03/11/2012: COLERAINE went to Co Down with a weakened side on Saturday and paid the price with a 35-10 defeat at the hands of a resurgent Dromore. The visitors struggled against a much heavier pack and were found wanting in defence. There were some good attacking positions during the game but, in the main, the […]
Coleraine CCRO Daniel McCauley hosted a ‘Play Rugby’ event at Coleraine RFC on Monday 22nd October. As part of Daniel’s work with the Ulster Branch Community Rugby team, he has been coaching in Dunluce, North Coast Integrated and Coleraine College, introducing boys in Years 8 and 9 to the game of rugby…… for the full […]
HONOURS EVEN AT SANDEL LODGE Kukri Qualifying Section One COLERAINE 20 Ballymoney 20. (6th Oct) The points were shared at a sunlit Sandel Lodge, Coleraine, on Saturday after the home XV and their neighbours had contributed to a game of fluctuating fortunes and although, during the closing stages, both camps missed clear opportunities to take […]
Coleraine 2s won a hard fought contest on Saturday against a tough Ballyclare outfit, out-muscling them by 4 tries to one. Coleraine showed just a couple of changes from last week and perhaps after last week’s super team performance some complacency led to a fragmented first half display, but managed to put a few phases […]
Coleraine 2XV responded to last week’s debacle against Ballymoney with a 5-star performance playing away against Carrickfergus 2XV. Coleraine had a number of changes from last week, and the 15 players on the pitch played excellently as a team, with a positive attitude and good discipline, to win in the end by a comfortable margin. […]
Coleraine 13 Portadown 29. Portadown are the early pacesetters in Kukri Qualifying Div 1 following this impressive victory at Sandel Lodge, on Saturday, 8 September 2012. The previous weekend, both sides had opened their league campaigns with bonus point successes, and it was the Bannsiders who had grabbed the headlines with a win at Fivemiletown […]
The Bannsiders are away to Clogher Valley in their first meeting in the Kukri Qualifying League, Section 1. It is always a tough fixture, especially away from home, and all the more so as the opening match of the season, and to add to the drama the Seconds are playing there as well. Coleraine coach […]