The Ulster Ravens got their British & Irish Cup campaign off to a winning start with a 39-7 win over the Doncaster Knights at Deramore Park… The Ravens, coached by Gary Longwell, scored five tries during the course of the game to Doncaster’s one. Out-half Paddy Jackson kicked two early penalties before Ravens’ prop Adam […]
1st XV vs BELFAST HARLEQUINS (27 – 15) Ulster Bank All Ireland League CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES A clinical display by Dungannon put their Ulster Bank All Ireland League campaign back on the rails with a deserved bonus point win over Belfast Harlequins at Deramore Park. Dungannon were a delight to watch in the opening […]
Fixture: League Date: Saturday 29th October 2011 KO: 14:30 Cooke continue on their winning ways with a bonus point win at Dromore On a bright and breezy afternoon, Cooke opened the match by piling on the pressure on the Dromore defence right from the kick-off. Playing with a slight wind advantage, Cooke ran a couple […]
4’s Edge a Tough Encounter at Deramore Four penalties from the boot of Mark Scott, two in each half, proved to be just enough to defeat a very competitive and determined Civil Service side proving that there really are no easy games in this league. The Referee was delayed resulting in the kick off being […]
After a two week break for the final stages of the Rugby World Cup, the RaboDirect PRO12 makes a welcome return with two games in Scotland and one in Ireland on Friday night. In Scotland, Glasgow Warriors host table-toppers Ospreys; a victory would not only see the visitors equal their own best start to the […]
Dromore made the short journey to Banbridge for the 1st round of the Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup on Saturday and what a difference a week made. Persistent rain replaced the sunshine of last week and the game was played on a very wet and muddy pitch. Dromore failed to react to the conditions and […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV’s early season unbeaten run came to an abrupt end on Saturday 1 October when they were beaten by 24 points to nil at Tom Simms Memorial Park by University of Ulster, Coleraine(UUC) in the first round of the Jumior Cup. With three changes in personnel from the previous week and […]
The firsts make life difficult for themselves in the first home league fixture. The firsts made life difficult for themselves in the team’s first home league fixture against a determined CI side. The game commenced at a blistering pace which did not let up during the eighty minutes of play, exposing the fitness levels of […]
In the second leg of a two match series with Ballynahinch which was played this week at Tom Simms Memorial Park, Carrick once again inflicted a comprehensive defeat on their Co Down rivals. Not that Hinch were a walkover far from it they remained competitive throughout & even at the late stages of the game […]
Cooke 2nds suffer another defeat at the hands of a very strong Ballynahinch side. Cooke 2nds suffered another defeat at the hands of a very strong Ballynahinch side.The Cooke pack was depleted due to the puzzling non availability of a large number of players.This meant that 2 backs had to play in the back row […]