Saturday 13th February. Upritchard Park, Bangor Without influential out half Adam Gowing, many thought that this match would be a closer affair than the scoreline shows. Armagh are extremely conscious that all their remaining games must be won by a bonus point to advance towards the round robin stages of the promotion battle. From the […]
Tuesday 9th February. Andrew Smallwoods reports. ‘Skins produced probably their gutsiest performance of the season to date in a losing cause to title chasing City of Derry under the Mullaghmeen lights last Tuesday evening, giving their all with a determination to eradicate a couple of embarrassing results to the same side last season. The omens […]
The draw for the first round of the First Trust Senior Cup was made last night at Ravenhill. The draw is as follows: MALONE v BYE RAINEY OLD BOYS v BYE INSTONIANS v BYE BANBRIDGE v BYE QUEENS v BYE ARDS v PORTADOWN BALLYMENA v BELFAST HARLEQUINS DUNGANNON v BALLYNAHINCH All of the above matches […]
Armagh started this match in the knowledge that as the table stood they were 5 points clear of nearest rivals Derry, who had a game in hand. Middle of the table Cooke have always proved to be stiff competition and tonight was to be no exception, although the final scoreline didn’t reflect the fight that […]
Civil Service Rugby Football Club NI recently held a very successful poker night at The Pavilion Complex Stormont in aid of Clic Sargent. They managed to raise £200 for the charity not to mention some much needed funds for their club. The club poker night was such a success new events are already being planned, […]
The Presidents Night will be held in the clubhouse on Saturday 20th February from 7pm. Entry is by ticket only costing £7.50 and includes a light supper. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the club President Mr Stephen Eachus, or club steward Terry Atcheson and everyone is welcome. Throughout the years of his involvement Ards […]
Larne 1ST XV hosted Lurgan on Saturday in their Qualifying 3 League Campaign. The pre match function was kindly sponsored by AMNEXDAY. There were a few changes to the team from the week previous. Lough and McKinty came into the pack with Thomas and Agnew coming into the wing and full back births. Larne started […]
Saturday saw Ballymoney defeat a team which has always been a real problem for them for the first time in a couple of years. The victory was made even sweeter by the fact that it was in their own back yard. Ballymoney made the trip to Shaws Bridge to play Cooke RFC and returned home […]
Two of the most famous and respected Clubs in Irish Rugby have formed a Youth Partnership with a view to establishing a joint team which will undertake fixtures against selected local opposition. Ballymena and Clontarf who both have flourishing Youth Sections decided to formalise a partnership at Youth level as part of their Community Rugby […]
Only a week after their close defeat at the hands of Derry, Armagh returned to league competition and a much deserved win at Barban Hill. On paper and with enforced changes to the Dromore side this should have been a run in the park for Armagh, but on the pitch there was nothing to separate […]