Torrential rain had left the Ards pitch covered in large pools of water, but all credit to the Ards club for allowing the game to proceed, giving players on both sides a valuable run out before important AIL games next week. Any kind of constructive rugby was virtually impossible, although Ballymena’s second try came after […]
Ballymena Bears Tag Rugby starts again on Sun 3rd March 10am at Eaton Park, home of Ballymena Rugby. The Bears were established in 2012 to offer tag rugby to young people with learning difficulties, we currently have 15 players who range in age from 6 to 20+ and we meet every other Sunday. We would […]
Call it the business end of the season, call it whatever you want but in the next 2 months Ulster sides will build up the ultimate head of steam as we establish the province as the play maker in Irish Rugby. For too long the same perceived ideas about what level we are at have […]
A series of errors allowed Rainey in for the opening try of the match, but not long after a break out of defence by Drysdale led to a lineout near the Rainey line and Ballymena duly drove over to equalise. Drysdale converted to make the score 7-5,and that’s how it stayed until half time. A […]
Ballymena 9 – 9 Dungannon 1XV On what would be described by the locals as a dreach afternoon the two Ulster teams propping the Ulster Bank League fought out a predictably tight battle. Ballymena fullback Timothy Small struck two penalties to put the Braidmen 6-0 ahead at halftime. Dungannon struck back in the second half […]
A tense encounter at Eaton Park saw the two old rivals, Ballymena and Dungnnon, finish level on nine points each. Kenneth Fleming was there with his camera – CLICK HERE for the shots