RAINEY O.B. RUGBY Club Notes: O’CONNOR SAVES RAINEY’S BLUSHES: Club Results Incl III XV into Semis: Incl Pictures From last Weeks I XV Game v Connemara Rugby

It was a case of third time lucky for Rainey Old Boys when they welcomed Co..Kildare visitors N.U.I.M.Barnhall to Hatrick Park.The Celbridge outfit had won the previous two meetings between the sides,so Rainey were keen to come out on top this time and continue to put some pressure on the promotion challengers. After looking like […]

RAINEY HALT DERRY’S PROMOTION RUN + Pictures from Last Week I XV v Banbridge – Pictures From This Week To Follow

The tension was almost unbearable at Hatrick Park where Rainey Old Boys came from 14-3 behind to snatch the lead with a try two minutes from time against second placed City of Derry. Referee Mark Hermin infuriated the large home support by playing eight minutes of added time,but an inspired Rainey side pulled out all […]

RAINEY Old Boys Rugby: club Notes: STIRRING COMEBACK BY RAINEY & 3rds Win away

STIRRING COMEBACK BY RAINEY After being completely outplayed for almost half an hour at Rifle Park,Rainey Old Boys showed remarkable character in hitting back to beat Banbridge 20-15 in the Ulster Bank League.A week after staging an unbelievable comeback to pip Greystones,Banbridge will be asking themselves how they managed to lose this one,a result which […]

Rainey Old Boys Rugby v Queens Rugby: LAST KICK DRAMA AT THE DUB

While Ulster and Biarritz were engaged in Heineken Cup combat at nearby Ravenhill,Queen’s University and Rainey Old Boys were in opposition at Dub Lane where the outcome was just as close and the ending equally dramatic,if not quite as important.With the last kick of the game,full-back Mark O’Connor won this Ulster League fixture for Rainey […]

Ards Rugby Club Notes: Reports – I XV v Rainey Pictures / Video of Play & interview with Lawrence Kelly also Minis Play at Holywood & more…..

Ards 2nds, 3rds and U17s, all fell foul of the weather on Saturday as games were cancelled right across the province due to frozen pitches. The 1st XV and Minis, only just managed to get through their games on the day, with yet more head scratching for the beleaguered fixture secretaries, as they try to […]