George Tees Cup, 15-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT Saturday 31st August 2013, Start Time;12.30pm City of Derry Rugby Club will have one of their busiest days of the new season at Judges Road on Saturday when the main attraction will be the “UK City of Culture” George Tees Cup”. This competition if for Minor League Teams and it […]
Letterkenny travelled to Derry to take on YM in the third group game of this seasons Gordon West cup. With the home side already out of the competition and Letterkenny already through to the quarter finals next March there was little for either team to play for however the game was as hard an uncompromising […]
For the Action Shots & team shots from a bunch of boys having a go – CLICK HERE Recent Club Member Comment – “Lads, 3 more training sessions before the 1st XV’s first friendly against Coleraine, need everyone out at training to work on set pieces, need all the backs out the next 3 nights, […]
HOLYWOOD WIN EASILY On a day when the weather decreed that it would have been a great time to have been a duck Holywood entertained Londonderry YM in the league. To say that conditions were testing would be a gross understatement of the facts but nevertheless Holywood served up a feast of rugby that kept […]
In what was another epic win for Ballyshannon at the Lakeside on Saturday last in bitterly cold and windy conditions, they secured another two points against Derry YMCA for the second time this season. The Ballyshannon side inflicted an eight try rout on the Derry side to further boost their side’s confidence and along with […]
Ballyshannon rugby club men recorded their first win of the season when they defeated a strong and much fancied Derry side in the Maiden city on Saturday. Ballyshannon were slow out of the blocks and allowed the home side to dominate at the beginning. The Derry side scored an early penalty and for the opening […]
The line was drawn on Saturday, No more was the mantra, no more – this time we win! And they did it in style, finishing with Champagne rugby – but before the end and the blood sweat and tears, and the joy ….. before that was the basics. They could have lost it in the […]
The soil was dry, the pitch perfectly cut, as the solid crowd of supporters assembled to watch their club. They are smarting from retirement, injury and with 5 guys taking to the field for the first or second game ever the club dug deep and produced some spectacular rugby. Phases, aggressive counter rucking, dynamite crash […]
With a 100% record from their first 3 league games this season, Ophir First XV were looking forward to the challenge of a visit from Londonderry YM, the first encounter of the two teams for some time. YM had spent a few years in the higher leagues and were certain to bring a talented team […]
ARDS SHARE SPOILS WITH DUBLINERS Ards 15 V 15 Suttonians CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF I XV V INSTONIANS Dublin side, Suttonians, were the visitors to Hamilton Park on Saturday for the second AIL match of the season. With both teams having lost their first match the result was crucial for Ards to get their […]