This weeks highlights are the return of the ever popular Schools Cup and Towns Cup competitions in a weekend packed with fixtures. The games start on Friday night with Ulster entertaining the big spending Ospreys at Ravenhill in the Magners League. It’s another must win game for Ulster as they try and force their way […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union confirmed in December that a full strength Ireland side will play the Barbarians for The MasterCard Trophy at Thomond Park, Limerick, on Friday 4th June 2010 – Kick off 7.45pm. This match will form part of Ireland’s 2010 Southern Hemisphere tour preparations and the Barbarians’ Summer Tour, with a fixture […]
This seasons Heineken Cup competition has already served up plenty of thrills and spills in the opening rounds and with only Biarritz Olympique remaining unbeaten at the half way point of the Pool Stages it looks as though there are going to be plenty more of those thrills and spills to come. Having dispatched first […]
Ulster Rugby has named the Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy players’ for 2009/10. These players’ will be available for Ulster’s Magners League games, and will play for the Ulster Ravens in the British and Irish Cup. The Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy is now based at Newforge Country Club, where the Ulster Rugby Senior Squad train. The […]
City of Derry hosted the first Womens Rugby Inter Provincial Championship game to be played at their Judges Road Grounds on Saturday last. Leinster ladies completed outclassed their northern opponents in every facet of the game and in the process played some scintillating rugby that did credit to the sport. Their handling, running, set piece […]
While it would be easy to get too carried away, Ulster’s fourth place standing in the Magners League table after the first segment of the season, is welcome and justified. Call it the McLaughlin Revolution if you choose – and although new coach, Brian McLaughlin, is happy to stay away from the limelight where possible […]
Taking the Irish Provinces as a whole, if you consider Leinster and Munster both lost one of their opening two games in their pools, then a similar return from Ulster is not that bad. However, to lose to Edinburgh in the fashion they did in Scotland was bitterly disappointing for Ulster. Having won well against […]