Bruff v Ballymena Sat 15th October Ballymena travelled to meet Bruff RFC for the first time in the history of the two clubs and in doing so had to deal with the late withdrawal of a number of players after training on Thursday. PICTURED: 1)Bruff Chairman, Richard Leonard, and BRFC Chairman, Neil Patton exchange gifts […]
Sat 1st October 2011. Ballymena win in Cork In atrocious conditions in Cork, Ballymena defeated the University side by the narrowest of margins.8 points to 6. Away points in the AIL are always hard to come by. so this is a great start to the season for the team. Seconds defeat Grosvenor in Junior Cup […]
With Ballymacarn Park bathed in sunshine and in perfect condition this top of the table Senior League clash should have been an exciting contest between the Division 1B clubs. Instead, the game was littered with poor skill levels, silly mistakes and bad decision making from both sides. The visitors from County Antrim, playing with the […]
For I XV Pictures CLICK HERE During the summer after 30 years of sporting a healthy moustache Ballymena Youth Rugby Coach, Tom Wiggins took the big decision to get the razor out. After some discussion around the Club Tom found that the players would gladly sponsor him to shave off his moustache for charity. The […]
Against the odds Ballymena won an entertaining 2nd XV League game scoring their last try after they were reduced to thirteen men. Dungannon started well playing against the wind but Ballymena had the first scoring opportunity when Alan McCluggage pushed a penalty attempt wide. However following some pressure on the Gannon line the visitors won […]
Ulster Senior League A good performance by Dungannon ahead of their opening Ulster Bank League game next Saturday as they gained a bonus point win over country cousins Ballymena at Eaton Park. This game was also for the weather postponed 2010 Jack Kyle Cup. Playing with wind advantage Dungannon opened the scoring on four minutes […]