A good afternoon for it. In the hotly contested series of games undertaken by Perennials each season this annual fixture is ferociously contested with a combined Cooke Rugby & Instonians Rugby side. Videos of play including interviews below report and pictures link including highlights of play from both sides and Geoff Goldsborough gives us an […]
In a gritty game in Shannon after a long journey for Cooke Ladies they came out on top 40-10 in the first round of the All Ireland Cup. Cooke’s experienced number 12 Laura Nicholl had an excellent performance with 3 tries, a further two tries from outstanding fellow ex-Ireland player Grace Davitt (also penalty and […]
Over the past ten days or so we have witnessed some very dramatic events which will influence end results of the qualifying one league race! Last Saturday saw the up and coming side in Ulster, Academy, come to the Palace Grounds with their intentions clearly to knock Armagh off their game. Academy only gained promotion […]
What a day at Shaws Bridge, 3 games on all at once and this one was a nail biting encounter. Total passion and commitment from both sides. Pictures link and video highlights below. First half – Cooke found themselves on the wrong side of the scoreline, they had not registered a point by half time. […]
On Friday evening, the Carrick 2nd XV comprehensively defeated Instonians III by 44 points to nil. Glen Picken scored a hat-trick of tries and was chosen as “man of the match”. The other tries came from Craig Clarke, Johnny Sheriff, Johnny McIlwaine and Craig Jordan. Ricky Moore kicked a penalty and three conversions. This was […]
In this hotly contested match in the opening round of the Rosie Stewart Ulster (Senior) Cup we were give a real battle on the outskirts of the City Walls. There was a high level of competition presented from both sides with AIL Division 1 Cooke taking on the underdogs Division 2 City Of Derry. The […]
Below is a short report on the evening followed by 4 video interview. Video 1 is Paul Brown a key organiser regarding the running of the night Video 2 is Naill Armstrong commenting on the overwhelming uptake of seats & numbers booking in Video 3 is Bob Montgomery a Cooke club man making a superb […]