The Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ team played the Lanquedoc U18 team in an entertaining game at the Queen’s University Playing Fields. The Lanquedoc team was playing their third game in a four game tour of the Irish Provinces and provided the Ulster Schools’ team with a good test of their credentials. The Ulster Schools’ team […]
Playing against a significant slope and in windy conditions Valley expected that the huge Carrick packs tactics, with several Ulster U19 players, would be to try and wear their smaller forwards down with aggressive phases of “pick and go”. However Valley were confident that with their better backs, if they could achieve parity at the […]
The much maligned Conference League arrived at Donaldson Park yesterday with the local side taking on Ballynahinch IIs. The Dee took the opportunity to field an experimental side with only seven of the normal starting line-up playing and both sides served up an extremely entertaining afternoon’s rugby with the home side running out victors by […]
1st XV vs Ballynahinch (24 – 5) Ulster Senior League Dungannon were celebrating their first ever back to back Ulster Senior League wins when they beat Ballynahinch to get the points needed to retain the Stevenson Shield. Playing with the advantage of a very stiff breeze Dungannon were first to draw blood. Following a Hinch […]
City of Derry Rugby Club produced one of the most dramatic finishes ever seen at Judges Road on Saturday last to defeat Greystones in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture. Derry were behind by 24pts to 20pts with just over five minutes into injury time already played. Derry won possession inside the Greystones half […]
Banbridge defied the ground conditions to pick up an unlikely bonus point win at Nenagh, a result which for the first time this season hoisted them into a promotion place in Division 2B of the All-Ireland League. Coach Daniel Soper was delighted with the way the whole squad performed on a pitch that was showing […]