A long 2 1/2 hr drive up to Letterkenny early on a blustery Saturday morning was made worse by the news that Club Captain Dan Cartland had been ruled out with a knee injury that had flared up. As it was too late to organise a replacement, Marty Mcguigan, head coach stepped up to fill […]
Approaching half time playing with a very strong breeze, Ballymena led by nine points, all from the boot of Luke Marshall, Davy Patton’s Man of the Match. That didn’t seem enough and even the addition of five points through a Warwick try to make it fourteen points, looked too small a lead to defend in […]
After a fine Autumn week the rain fell all last Saturday. By the time Belfast High School FP kicked off in their Qualifying League match against Donaghadee, their Greenisland pitch was still playable, but getting soggier by the minute. It was obvious to all that constructive and elegant rugby was going to be difficult on […]
Letterkenny hosted Londonderry Ym on Saturday in the Gordon West cup. YM pressurised the Letterkenny defence for 30 mins and only gained a penalty converted by Bronze to lead 3 0 at half time. Letterkenny came back strongly in the second half and Dunleavy scored in the corner, unconverted this left the score at 5 […]
Randalstown 1st XV 43 Antrim 1st XV 0 (Gordon West) Proceedings kicked off early in the clubhouse with a pre-match lunch, and when fed and watered the large crowd adjourned to the Simpson stand to enjoy some fine rugby courtesy of the 1st & 2nd XVs. This was a new venture for Randalstown and organisers […]
Students begin league challenge with a win. This weekend saw The University of Ulster Coleraine Rugby Club, start their league campaign off with a strong win over Carrickfergus RFC. Battling through the tough weather conditions the students secured a 20:13 win. The game started in favour of UUC with a series of quick passes resulting […]