 v 5 Ards Ards had another tough encounter at the weekend, when they faced a rampant Ballynahinch, in the Ulster Senior League. Buoyed by last weekends reasonable performance against an equally resurgent Ballymena, but missing a number of key players, Ards had expected to compete much better than […]