Ballynahinch 55 Ards 5 John Dickson reports from Ballymacarn Park Fifteen minutes before kick-off the heavens opened and Ballymacarn Park was well and truly drenched as the teams took to the pitch. The home side did settle first and managed to open the score with a try in the 7th minute when second row Jonny […]
1st XV – In a highly competitive game Ards started stronger than their more illustrious opponents and should have taken the lead after 12 minutes when they failed to convert a penalty, following a Ballymena infringement. Ballymena claimed the first points after 17 minutes, when, against the run of play Fisher converted a penalty, following […]
Ards RFC Ladies Sixth training session was the location for InTouch Rugby’s latest snapshot of club rugby. The development of their rugby is happening due to themselves at a blistering pace. We caught up with Ross Reid their coach and he said, “The speed that we are moving at is being set by the players […]
Seniors Main Picture: Rory Eaves gets the ball away. The Conditioning games on Saturday went extremely well with all the players getting a good run out as they tried to impress the coach and stake a claim for all the vacant berths in the various teams. To help further boost their chances, both the 1st […]
In 3 weeks time 52 Clubs in ulster will embark on the 2010-2011 season. The effort and work being put in across Ulster is massive in the preparations, the pre-season friendly encounters are taking place each weekend in the run up to the first competitive league games in early September. Coaching, training, skills, strategy, mind-set, […]
Seniors The seniors are looking very sharp as pre-season heads into the game-plan mode at training, as they begin to prepare themselves for their forthcoming season. This Saturday will be the last Saturday training session of the pre-season as next week sees them playing off against each other in the Probable’s v Possible’s conditioning games. […]
Youth training for the U15s and 17s is now up and running on Tuesday nights at the Club. (U13s start in September) Training starts from 6.45 – 8.30pm and will continue on throughout the season. Over 20 young players turned up on the first night and tnis is very encouraging. Ards Youth play in local […]
Ards Rugby Club Dinner Dance 7.30pm on Thursday 9th September 2010 La Mon hotel In appreciation of coach Cois Beukes contribution to Ards Rugby Club and to support him during his illness. Gala dinner dance with auction and ballot. Dress formal but some may choose to wear a lounge suit. Cost £400 per table or […]
Thunderstorms and lightening strikes greeted Ards new Ladies section at their first training session on Wednesday night (21st July). But undeterred by the downpour, they took to the soaked pitches like ducks to water, if you pardon the pun. Well done to Ross Reid, ably assisted by Ian Caughey, on his inaugural outing with Ards […]