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What a game! As Nathan Moore from NM Sports Performance said this game between the two finalists Carrickfergus RFC women’s I XV & Ballymoney RFC womens I XV was the best final ever. Ballymoney gave absolutely no quarter. Carrickfergus harried, disrupted, defended with total teamwork, but Ballymoney absolutely put it to them every single play. […]
In a superb final with a superb kicker and a resolute and determined defensive solidness the like of which we have never seen before Carrickfergus kicked their way to a 6-0 lead at half time and then pushed on after sustaining one of the best attacks we’ve ever seen which Ballymoney implemented on them the […]
At an arctic, rain and snow sodden and wind lashed Tom Simms Memorial Park at Carrick Rugby Club the 3rd XV, in the semi final of the Forster Cup, overcame a previously unbeaten and physically much larger Armagh 3s team. In a display of great discipline and defensive organisation and bravery they defeated Armagh by […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV completed the double over fourth placed Omagh with a 19 points to 5 win at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 9th March. In a match played in terrible conditions- with jerseys so covered in mud by the end that it was impossible to tell one team from the other- […]
Women’s sport is seeing a massive boost in numbers thanks to the 2012 London Olympics and there has never been a better time to get involved, particularly in rugby where women are still massively underrepresented. The Irish ladies squad recently triumphed over Wales, Scotland and secured a historic victory over England to win their first […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV were well beaten by title-chasing Bangor on Saturday 2nd March, going down by 34 points to 10 at Tom Simms Memorial Park. Carrick were out-muscled up front by the big Bangor pack and were under pressure, with the ball or without, for virtually the whole game. The scrum was in […]
Carrick ladies hosted Ballyshannon in a crucial league semi final, the outcome of which would decide one half of the league final clash for promotion to their last seasons division 2 league. This match was destined to be a physical battle as the previous meeting saw the visiting Carrick side leave with a narrow victory, […]