Ballyclare Rugby Club has teamed up with Holm NI to further the promotion of senior, youth and mini rugby within Ballyclare and across Newtownabbey. Officials at Ballyclare Rugby Club were delighted to welcome Holm NI Managing Director, Kevin Lynch and Director Martin Lynch to The Cloughan on Saturday 8th October for the official hand over […]
Ballymena Under 13s and 15s Tip Top PICTURES The victorious Ballymena U15 team after their emphatic victory over local rivals Ballyclare Ballymena Under 13s and Under 15s continued their superb start to the season with emphatic victories against local rivals Ballyclare. The Under 13s started things off with an awesome display which showed the power […]
Saturday was a very good day for the teams of Ballyclare Rugby Club as each one managed to win their respective league games. The 1st XV against a useful Queens 2nds in the Qualifying Conference league played possibly their best rugby so far and the “new faces” such as Gillan,Baird and Robinson all made a […]
Omagh resilient despite injury forcing 2 players off Omagh Accies 2 suffered their second defeat of the season after a tough encounter in wet conditions away to Ballyclare. The final score flattered the home side as Omagh lost flanker Porter to injury mid way through the first half, and were reduced to 13 men when […]
On a wet and miserable afternoon at Upritchard Park, Bangor hosted Ballyclare in the first round of the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup,eventually finishing as 35-17 winners. With further meetings in the league competition later, both sides were anxious to assert themselves. However, it was Bangor who made an explosive start with a converted try […]
League defeat by Ballyclare Grosvenor started with a stiff breeze behind them but it was the vistors who enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and territory in the opening quarter. Both sides were guilty of fairly scrappy play and basic mistakes and Ballyclare managed to punish Grosvenor with two early penalties. 6-0. Grosvenor’s influential second-row […]
THIRDS WIN LEAGUE GAME Ballyclare Thirds had their second game of the season and fielded a strong side at the Cloughan against Grosvenor 2nds. It was particularly good to see J.J.Baird returned from America and also David Crawford both backs could soon challenge for 1st XV places. The Thirds dominated from the start and by […]