Randalstown 2nds also made the trip to Monaghan on Saturday and came home with the points. Despite the score line ‘Town were made to fight all the way against a dogged Monaghan side who refused to lie down. With skipper Hyndman in inspirational form however, and a slick performance by the back line ‘Town were […]
Magners Junior League Another good performance by a IVs team that showed seven changes from Saturday as they beat Clogher Valley IIIs 48-5 at Stevenson Park. The first half belonged to Philip Hall and Richard Fletcher who weighed in with a brace of tries a piece. Cormac Convery successfully converted three of his kicks. 26 […]
League Cup Ards RFC U15 22 -v- 5 Banbridge RFC U15 Having met at the start of the season with a 1 point victory to Ards in a hard and closely contested friendly, this was a well anticipated fixture with Bann having finished second in the Ulster Elite League. From the start, Bann used their […]
There was an air of confidence running through the Quins 3s dream team as they turned up one at a time, all a minimum of 20 mins late for the 3s end of season tour to Limavady. Only when everyone was on the bus did it become obvious that there were only 5 backs and […]
UUC entertained Lisburn at the University looking to secure some points to keep pace with the challenge of Omagh and Ballyclaire for the section 2 title. The result a fanatic 52 – 5 win for the home team did not tell the story of the fixture. It has been the pattern in recent weeks for […]
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 […]
“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 […]
[youtube LEhoZJncn9U] “it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward.” Rocky Balboa – the greatest movies ever made.
Not everyone can claim to having founded a rugby club but back in 1968, this is what Dr SR Logan did, arriving as a member of staff to the Chemistry dept of the New University opened in Coleraine that same year. During the following 44 years Sam has played for the club, has been mini […]
Antrim crack Carrick’s defence with 5 try’s unanswered. With Antrim travelling to Carrick to close the gap at the top of the table it was important for the Antrim lads to come home with all 3 points. The start of the game saw Antrim kick off and playing into the wind they had it all […]