Victory over HInch for impressive 2s CLICK HERE for I XV pictures v Limavady RFC I XV Hinch kicked off, on what was a cold but still day at Belmont. The Hinch pack were large and physical and were a well organised team – as is to be expected from Hinch. Grosvenor spent the first […]
1st XV grind out league win at Carrick With a strong swirling wind at Carrick, Grosvenor started with the wind advantage and used the conditions prudently playing the territory game and using strong forward runners. Following a previous failed effort, Matty Little converted a penalty to give Grosvenor a 3-0 lead. Grosvenor spent the rest […]
Bonus point win over Omagh Grosvenor hadn’t played in three weeks and their rustiness was evident in the opening quarter with some uncharacteristic errors being made in both attack and defence. Omagh took the lead from a penalty after Chris Culbert was rather harshly penalised while trying to crawl away from the back of a […]
2s set Belmont alight Portadown 2s were the opposition at Belmont on a beautiful day for running rugby. The visitors were physically much bigger than Grosvenor who had in their ranks a handful of players who were playing schools rugby last year. Chris Cahoon scored a great try which was converted by Teesy while the […]
Bucks Return to Winners Enclosure For anyone who has a long link with rugby and Grosvenor in particular you can mark down the date of Saturday 29 September 2012 as the day that Grosvenor went back to playing the type of rugby usually associated with Rab Weir, Gordy Duff and Stan Cromie. Thanks in no […]
Lord Carson displayed a distinct lack of foresight when he organised the signing of the Ulster Covenant during the rugby season. This year’s 100th anniversary brought traffic chaos to East Belfast and meant that many Grosvenor players missed the pre-match warm up at Dungannon. This lack of preparation was evident in the opening minutes of […]
Grosvenor RFC were one of the lucky winners in the UK wide AEG Grassroots Rugby competition, winning an AEG washing machine and a new Canterbury playing kit. The winning teams are compiling video diaries at the moment which will be uploaded on the AEG website on 5 November. The team with the video attracting the […]