All those people interested in the oval ball game will surely be in little doubt about mauls and rucks after a weekend of about 5 hours of live International rugby football on TV last weekend. They may have seen hundreds of these mauls and rucks. For the puzzled, a maul is formed when one rugby […]
What a change in a week at Donaldson Park. The bitter cold weather gone, hopefully for a few weeks at least, and two healthy rugby teams rarin’ to take on Carrick and Clogher Valley at Donaldson Park. The only blight was that the Martindale brothers, Ian and Richard, had both developed injury problems at mid-week […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 43 points to 3 away to so far unbeaten Donaghadee on Saturday 31 January. As in their other heavy defeat, by CIYMS earlier in the season, Carrick did not play that badly; they simply made a number of crucial defensive errors, which their opponents ruthlessly punished, and could […]
This season sees Donaghadee Rugby Club (est. 1885) celebrate its 125th anniversary. A commemorative book has been produced, recounting some of the early history of the rugby club, and in particular making mention of the success the club has enjoyed over the past 25 years. At nearly 100 pages thick, this is a vibrant and […]
Last Saturday a good crowd of Donaghadee rugby supporters made their way to Belmont to watch their club’s First XV play a League game against CIYMS. Regular readers will know that this particular contest had been long-awaited because both teams can boast unbeaten League performances this season. Well, both of these fine records remain unsullied […]
This is the 125th Anniversary Season of the founding of Donaghadee Rugby Football Club back in the year 1885. To celebrate this wonderful milestone a special match has been organised between Donaghadee and an Ex. Irish International XV to be played on Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at Donaldson Park, Donaghadee in County Down. This match […]
Junior Three Those hardy Dee supporters braved the wet and windy conditions to support the Dee seconds in their push for more league points on a well worn playing surface at Belmont in East Belfast. Spectators were treated to an open running game of running rugby that produced nine tries, three sin binnings and several […]
October 2010 saw the launch of the Donaghadee Seaside Sharkies; a tag rugby team specifically catering for young people with special needs within the Ards and North Down areas. Organised by a small group of local young professionals, the Sharkies became only the 2nd team of their kind in Ireland and are a shining example […]
After the long mid-winter break it was a joy to arrive at Donaldson Park last Saturday for the postponed League game between Donaghadee Seconds and CIYMS and find an amazingly large crowd of spectators welcoming the players on to the field. It shows how deprived the Donaghadee faithful had been over Christmas and New Year, […]