Dungannon vs Harlequins Stevenson Park, Dungannon. 11th September 2010 Saturday’s Senior Cup match against Belfast Harlequins saw the Dungannon faithful leaving Stevenson Park carrying the memory of a magnificent initial twenty-three minutes with four great tries, and the fact that Dungannon are in the hat for the First Trust Ulster Senior Cup quarter final draw […]
Ballynahinch 55 Ards 5 John Dickson reports from Ballymacarn Park Fifteen minutes before kick-off the heavens opened and Ballymacarn Park was well and truly drenched as the teams took to the pitch. The home side did settle first and managed to open the score with a try in the 7th minute when second row Jonny […]
Saturday saw Armagh launch their 2010 season proper when they entertained Ballymena second’s in the newly structured Ulster Conference league. This league has been established to encourage the second teams of the senior Ulster clubs to play against the Qualifying league teams. The result at the Palace Grounds would indicate that possibly the senior clubs […]
Despite all the euphoria from the good form shown in the pre-season friendlies Ballyclare 1st XV suffered a shock defeat in the opening Qual.2 league match at the Cloughan on Saturday against a well prepared Omagh team. With a good crowd at both the match and the pre-game lunch everyone was anticipating a home win […]
The Gala Dinner at the fabulous La Mon Hotel in support of Cois last Thursday, was as expected, a huge success. With upwards of 400 people attending, from all around the globe, this was going to be a very joyful but also a very emotional occasion on the night. Family and friends from as far […]
Pirrie Park on a superb sunny Saturday. Saturday the 11th September to be exact. THE TEAMS: Sullivan 1st xv v Methody 1st xv. Coaches: Mike Rodgers – Sullivan. Nick Wells – Methody. A tale of two halfs, Methody with the home advantage settled into their own playing conditions much better than Sullivan. Then on the […]
After a good solid pre season, a determined Antrim team welcomed Letterkenny to Allen Park in what would mark the first game of Antrim’s return to the Qualifying section. It would also mark the first public glimpse of the impressive new Antrim kit which was unveiled at Spice restaurant to club members last weekend. Antrim […]
Following on from last Friday’s excellent 20-15 victory over Munster in Cork, Ulster have made one change to their starting line up for the game against Leinster this Friday at Ravenhill (KO 5.00pm). Calum Thelfor, who came on as a replacement against Munster, starts at blindside wing-forward with Stephen Irvine dropping to the bench. There […]
Ballyclare 1st XV will start the new league season officially on Saturday 11th September when Omagh will be the visitors to the Cloughan. It is expected that this will be a bigger test this season in Qualifying 2 as the league has two strong newcomers Enniskillen and Grosvenor High (F.P.)– the former having come down […]
Cooke defeat Clogher Valley Cooke’s first league fixture of the club’s centenary season was an eagerly anticipated affair with many new faces on show against visitors Clogher Valley. The close rivalry between the sides has resulted in home wins over the past couple of seasons but it was the visitors who took the lead within […]