Coleraine 2XV have made it through to the final of the Crawford Cup for the second year running after demolishing Omagh 2XV in yet another scintillating performance of running rugby. A long bus trip and a heavy pitch could have paved the way for a potential upset, but in a thoroughly entertaining match from start […]
Inishowen find themselves immersed in what that famous raconteur and master of verbosity Sir Alex Ferguson calls “Squeaky Bum Time”, the stage of the season where he who holds his nerve the best will walk away with the spoils. In Inishowen’s case this refers to both a league campaign and progression to the finals of […]
2nds victorious over Bangor Grosvenor 2nds kept their title hopes on course with a terrific 36-7 victory over second placed Bangor 2nd XV. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON ALL THESE STORIES Bangor mashed by I XV Bangor started brightly but found themselves behind after ten minutes when Robin Coates pounced on a dropped pass […]
Ophir 1st XV sponsored by Ballyvesey Recycling Solutions kept their promotion hopes alive with a hard fought victory at a sunny Stormont on Saturday. CLICK HERE FOR THE ACTION SHOTS Ophir found themselves 7-0 down with only 30 seconds on the clock after poor reception of the kick off ball. The ball bounced kindly into […]
“Cardiac kids take it to the wire” A full bodied derby encounter played in excellent dry conditions at a breezy Mullaghmeen saw Omagh victorious by 10 points to 5 with the “Cardiac Kids” pulling out all the stops in a final 20 minutes which seemed like an eternity on the sidelines. This was due to […]
Bucks Sink Larne Ferry With your correspondent having partaken of a significant number of corporate ales at the Ulster match on Friday night the recollections of Saturday’s game may be somewhat woolly at best. Firstly, lets get the facts and figures out of the way. The Bucks triumphed over Larne 3s 73-12, scoring 11 tries […]
Randalstown 1st XV 28 Lurgan 1st XV 6 Randalstown avenged their defeat to Lurgan just 2 weeks ago with a fairly comprehensive victory over them at Neillsbrook on Saturday afternoon, keeping alive their hopes of clinching the Qualifying 3 title. It was a pleasing endeavour in front of a sizeable crowd who had supported the […]
[youtube ZkhOTO5IDm0] CLICK HERE FOR 10 SUPERB HIGH RES IMAGES FROM TONY HENDRON DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Last Wednesday night saw the next installment of the first round matches take place of this years Nutty Krust Floodlit Tournament. The draw brought together Ards Under 19s v Carrick Under 19s. There was a minutes silence before the game […]
Enniskillen – 5 Omagh – 10 A bumper crowd at Mullaghmeen saw Enniskillen narrowly lose to near neighbours Omagh in a hard fought, bruising encounter last Friday night. There was very little between the sides and the game was at a stalemate for twenty-five minutes, with little scoring opportunities, before Omagh capitalised on a ‘Skins […]