Ireland team captain Brian O’Driscoll presents team-mate and PUMA ambassador John Hayes with a commemorative jersey to mark his 100th Cap for Ireland from official Irish kit sponsor PUMA. The presentation was made at Carton House, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Over 400 primary school pupils were involved in the Letterkenny RFC TAG Rugby Festival last week, one of 6 going on around the county this month. TAG MAD at Letterkenny The blitz was attended by 15 schools from the region and based on participation of the non contact form of Rugby. These blitzes have been […]
Saturday 6th March. Roy Lawton reports. With only three games in the AIB League remaining and senior status still not fully secured for another season, Ards welcomed top four side Nenagh Ormond to Hamilton Park on Saturday. Nenagh are lying eight places above Ards in the league, sitting comfortably in fourth place just behind Banbridge, […]
Last week the Donegal Project staff were busy running skills camps for youth players in the County. Philip Brady, Adam Keys and Johnny Quigley ran the sessions at Inishowen, Donegal Town, Letterkenny and Ballyshannon Rugby Clubs. The sessions were based on improving the basics of handling, decision making and contact skills.
Cork Students Get A Plus John Dickson and Alan Montgomery report from the Mardyke, Cork. Ballynahinch slumped to a heavy defeat in Cork as the students ran in two tries in the final minutes to claim a winning bonus point. Winger Brian Derham struck first for the students in the 5th minute when he finished […]
Ards PRO Roy Lawton writes. Over the last couple of seasons, the club has been extremely fortunate to have had the services of a very dedicated physiotherapist called Eimear Cradock. Eimear attends her patients both on and off the pitch with polite professionalism and can be seen working her magic ensuring players are fit to […]
Saturday 13th February. John Dickson reports from Ballymacarn Park. In perfect conditions for running rugby Ballynahinch crept out of the relegation zone with a superb home performance in the Ulster derby clash against Dungannon at Ballymacarn Park. The County Down men ran in 5 tries to claim a winning bonus point, in a display that […]
This weeks fixtures kick off on Wednesday night with an all Ballynahinch encounter between their 4ths and their 5ths in a match that is too close to call! Saturday sees the 3rd Round of the Northern Bank Schools’ Cup and we’ll be following Larne Grammar School in their match against Friends School. We’ll continue to […]
With last week’s fixtures decimated across the province this week starts with re-runs of the cancelled Schools Cup fixtures with Larne Grammar and Strabane Grammar kicking of proceedings on Wednesday afternoon. Ulster Rugby see the resumption of their Heineken Cup campaign in Friday night against Edinburgh with places in the European knock out stages still […]