Well done to the U-19’s for a fine away win to Portadown RFC. Match Report and Highlights [youtube SQMMDt6LRoY] This was a very workmanlike performance by Instonians in this midweek friendly played under floodlights at Chambers Park Portadown. It marked a huge step up in performance from other early season friendlies. Players new to Instonian […]
Hinch 10-11 Quins Quins take the spoils Ballynahinch v Belfast Harlequins 14-30 Ulster Championship League Saturday 24 September 2011 at Ballymacaran Park. Quins elected to play away from the Clubhouse against the, at times, stiff breeze and Sun. After 9 mins, against the elements, Quins led 3-0 from a Michael Heaney penalty, from the 22 […]
THIRDS WIN LEAGUE GAME Ballyclare Thirds had their second game of the season and fielded a strong side at the Cloughan against Grosvenor 2nds. It was particularly good to see J.J.Baird returned from America and also David Crawford both backs could soon challenge for 1st XV places. The Thirds dominated from the start and by […]
Santos gives Dee a platform for Victory Donaghadee continued their unbeaten run taking four points from their visit to Roughfort on Saturday afternoon. However the win was not just as comfortable as the 26-10 score line suggests. Academy took the lead from a penalty in the opening five minutes however this lead was short lived […]
This was a typical Dungannon Queen’s Ulster League match, Dungannon got their win and the bonus point but they had to wait until the final quarter to achieve dominance. Dungannon started well with Michael Lawton converting penalties on five and ten minutes. 6 – 0 Queen’s responded with a James McKinney penalty on fifteen minutes. […]
Bann’s second string travelled to Magherafelt on Saturday, hoping to use last week’s home win to get back on track in the 2nd XV League. This they duly achieved by a comfortable margin after an early second half blitz had steamrollered the Rainey resistance. Bann started enthusiastically, as the backs and forwards stamped their authority […]
Inishowen 52 – Finn Valley 10 September 10th 2011 Report by Jeremy Blackman The opening day of the 2011-2012 season is one which could be marked down in history, not because the sun shone for the whole 80 minutes, but at the start of Inishowen RFC’s 40th season, they were honoured to be the inaugural […]