Incredible game with Ballymena RFC playing superb rugby to overcome the opposition 8 points to 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO ON THE BOYZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOING FOR PROMOTION!
For the first ten minutes of this Ulster Senior League game Malone enjoyed most of the possession and were rewarded with a penalty to give them a three point lead. Ballymena began to exert control on the game, and with a dominant scrum made life difficult for their opponents. CLICK HERE for the full story
Game 1 KO 1945HRS is a CRACKER! Lurgan RFC v Ballymena RFC two great teams, Location Portadown RFC TOPP Pitch, in attendance SPOTTERS!!!!!!!!! BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOTS + HITS VIDZ & Interviews to followwwww! C U THERE! Cannot wait to get down to this tournament, every year its brilliant because everyone who supports it gets […]
Ulster Rugby Senior League Preview Saturday 8th February 2014 by George Millar It is Ulster Senior League action this weekend as the twelve teams compete in round nine with two rounds of fixtures left on the 22nd Feb and the 8th March that will decide the destiny of the Stevenson Shield this season. Current holders […]
With referees now micked up in contact with linesmen the room for infringement or refereeing error is being reduced all the time. The Ballymena Times has published the following article which just brings how tight the margins are in a difficult game to referee article begins…….. Opinion: Big decision shows how tough referees’ job is […]
Towns’Cup – Portadown 3 Ballymena 24 Ballymena 2nd XV travelled to Portadown to meet Qualifying League Division 1 leaders Portadown in the frst round of the Towns Cup. A really difficult match had been expected, but, as it turned out, Portadown seldom troubled a determined Ballymena defence. The visitors opened the scoring when Rory Drysdale […]
Right from the start Ballymena looked the more enterprising team, but were finding the going hard enough against a strong wind in the first half. A series of penalties gave Rainey six points, but a great try by Paddy James brought the score to 6-5. A breakaway try from a Ballymena mistake cost them sven […]