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 & […]
Armoy had to dig deep in order to secure 2 valuable league points at Limepark on Saturday. Right from the kick off Armoy showed their intent and went on the attack.After 5 or 6 good phases of attacking rugby they force a penalty out of the Letterkenny defence which was converted for 3 easy points […]
Enniskillen came good late in the game with two tries in the final five minutes to secure a hard fought win in a game where the visitors’ rugged defence was to the fore. There was nothing between the teams in the first half and despite the visitors briefly being reduced to fourteen on two occasions, […]
Donaghadee had a break from league action last weekend and hosted Letterkenny in the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup. These sides have enjoyed a great social association over the last few seasons, however this was a keenly fought game in which Donaghadee ran out 31-0 eventual winners. The Donaghadee team that contained seven changes to […]
They play with pride, and skill. They play to win and fairly showed the other teams at the recent Ladies Blitz Rugby day what they are made of. A pleasure to cover and looking forward to a great season. HIGHLIGHTS [youtube vt0u2e7cjbg] [youtube EWTrIDGsB4I] [youtube TQm2voG4cZQ] CLICK HERE FOR 230+ Pictures Of All The Teams […]
Under Thirteens finally let the Hand-brake off and find Drive After a two games that saw the under thirteen squad start the season a little uncertainly, the boys found their stride on Saturday morning in Carndonagh. A fine sunny morning on the peninsula, and the first dry Saturday since the season re-started. Twenty travelled. Twenty […]
Hats of to the Women, senior and youth to a girl were superb! Hard fought fierce battles ragged across two pitches for 4 hours as teams. Lines stepping up, lineout tactics, strong running, off loads, line breaks, defensive re-alignment, having fun and concentrating in defence. It is safe to say we are ready in Ulster. […]
A new season and a new squad at UUC welcomed Letterkenny to the Dr Sam Logan Stadium for their first outing of the season, UUC run out 34-10 victors. The game was generously sponsored by Taffs Invincibles Ltd. Choosing to Play into the strong wind in the first half the students received the kick off […]
Armoy captain Gareth Christie had to make 5 changes from last weeks team that scored 12 trys. Wing forwards Daniel Ramage and Kyle Greenlaw were missing due to work commitments and No 8 Ian Caldwell was not risked due to his impending nuptuals next week. In the backs winger Mark McConaghie who has showed some […]
A passion for the game that runs deep. Both clubs are on the up right now and with the quality in these II XV sides we can only say the growth is set to continue. A really good game to watch with a really decent level of support on the side lines supporting their players. […]