Tir Chonaill RFC have confirmed yesterday 14th July 2014 the 30th august as their first preseason 10s tournament to be held in Carrickfinn starting at 12 pm sharp. All teams from Donegal will compete for this new event. Season will kick off a week or two later so its a good test for all clubs […]
The Ulster Rugby Squad will be visiting Donegal at the end of July as part of their pre-season preparations. Venue: Donegal Town RFC Date: Wed 31st July Time: 10.30am – 1.00pm approx An open training session will take place at Donegal Town RFC on Wednesday 31st July at 10.30 for 90 minutes. This will be […]
Rugby is on the rise in Donegal. With Ballyshannon, Donegal Town, Inishowen, Finn Valley, Tir Chonaill & Letterkenny all developing the senior game not to mention a host of schools getting stronger all the time. Interviewed below Shane Toolan comments on the rise of the sport in Donegal and the aspirations of the clubs & […]
As part of the Donegal Community Rugby Project, the Ulster Branch, IRFU, invites applications for Community Rugby Officers. Successful applicants provide rugby development services on behalf of an allocated club for National & Secondary schools and Community organisations. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATIO & APPLICATION FORMS
Under 13’s After weeks of cancelled fixtures, no-one minded the rain on Saturday morning too much. Any fears that Letterkenny’s U13s might be a bit rusty after the enforced break were quickly swept aside as a well worked move by Dan Little and Peter Scott saw Peter cross the line for the first try of […]
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 […]
Over the course of the next two weeks, 500 school children will be participating in a series of Tag Rugby blitzes organised by the Donegal Community Rugby Project as part of their PEACE III funded Community Rugby programme. The first blitz was held on Wednesday the 29th September, when over 160 school children from 10 […]
Over the last three years Donegal has been leading the way in the growth of rugby at club and schools level in Ulster. The DCRP from 2007 to current has produced some substantial results in growing the game in Donegal. These include over 160 new qualified coaches, an increase of 9 to 20 secondary schools […]