In what spectators called a great advertisement for womens rugby – Enniskillen narrowly edged out Belfast Harlequins 22 – 20 in their return to AIL rugby. The match, touted to be the clash of the round, saw Enniskillen come out hard in the first 20 minutes scoring 2 quick tries to Marcella McGovern and Eimear […]
A fantastic tournament bringing the best out of U19 sides. This season promises to be another winner! Brian Irwin and Dromore Captain – Irwin’s Nutty Krust U19 Rugby final Executive Chairman of tournament Sponsors Irwin’s Bakery, Mr Brian Irwin, presents the Irwin’s Nutty Krust Rugby Floodlit Tournament trophy 2010 to Dromore Captain Jamie Kirk, after […]
Last Saturday saw Holywood make the short journey to Stormont to face Civil Service in the next of their Gordon West Cup round robin matches. The travelling supporters weren’t to be disappointed when Holywood ran out victors by 25 – 33. Holywood kicked off into the face of a good breeze on a perfect pitch […]
The pairing of Lisburn with Dungannon in last week’s Junior Cup match evoked memories of the1950s when these two clubs played each other for the “Lisgannon Cup”. This was basically a social event, and could have been termed “the First of the Summer Wine”, but played in a very competitive spirit nonetheless. It came about […]
Cooke too strong for Academy Cooke kicked off in this the first round of the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup against recently promoted Academy. Most of the play in the first 10 mins saw Cooke testing out the Academy defensive line and from a quick tap penalty 5mts out, McCordick rode through two tacklers to […]
Larne 2nds continued their league campaign on Saturday when they faced the challenge of Malone 3rds at the Glynn. Larne have started this season with two wins and were looking to make it three in a row. There were a number of changes to the team with numerous players making their first starts of the […]
We are delighed here to report on the highest level of Ladies club rugby in Ulster. Cooke RFC Ladies met the challenge of playing arguably the number one side in AIL Ladies Rugby UL Bohemians. Cooke started very strong from the kick off. This game at Cooke grounds looked like shaping up for a good […]
Ballymoney 4th XV travelled to Lurgan for their second league match on Saturday 25th September. Ballymoney got off to a great start dictating the terms in the lineouts, scrummaging and loose play. The forwards set up a great platform, which allowed Aidy White to cut through Lurgan’s back line untouched to score underneath the posts. […]