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BALLYCLARE 15 DONAGHADEE 36 The Donaghadee RFC 1st XV team that gained promotion to Ulster Branch IRFU Qualifying League One on Saturday 23 April 2011 at Ballyclare. Back Row: Niall Moraghan (Physio), Richard Martindale, Paul Hamilton, Ian Martindale, Richard Millar, Chris Hamilton, David Thompson, Nigel Barker, Andrew Findlater, Alistair Lockhart, Jimmy McCoy (coach), Bill Boomer […]
Armagh made the long trip north to Limavady with a degree of tension. The whole squad knew that they had underperformed in the last two fixtures. Against Coleraine they had shown sporadic flashes of their flair but were well and truly overpowered in the closing minutes of the game. Against Clogher, however, they were humiliated […]
PORTADOWN Rugby I XV 22 v ARMAGH Rugby I XV 31 This local derby game was always going to be the game in junior Ulster rugby which would have a telling effect on the 20010-11 Qualifying League season. The weather conditions could only be described as idyllic with 14.5 degrees sunshine with the slightest of […]
Over the past ten days or so we have witnessed some very dramatic events which will influence end results of the qualifying one league race! Last Saturday saw the up and coming side in Ulster, Academy, come to the Palace Grounds with their intentions clearly to knock Armagh off their game. Academy only gained promotion […]
PORTADOWN 27 – 24 LIMAVADY Portadown got back to qualifying league action for the first time in over two months with an away visit to Limavady. The visitors found the going tough in the opening exchanges and whilst they were dominant in the scrum, the amount of penalties conceded stifled any momentum they hoped to […]