Round 6 of the RaboDirect PRO12 kicks off on Friday night with games in Scotland, Wales and Ulster. In Scotland, Glasgow Warriors, who so far have had a great start to their season winning two away games, now have to defend their home turf against Newport Gwent Dragons who have recorded one win and one […]
Sat 1st October 2011. Ballymena win in Cork In atrocious conditions in Cork, Ballymena defeated the University side by the narrowest of margins.8 points to 6. Away points in the AIL are always hard to come by. so this is a great start to the season for the team. Seconds defeat Grosvenor in Junior Cup […]
On Saturday 1st October a weakened Quins 2nd XV played Dungannon 2nd XV in the first round of the Junior Cup at Deramore. The first half started well for the young Quins side dominating open play and the forwards pressure resulting in a penalty after 10 minutes play which Quins out half James Sheills converted […]
Saturday saw Armagh make the long trek south to Musgrave Park, Cork, to play their first game in the Ulster Bank League against Sunday’s Well. The conditions were peculiar to say the least; with the ground being regularly used for the Munster senior side’s games, it was maintained to a fabulous standard. The playing surface […]
Following a comprehensive review of IRFU ticket prices and ticket distribution systems undertaken by leading sports consultants Deloitte Sport UK, and in line with their recommendations, the IRFU are pleased to confirm the ticket prices for the 2012 RBS Six Nations which were unanimously approved at the September meeting of the IRFU Committee. The good […]
IN VIDEOS BBC SPORT IRELAND V AUSTRALIACLICK HERE BBC SPORT NI Report ~ Rugby World Cup 2011: Australia 6-15 Ireland ~ CLICK HERE ESPN SCRUM ~ Ferris: Ireland will only get stronger CLICK HERE Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll celebrated his first World Cup win over Australia but warned that the job was “only half-done.”CLICK HERE […]
After a disappointing performance the previous week against Carrickfergus, Larne 1st XV knew they had a lot to prove in their first League game of the season. Incredibly Larne showed 13 player & positional changes from the successful Cup & League winning side which finished last season. A few changes to the line up with […]