Despite late pressure, the Hinch hold out and Quins get only a losing bonus point Quins arrived at the Hinch on a much drier day than would have been predicted from Friday’s monsoon conditions! The pitch, after inspection was cleared for use. The wind looked as if it would not dominate play and indeed was […]
Ireland played France and while the game was being shown in the Belfast Harlequins clubhouse but once starting watching the Ladies game outside we could not leave to go back in and watch Ireland. This game had such a fast tempo with an absolute steely determination by both sides who absolutely switched on and summoned […]
Ulster Shield holders Belfast Harlequins would travel to Enniskillen on a soggy Saturday night to play out their Ulster Cup quarter final match against guest team Sligo. The match, played as 12s with uncontested scrums due to Sligos development status and player number, was a tough test for Quins with handling difficult for both sides […]
Belfast Harlequins II XV 48 v Randlastown I XV 8 Randalstown 1sts travelled to Deramore on Saturday afternoon to face Quins 2nds in the conference section of the qualifying league. The final score probably flattered Harlequins slightly as Randalstown had good periods of possession throughout the game, but a combination of errors meant they were […]
Buoyed up by their recent success as winners of the North West league, Letterkenny’s under thirteen squad headed for Banbridge early on Saturday morning. As a first round Cup match, the occasion promised to shift the rugby up a gear. That certainly proved true as the game started at a high pitch and maintained that […]
Ulster Senior League Conditions at Deramore Park were dank and windy but Dungannon adapted better and quickly put Harlequins under pressure. Out half Michael Lawton had a good day with the boot in very tricky kicking conditions he kicked six out of six as Dungannon ran out winners by five tries to one. Click Here […]
City of Derry Ladies travelled to Belfast Harlequins on Sunday without hooker Stacey Lea Kennedy, who was at an Ireland training session but they were bolstered by the inclusion of their 2 South African Internationals, Mandisa Williams & Fundi Plaatjie and came home with a bonus point win 27-12. The early exchanges were evenly contested […]
Old Crescent 7 Belfast Harlequins 14 (Heaney 3p, Gillespie 1t) Quins arrived at Rosbrien for the re-arranged AIL match, and saw the pitch in exceptionally good condition, considering the previous day’s snow-laden blizzards. On paper, Quins put out their strongest team so far this season. Neil McCombe and Niall O’Connor made rare appearances, while Quins […]