THIS WEEK After no Donaghadee teams having any games last weekend the Club look forward to this Saturday when the 1st XV get back into action with a visit to Shaws Bridge for the return Kukri Qualifying One league game against Cooke. The Dee won the season’s first encounter at Donaldson Park back in September […]
Narrow loss for Dee against Portadown Donaghadee 1st XV’s last game of 2013 saw them welcome league leaders Portadown to Donaldson Park. Since Donaghadee regained their top flight status in Junior Rugby these two teams have enjoyed some great encounters and although Donaghadee went into this game in mixed form and with a number of […]
DEE HOLD OUT FOR MEMORABLE VICTORY It was derby day at Donaldson Park on Saturday as Donaghadee welcomed Bangor with Qualifying League One points, The Rodney Gray Cup and local bragging rights up for grabs. Bangor have settled well back in Junior Rugby’s top league and on paper went into Saturday’s clash as favourites. However […]
Dermie Moffett It was with great sadness that the Club learned last week of the sudden passing of Dermond (Dermie) Moffett. Dermie left school at 16 in 1963 and immediately joined Donaghadee where he instantly established himself on the First XV at that tender age as an extremely skilful, robust and hard tackling centre – […]
Sat 16th Nov, 2:30pm. Kukri Qualifying 1. Coleraine 28 – 3 Donaghadee DEE FALL IN NORTH WEST FOR SECOND WEEK IN A ROW by Jim Lyttle Depowered scrum hampers the Dee Saturday proved another difficult day for Donaghadee in the North West in their latest Qualifying One game – this time against Coleraine . Injury […]
DEE FALTER IN NORTH WEST (by Jonathan Martindale) Donaghadee 1st XV travelled to Kilraughts Road last Saturday to play Ballymoney in the Quarter Finals of the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup. Although Donaghadee have had a stuttering start to the season recent performances against Dundalk and UUC suggested they could have a good go at […]