The 3rd Lagan Cup was held today at Cherryvalley playing fields, Ravenhill road, Belfast. Ably hosted as always by the Ulster Titans RFC, and starting with a coolish rain, the tournament ended in full sunshine! The teams taking part with roughly! 10 players a peice were, Ulster Titans, Civil Service, Malone Vikings, Newry Spur, Ophir, […]
Sunday 14th March. Report and pictures by John McMurtry. Cooke Ladies bowed out of this seasons AIL Ladies Cup with a narrow 3 – 8 defeat by Bohemians Ladies at Shaws Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Playing with a strong breeze behind them Cooke dominated the opening skirmishes keeping the visitors pinned in their own half […]
Armagh started this match in the knowledge that as the table stood they were 5 points clear of nearest rivals Derry, who had a game in hand. Middle of the table Cooke have always proved to be stiff competition and tonight was to be no exception, although the final scoreline didn’t reflect the fight that […]
Saturday saw Ballymoney defeat a team which has always been a real problem for them for the first time in a couple of years. The victory was made even sweeter by the fact that it was in their own back yard. Ballymoney made the trip to Shaws Bridge to play Cooke RFC and returned home […]
From the final score sheet on this match might look to have been a one man show, with Matthew “Eddie” Irwin getting 4 of the 6 tries but this was most definitely a team effort from the first whistle to the last. With a previous cup victory over Cooke, it was hoped that the visiting […]