Magnificent 7 (wins in a row) The match started off in bright sunshine with a brisk swirling breeze. Grosvenor took initial possession and after a period of forward exchanges Matty Little aligned himself beautifully for a sweet drop goal. This prick seemed to spur the opposition into reaction and induce somnolence in Grosvenor. Queen’s spurned […]
This was a carbon copy of our earlier match at home to Letterkenny with the same outcome – a narrow win for Grosvenor. The match was every bit as tight as the scoreline suggests. Grosvenor found it very hard to get their hands on the ball for worthwhile periods against a big, strong Letterkenny pack […]
Buoyed by their victory over league leaders UUC last week Grosvenor put in another top drawer performance to take the points at Enniskillen. Conditions were wet underfoot with a slight breeze favouring the home side in the first half. There was little opportunity to spread the ball to the backs and Grosvenor just shaded things […]
Famous victory over UUC The omens were good for this match with Grosvenor Grammar causing an upset in the Schools Cup with victory over Sullivan Upper earlier in the day. This match started at a blistering pace and Grosvenor really tore into the visitors in the opening exchanges, forcing a series of penalties, one of […]
Cookstown RFC travelled to East Belfast on Saturday to take on Grosvenor 4XVfor a place in the quarter final of the McCambley Cup. Cookstown expected a tough challenge against the team who knocked out past winners Ards in the previous round. Grosvenor did not disappoint, with their 2nd and 3rd XV games being called off, […]
Victory over Quins at Stormont CICK HERE FOR MORE PICTURES Grosvenor 2nds kept their Junior 3 title ambitions on course with an important victory over rivals Harlequins at Stormont. The extremely windy conditions and narrow pitch did not favour Grosvenor’s wide attacking style of play but none the less Matty Dick opened the scoring with […]
Crushing victory over Civil Service It took Grosvenor about ten minutes to shake off the rustiness of a four week lay-off before they cut loose against Civil Service and ran in a bagful of tries in both the first and second half periods. Their dominant set piece play gave them a steady stream of possession […]