Ulster Rugby today announced that British & Irish Lion Stephen Ferris has committed his future to the club for a further two years. Ferris, who is in the final year of his current deal with Ulster Rugby, signed his new contract late on Friday afternoon and will remain an Ulster player until at least June […]
Calling all deaf and hard of hearing rugby players! The Ireland Deaf Rugby Team Needs YOU!.
The Ireland Deaf rugby team is in its infancy and needs new players urgently to compete in an international game against England in Belfast! This amazing intiative comes hot on the heels of several other countries froming their own deaf and hard of hearing teams. Wales deaf, England deaf, New Zealand deaf, Australia deaf, and […]
Special Report: Womens World Cup Rugby Starts 20th August / Ulster Womens Rugby
Women’s Rugby In Ulster is on the up and in preparation for the Womens World Cup we caught up with some of the most talented players in Ulster. Two Ulster players had made it to the final of The World Cup squad, Lauren day and Eliza Downey. Unfortunately Lauren sustained an injury in Ireland’s warm […]
Womens Rugby Celebrated At Inaugral Awards Dinner
It was a balmy summer evening in Belfast when the ladies of rugby in Ulster gathered at Belfast Harlequins for the inaugral Ulster Womens Rugby Awards Dinner. This was a celebration of all that is great about womens rugby around the province and clubs from near and far were represented. David Boyd and Robin Cole […]
Man of the Month: Andrew Trimble
The thought of Ulster not playing in the Heineken Cup next season was one foremost in everyone’s mind. But it came good in the end and while it may have been a somewhat disappointing season in the end, Ulster are in Europe’s elite next season. It comes down to consistency in performance and over the […]
Ballymena Mini’s Festival
Over the Easter weekend Ballymena Rugby Club Mini Section had a very busy weekend. On Friday 9th they played host to three visiting Scottish sides from Ardrossan at P5, P6 and P7. A fantastic mornings Rugby took place with the Scottish sides holding their own against the home teams for much of the time. But […]
American Touring side make a stop at Instonians RFC
On Tues 23rd of March American club side WILLAMETTE Rugby played a hard fought game agaisnt Instonians RFC 4ths. We caught up with the side and their captain Stephen Scott after the game, “The match last night was a hard fought battle between equal teams with different playing styles. Though Willamette learned much from the […]
Kukri Qualifying 2: Donaghadee 31 Academy 20
Saturday 27th March. Report by Harry Allen. Way back on 10 October 2009 the Donaghadee first team was narrowly beaten at Roughfort in a game where many felt the better team lost. Since that autumnal day the stories that have been filtering back to Donaghadee from south Antrim have been of a noticeable improvement in […]
Competition Winner: MWM Sports Management.
Picture: John Campbell receives his Ireland v Scotland tickets from Max Williamson of MWM Sports Management. John Campbell was the lucky winner of a pair of tickets for last weekends RBS Six Nations match between Ireland and Scotland. John’s name was drawn at random from the hundreds of entries for the competition in INTOUCH in […]
Kukri Qualifying 2: Donaghadee 7 CIYMS 27
Friday 12th March. Harry Allen reports. Last Friday brought a novelty to Donaldson Park rugby ground. At 7.30pm Donaghadee’s First XV played their first-ever floodlit game. Their opponents were near-neighbours CIYMS. Donaghadee, as is their wont, having won the toss for this crucial League game, opted to play against the elements in the first half, […]