NZ Meads Cup Poverty Bay 45pts, Thames Valley 18pts LONDONDERRY, or Derry, is Northern Ireland’s second-largest city, with a population of about 100,000. It is also the place where the Battle of the Bogside took place from August 12 to 14, 1969. Fighting between Roman Catholics and the Royal Ulster Constabulary erupted in what is […]
On Saturday 23 October, Carrickfergus RFC had five senior teams and four age group teams out; including Ladies and minis, there were almost 300 players representing the Club. Unfortunately, the 1st XV went down to one of their heaviest defeats in some time, losing by 50 points to 3 away to CIYMS at Belmont. The […]
City of Derry Ladies travelled to Malahide on Sunday for an AIL League game with only 13 players due to last minute work commitments & illness and secured a 4 try, bonus point win, 28-13. The game was played in glorious conditions and, despite their lack of numbers, Derry spent the opening minutes camped in […]
City of Derry Rugby Club remain undefeated in all competitions after coming from behind to beat a dogged Banbridge team in the All Ireland League on Saturday last at Judges Road. Derry were thirteen points to nil in arrears at the beginning of the second half and Banbridge were asking serous questions of the League […]
On Saturday the local boys entertained the visitors from Donegal Town in what was to be the first meeting between the two clubs at this level. Unfortunately the visitors only turned up with a compliment of 12 players and following a ruling on Tue last by the Ulster Branch YCC, which the referee was not […]
City of Derry Ladies travelled to Dublin on the second of three consecutive trips to Leinster in their AIL Division 2 League campaign, this time to play Trinity College Dublin. In a fiercely-contested encounter, City of Derry emerged the winners by 12 points to 10. Both packs became involved in hard fought loose play and […]
Ards under 19s travelled to Portadown for this league fixture, Ards started at a blistering pace with an excellent unconverted try in the fourth minute for winger Adam Coulter. Ards kept up the pressure keeping Portadown pinned in their 22, fly half Andy Savage scored a penalty in the 15th minute to extend the lead […]
City of Derry Rugby Club continued their unbeaten run in all competitions this season when they outclassed fellow AIL Division 3 team Ards on Saturday last to progress to the Semi Final of the Ulster Senior Cup. The teams were level at 26pts all ten minutes into the second half after a fight back from […]
Srabane 2nd XV continued their fine form with a victory over old rivals City of Derry at the meadows on Saturday 9th October. Derry started the better team with Strabane seemingly still in the changing room. They deservedly went ahead with the first try of the game(converted) after ten minutes which was the end result […]