Grosvenor 4th XV took on Malone 5th XV on the hallowed turf of the big pitch at Belmont. A deluge just before kick-off made conditions slippy underfoot and a strong wind was blowing behind Grosvenor. The home side started well and scored after five minutes when Phil Egner gathered a loose clearance kick, drew the […]
On Saturday 22 October, the Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV drew 14 points apiece with Grosvenor at Tom Simms Memorial Park. This was a game Carrick could, and probably should, have won but they were not helped by persistent handling problems. In addition, the home side will feel that the referee did them no favours, letting […]
President Eddie Briggs receives the new 3rd XV kit from Barrie Megarry and Alan Egner. Our thanks go to kit sponsors Power NI (the new name for NIE Energy), Laverys Bar and Restaurant, Megarry Associates and The Mortgage Shop. First XV defeat Larne Grosvenor started this league encounter in determined fashion and immediately set about […]
1st XV leave Omagh empty-handed Grosvenor made the long journey to Omagh hoping to add to their tally of league points but left empty handed after a rather lack lustre second half performance. They started with purpose and two well-struck penalties by Andrew McConville gave them an early lead. But after fifteen minutes poor defending […]
Civil Service (NI) RFC 26 Ballyshannon 6 Tries from Danny Ansell Try, Moore Holmes Try, Jonny Armstrong 2Conversions & 4 Penalties Ben Scott had taken over captaincy duties from Richard Griffen (injury), and he has led Civil Service to some immense victories in the Gordon west Cup against rivals Lurgan and in the league. Against […]
Lisburn 3rds XV –v- Grosvenor 2nds CLICK HERE FOR I XV PICTURES Once the referee found his spare whistle the Section 3 Junior League match between Lisburn 3rds and Grosvenor got under way. It was a miserable start for Lisburn both in terms of the weather and the penalty count, with five penalty’s awarded to […]
Sat 1st October 2011. Ballymena win in Cork In atrocious conditions in Cork, Ballymena defeated the University side by the narrowest of margins.8 points to 6. Away points in the AIL are always hard to come by. so this is a great start to the season for the team. Seconds defeat Grosvenor in Junior Cup […]
League defeat by Ballyclare Grosvenor started with a stiff breeze behind them but it was the vistors who enjoyed the lion’s share of possession and territory in the opening quarter. Both sides were guilty of fairly scrappy play and basic mistakes and Ballyclare managed to punish Grosvenor with two early penalties. 6-0. Grosvenor’s influential second-row […]
Ballyclare Rugby Club had three games against opposition from Grosvenor F.P. and came out on top in each one. At the Cloughan on Wednesday night the Clare Fourths-a very experienced team racked up a 55-3 win over Grosvenor 4ths and on Saturday the Thirds had a welcome 32-10 win against Grosvenor 2nds but at Belmont […]