The opportunity to play in a local derby is relished by the players and these two teams absolutely went at it on Saturday morning in a fiercely contested battle that was not over until the final whistle. Ability and commitment on both sides resulted in a superb game with a single very well struck pressure […]
Sat 2nd Nov, 2:30pm. Kukri Qualifying 1. Clogher Valley 32 – 8 Coleraine Valley make hard work of a 32-8 win against Coleraine. by Bob Beatty Following last week’s efforts in the All-Ireland Junior Cup Valley were lacklustre and the usual cohesion was missing. Partly this was as a result of more enforced changes with […]
Bective Rangers 28pts, City of Derry RFC 28pts Match Report by; Moss Dineen City of Derry travelled to Donnybrook, Dublin on Saturday to play their fourth ALL Ireland League Division 2A fixture of the season. Despite almost being architects of their own downfall, Mark Nicholl’s team eventually came away with a four-try bonus point draw […]
Taggart’s try secures victory for Quins! Quins had to dig deep for their much-needed first AIL win in a scrappy and edgy clash at a rain-lashed Deramore to end their 3 game losing sequence. BELFAST HARLEQUINS 18 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 6 BY MARTIN SAVAGE It was a hard slog for the home side who had to […]
Novemberfest!! Its back, our 3rd anual beer festival is set for the 23rd of November. The annual event will have the usual festivities with traditional Bavarian music, beer and games. Tickets cost £10 and come with a FREE half chicken…… But who won the the President vs food Eating Challenge click HERE for the full […]
A huge well done to all the girls from Ballymoney, Ballynahinch, Bangor, and Malone, who took part in today’s rugby blitz tournament, hosted by Bangor R.F.C. It was good to see so many young girls there, giving it their all, and putting on a display of entertaining rugby. Although some of the girls were reasonably […]
Difficult playing conditions and a lack of time with ball in hand made for a disappointing trip to Llanelli for Ulster this evening, as the Scarlets slugged their way to a deserved eight-point victory. With the Ulster side depleted by both injuries and international call-ups, Jared Payne wore the captain’s armband at full-back, while Michael […]