City of Armagh Rugby Club are hosting a ‘Meet the Stars of Ulster Rugby’ night at the Palace Grounds, on Wednesday 20th March at @ 7:30pm, in the Clubhouse. The event consists of an evening with a panel of Ulster Rugby and International rugby stars including Ruan Pienaar, Tommy Bowe, Johann Muller and Andrew Trimble, […]
What a difference a week makes! Last Saturday Armagh played their fixture against Thomond RFC in almost perfect conditions on a hard, dry, pitch surrounded by a galvanised stockade in a socially deprived area of Limerick. The heroes who run Thomond RFC have to be congratulated for putting out a very gritty side in what […]
Armagh under 13s maintained their excellent season by hammering Newry 62-nil in the second round stages of the Cup. Playing a lovely brand of running rugby, they are a joy to watch and some of their back play is of such a high standard, that older [players should come down and see for themselves the […]
Limerick – A witty poem, with a strict rhythm scheme with humorous intent. Another definition, however, is a Munster city of 91,000 populations which currently supports no less than 14 rugby clubs. Armagh visited one of these honoured clubs, Thomond RFC, on Saturday to play their fixture in the Ulster Bank All-Ireland league. Anyone who […]
Monday 25th February saw another great turn out of the Under 18’s Ladies team at City of Armagh RFC. The Club was a hive of activity due to Ulster Under 16 Boys training and the P6/P7 Minis’ squad preparing for an up-coming match. The girls had the added bonus of welcoming Ulster and Ireland Triple […]
Armagh under 17s made a welcome return to competitive rugby with a hard fought win over neighbours Portadown 16 12. In almost perfect conditions Portadown kicked off after Armagh’s captain won the toss and played with the slope. Both teams tried to play expansive rugby but the lack of recent game time showed and there […]
On Saturday Armagh Power NI played a confident Portadown side in the forster cup quarter final in perfect conditions for fast running rugby at an overcast Palace Grounds. The game started at break neck pace with Portadown throwing the kitchen sink at Armagh, but the young side showed their maturity and held their line of […]
Armagh were still reeling from their narrow defeat at the hands of Barnhall last Saturday. Naas whilst lying second in the Ulster Bank League promised to be tight opposition. The Leinster side were, apparently, able to field two Samoan international players in the no. 8 & no. 13 positions. At the kick-off the conditions were […]
The only side to genuinely dominate Armagh last season was Barnhall when they travelled into Leinster to play on the university grounds in Maynooth. Virtually a solid week’s rain had rendered the Palace .rounds sticky but playable. Prior to the fixture Barnhall topped the league’s scoring tally with 329 points. On the other hand, Armagh’s […]