BALLYCLARE 1st XV play Donaghadee at the Cloughan on Saturday and had hoped they could put more pressure on the Fishermen in the race for second place in Qualifying 2 and possible promotion. The Dee the previous week had suffered a second defeat and still have four very tough fixtures ahead. Ballyclare went to Woodlawn […]
Superb game to watch. All the guile of age on the Carrick side and the agility of youth on the Queens side made for an excellent game all round. The pitch is on something of a gradient and both sides made good use of this. Conditions were perfect for flowing rugby and the lineouts, scrums […]
This was a ferocious game. End to end rugby with players with the pace to chase up kicks and punish any mistakes. Excellent game to watch. Hotly contested Carrick took the victory. The veterans plying their trade with the youth makes for good rugby. We managed to get 22 pictures and video clips of play […]
After last week’s great triumph in the League final, Carrick travelled for a scheduled friendly against an up and coming Lurgan at Toberwheney Lane. This was a great opportunity to relax after so many tough competitive league and championship games for the newly crowned Carrick team. Even so this was always going to be a […]
Date 5th March 2011. Location: Carrickfergus Rugby Club. Head 2 Head: Carrick II XV v Ballymoney II XV. What a day at Carrick Rugby Club! Carrick ran away with it but Ballymoney are building for the future blooding young players. CLICK HERE FOR 29 PICTURES Carrick were clinical with the talismanic veteran Terence McCracken not […]
Carrickfergus 17-17 Banbridge (Carrick Champions by virtue of scoring the first try.) CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES Carrickfergus RFC U15s forwards coach Jimmy McTeggart has always said nothing is impossible and even though the discerning eye would judge it highly unlikely that a bunch of 13 year olds could win the Ulster U15League Championship it came […]
Saturday 26 February was a day of mixed fortunes for Carrick, with the age group sides doing extremely well but the senior sides losing out. Pride of place must go to the Under 15s who became Ulster League Champions following a 17 points all draw with Banbridge in the Final at Lisburn on Saturday morning. […]
Enniskillen sent out a message that they are still going to have a say in the league race and that they are looking forward to next week’s challenge in the Town’s Cup Quarter-Final at Clogher Valley, with this performance and an emphatic bonus point win over Carrick who prior to kick-off were sitting above them […]
[youtube 0K6ueXnVw5E] Extended highlights above featuring both sides. Pictures and match report below! Thank you ladies for an excellent day of rugby. 230pm Sunday the 20th Feb 2010 and two teams unbeaten in their cup campaign so far squared up to face each other in the deciding game. The final no less of The Rosie […]
The Carrick 1st XV gained a bonus point win for the second week in succession when they beat University of Ulster, Coleraine (UUC) by 27 points to 18 at Woodlawn on Saturday 19 February. This means that the Maxol-sponsored Carrick side leap-frog UUC in the League and move into mid-table. On a nearly perfect day […]