The last Saturday of the Ulster League season saw Instonians and Banbridge provide a feast of tries at Shaw’s Bridge, with the home side coming out on top by a 10-8 margin. With Instonians’ front row resources severely depleted through injury and unavailability, they had already conceded the league points to the visitors before the […]
Work on site is due to begin on the 1st June’10 on new clubhouse and changing facilities at Ophir Rugby Football Club in Newtownabbey. Officials at the club have secured almost £85,000 for the ambitious project, which will involve the replacement of the existing changing rooms at Magowan Park in Mallusk with new, improved facilities. […]
Brian’s Bruisers came out top in the fun filled Friendship Touch Rugby Festival at City of Derry Rugby Club on Saturday afternoon. Despite a strong challenge in the final, from Richard’s Rockets, the Bruisers managed to hold on to an early lead and ran out winners by 18 – 10 at the end of an […]
Day 3 at Carrickfergus saw the Abbey Ladies 10’s take centre stage. The competition saw a strong invitational Wooden Spoon Lionesses side together with teams from St Albans, Pontyclun and Tyne and Wear take on local sides Cooke, Belfast Harlequins, Carrick, City of Derry, Enniskillen and Queens. Despite a strong showing from the Lionesses it […]
Academy completed the double this weekend, with the senior side following up on the Big Cats U20 win on Friday night, by claiming the Guinness Holmes Platter in an exciting final against the fancied Tyrone Marauders. Surrey Colts claimed the honours in the Willis Final beating Ulster Exiles and CIYMS had a resounding victory over […]
The Carrick 7’s got under-way on Friday night with the Kukri U20’s. First up in Pitch 1 was BRA Big Cats against Larne with the BRA boys giving a view of things to come in a free scoring game against the Co Antrim side. The teams traded tries in the first half but the Cats […]
Newforge Taggers PRO Ted Hall brings us up to date on the Taggers recent fashion night. “Thursday the 22nd of April 2010 Newforge Country Club was the venue for the Newforge Taggers Charity Fashion in Conjunction with Marks and Spencer Forestside. Such was the success of last year’s event it was decided to hold the […]
INTOUCH Rugby caught up with Ulster legend Trevor Ringland as he embarks on a new challenge in his career. In his own words: “The example of rugby whether it is Ulster, Ireland or the British & Irish Lions is its ability to be inclusive and so build relationships between the people in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland […]
The Mini section held their Annual Festival at Hamilton Park on Sunday and attracted over 650 players at all levels. In all, well over a thousand people, including many local residents descended on Hamilton Park, and everyone was well catered for. This was a huge undertaking and special thanks must go to Ian Caughey, for […]
Dungannon took the honours on Saturday with style defeating a heavy antipodean influenced Wanderers side by 50 points to 12 in a one sided final to claim the Campbell Cup at the Omagh Sevens in association with Omagh District council and sponsors Dalriadan Inc. Two Omagh based sides lifted the other two trophies on offer, […]