We arrived on a freezing early January morning to the sight of a large crowd of supporters who had gathered to shake off the January Blues and enjoy a game of rugby at a high level. What a better way to spend a few hours on a Saturday than a trip to Donaghadee or CI […]
Hindsight is always 20-20 they say. But in a season that has both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day on Saturdays, not to mention the seemingly endless weeks of unprecedented December snow, it proved to be impossible task for Match & Fixture Secretary Frank Porter and other Donaghadee RFC club officials to plan a balanced […]
Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup Postponed The Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup Final due to be played on Wednesday 29th December, 7.30pm at Ravenhill between Armagh and Ballynahinch has been postponed. McCambley Cup 2010-2011 Here is the 2nd round draw for the McCambley Cup. Matches to be played on Saturday 8th January 2011 with replays […]
The semi-tropical Donaghadee of fame and fable is no more. Last Saturday was to be the Donaghadee club’s big multi-fixture of the season with two teams from CIYMS coming through the palm treed entrance to Donaldson Park. One of these was to be a Qualifying League game between Donaghadee’s unbeaten Firsts and the Belmont club’s […]
The I.R.F.U. (Ulster Branch) in consultation with the PSNI, who have appealed that only essential traffic movement should take place due to adverse weather conditions, have taken the decision that there will be no rugby played under the auspices of the Ulster Branch on Friday 17th, Saturday 18th or Sunday 19th December 2010. This will […]
Lurgan receive first round bye. The draw for the first round of the 2011 Powerade Towns’ Cup was made at Ulster Rugby headquarters on Tuesday evening, Writes Paddy Allen. For Lurgan they will have to wait until January 29 for the second round after receiving a first round bye. The tie of the round (which […]
Last Saturday Donaghadee’s first team had a break from Qualifying League Two games, but only to play in the new Conference League. Confused? Join the club. This strange competition sees QL2 clubs like Donaghadee play the Second XVs of Ulster’s senior clubs – but only two of them in the season. Win, lose or draw […]
Despite the rather inclement weather conditions on Saturday afternoon Randalstown 1sts and 3rds were in action against Malone and Donaghadee respectively. The 1st XV travelled to Malone to play the first of their Conference fixtures against a senior second fifteen. Injury and work commitments meant that Randalstown had to ring a few changes from the […]