A good day weather wise and even better for some excellent rugby and the spectacle of teams playing and preparing for the new season. Games kicked off at 1pm, with Randalstown haveing an excellent first game against Ballymena. Teams competing were: Grosvenor, Ophir, Carrick, Lurgan, Randalstown, Hollywood, Civil service, Ballymena and Bangor. Good flowing rugby […]
Ards RFC Ladies Sixth training session was the location for InTouch Rugby’s latest snapshot of club rugby. The development of their rugby is happening due to themselves at a blistering pace. We caught up with Ross Reid their coach and he said, “The speed that we are moving at is being set by the players […]
We are delighted to report on the appointments of two Ulster Rugby favourites at Dungannon RFC. Justin fitazpatrick as Director of Rugby and Kieran Campbell as Player/Coach. It is testament to the intensified professional approach at Dungannon that the club held a pres conference at Stevenson Park to mark this development. Pictured Here l-r, Philip […]
Preparations for the new season are nearly complete with some league games taking place this Saturday and most teams beginning their campaigns next week. This weekend sees the Harlequin Womens 7’s, Randalstown Tournament & George Tees Cup at city Of Derry. However, an interesting encounter on Wednesday 24th August took place at The Cloughan in […]
Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his side for Ulster’s final pre-season friendly match against Leeds at Ravenhill this Thursday (7.30pm) and is boosted by the return to action of Rory Best and Stephen Ferris who are each allowed to play 40 minutes under IRFU guidelines. The side shows six changes of personnel and one […]
The SKINS played Ballina on 21st August at Enniskillen grounds. Ballina RFC, a Connacht Q1 team were convincingly defeated with a number of tries from Enniskillen. The pictures on the link below were provided by Terry McCartney Photography – www.terrymccartney.com – Thanks Terry. Slideshow of photos click here A convincing display by Enniskillen saw them […]
Many months ago, when the 21st August 2010 was chosen for the formal opening of the celebrations of the Donaghadee RFC’s 125th anniversary, the date seemed propitious and appropriate. However, as the date drew near, the distractions and diversions of summer conspired against the decision. When the selection of the home side was being considered, […]
The draw was made this week by chairman Andy Collins and Vice Chairman Addie Patterson. Group A Group B Balllymoney Grosvenor Ballymena Lurgan Carrickfergus Hollywood Bangor Ophir Randalstown Civil Service As ever the burger stand will be in full swing and refreshments will be available in the clubhouse throughout the day. Robert de Niro and […]