The Ulster Junior Cup does look comfortable in the Armagh trophy cabinet but its retention isn’t really the main target of the Current Armagh season. This year, the Armagh team are well and truly focused on returning to senior rugby after thirteen years playing in the Qualifying Leagues. With this in mind the Armagh contingent […]
Enniskillen weathered an early storm but despite one or two missed tackles the defence held firm and repelled attack after attack before taking the lead after fifteen minutes when James McIntyre slotted over a penalty. The referee helped the Roesiders to take the lead when he harshly showed Johnny Wright a yellow card five minutes […]
Belfast Harlequins Women’s 1st XV kept up the momentum to secure a bonus point win against a feisty Malahide. The away side struck first blood early on with the No 10 crashing through a confused Quins, but with the conversion missed it was still all to play for. Quins focused in though and with an […]
The Greers of Antrim sponsored Banbridge Thirds played their fifth League game of the season in front of a fairly large crowd at Rifle Park on Saturday. Stand-in Captain Andy Craig was hoping to keep the team’s 100% record intact with this Lisburn team being seen as a stiff test. Manager Andy Duke and Coach […]
City of Derry Rugby Club continued their unbeaten run in all competitions this season when they outclassed fellow AIL Division 3 team Ards on Saturday last to progress to the Semi Final of the Ulster Senior Cup. The teams were level at 26pts all ten minutes into the second half after a fight back from […]
This Ulster Senior Cup Quarter Final game proved a bridge too far for an experimental young Instonians side. Instonians entertained near neighbours Malone at Shaw’s Bridge on Saturday, 16th October. It was played in near perfect conditions on a beautiful autumn day that brought out a healthy crowd of spectators. Instonian head coach, Clem Boyd, […]
Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his starting XV and replacements to face Biarritz in the Round 2 Heineken Cup pool game this Sunday at the Parc des Sports Aguilera (ko 4pm local time). The starting XV shows four changes of personnel and one positional switch from that which defeated Aironi 30-6 in the opening […]
Sports Rehab Ireland was officially opened by Darren Cave in Fitness First Connswater Belfast. Sports Rehab Ireland is Belfast’s newest sports injury clinic and only Sports Therapy clinic dedicated to the prevention and rehabilitation of Sports Injuries. The clinic was the idea of Andrew Newberry a Sports Therapist and member of the Society of Sports […]