Despite the onset of a well-deserved half term holiday break for teachers and pupils there are still quite a number of rugby fixtures involving schools from Ulster scheduled to take place on Saturday 23rd October. The “Match of the Day” will be played at Osborne Park when Methodist College travel to play Royal Belfast Academical […]
Brian McLaughlin has named his Ulster starting XV and replacements for this Friday’s match against Munster at Ravenhill, kick off 7.05pm. With Andrew Trimble and Paddy Wallace both in camp with Ireland ahead of the start of the Autumn International Series, the Ulster backline shows two changes of personnel and one positional switch from that […]
From everyone at YMCA RFC & The Wider Rugby Community. Clarke Simpson was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on Glenshane mountain. Clarke has been regular for the YMCA RFC for over 20 years and up until recently was attending training for the new season. A hard tackling centre he has played through all the […]
Ulster received a boost ahead of this weekend’s Magners League match against Edinburgh with the news that centre Darren Cave, back row forward Robbie Diack and prop Declan Fitzpatrick have all agreed new contracts with the club. The news will see Cave remain at Ravenhill until at least June 2013, with Diack and Fitzpatrick signed […]
Clash of the Titans or A Bridge Too Far? By Ian McCleery Enniskillen U19s……0 Malone U19s………26 Oh why do we do it ? The commentators effusive praise or the report writers unrestrained enthusiasm and predictions of what more is to come or a coach overexaggerating a teams ability and “psyching” them up to the point […]
InTouch TV interview with Patrick Rae – Referee. Anyone playing this season will be acutely aware by now of the special emphasis referees are giving to the Scrum Engagement and Tackle Area. Patrick Rae gives his views on the season so far from a referees perspective. Video Clip Interview With Patrick Rae, Rugby Referee – […]
Civil Service(NI) RFC 2nd XV travel to Shawsbridge to take on newly formed Cooke RFC 4th XV. The video contains highlights of tries from Moore Holmes, Stewart Ferguson and Ryan Campbell as well as kicks from Moore and Neil Palmer. Civil Service 2nd XV 41 v 0 Cooke 4th XV Under sunny skies at Shawsbridge […]
There was one midweek game played prior to a full list of fixtures on Saturday 16th October. Belfast Royal Academy hosted a very spirited Larne Grammar School in a midweek fixture at the Roughfort playing fields. The BRA team had opened up a 20-0 half time lead with two tries from 2nd Row forward, Andrew […]