On Saturday 7 January, Cookstown made the long journey up the Glenshane Pass to play City of Derry RFC in the second round of the McCambley Cup. With Derry hosting three games, the match was played on a suspiciously narrow looking third choice pitch. The game can be best described as a penalty laden affair […]
McCambley Cup Cookstown 43 v Ophir 3 On Saturday 17 December, Cookstown RFC travelled to Mount Pleasant Playing Fields to Play Ophir RFC in the first round of the McCambley Cup. With an excellent playing playing surface, the state of the art changing facilities at the Boys Model School and the picturesque backdrop provided by […]
Cookstown made the short trip down the M1 on Saturday 26 November to take on a strong Portadown side at Chambers Park. With a gale force wind blowing down one end of the pitch, the outcome of the game was decided by which team could adapt to the conditions. A superb defensive display resulted in […]
Omagh RFC 12 Cookstown RFC 40 On Saturday 15 October Cookstown RFC played their first away game of the season when they made the trip west to face fellow Tyrone club Omagh Accies. The game kicked off in muddy underfoot conditions with Cookstown playing down hill. Cookstown adapted to the conditions quickly with outhalf Ciaran […]
Following a free weekend, Cookstown RFC resumed its Minor League campaign with a tough home match against a dogged Cavan side. Any rumours that Cavan RFC did not travel well were soon dispelled when their bus rolled up to the Mid Ulster Sports Arena two hours before kick off and full of quality rugby players. […]
Cookstown RFC resumed its minor league programme in fine fashion with a try fest victory over a beleaguered Banbridge side. Played in fine weather conditions for rugby at the excellent Mid Ulster Sports Arena a sizeable crowd were treated to a spectacle of attacking running rugby. Having won the toss Cookstown elected to kick to […]
On Saturday 10 September Cookstown RFC commenced their Minor league programme against a spirited and youthful Ballynahinch side in front of a sizeable crowd at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena. Played in sunny conditions, Cookstown elected to play the first half with the strong wind on their backs. Straight from the kickoff, some forceful running […]
On Saturday 27 August Cookstown Rugby Club took part in the annual Randalstown RFC tournament. The team were drawn in a tough group which included hosts Randalstown RFC, Ophir RFC and Ballymena 3rd XV. Given that each of these teams competes in leagues several levels above Cookstown and that ten of the 1stXV were unavailable, […]
It was a successful day at the PowerNI-Randalstown tournament for the home side as they got their hands on the cup for the first time, at the 39th time of asking, albeit that they had to share the spoils with Grosvenor. THIS FIRST CLIP IS THE FINAL BETWEEN RANDALSTOWN & GROSVENOR [youtube GqH2Ga76VxM] Randalstown kicked […]