On Wednesday night at the Cloughan the largest crowd of the season gathered for the key clash between Ballyclare and Qual.2 league winners C.I.Y.M.S. The Clare side needed the win to put pressure on Donaghadee for the second promotion place and on the night really should have come out as winners. But the Belfast team […]
No, its not an urban myth but a verified absolute fact. Norman Carson scored 38 points in 1 game! Absolutely brilliant! We asked Norman for a comment and he said, “Many thanks for putting the spotlight on a day in rugby I’ll never forget. In comparison with the overall brilliant season Academy has been having, […]
Over the past ten days or so we have witnessed some very dramatic events which will influence end results of the qualifying one league race! Last Saturday saw the up and coming side in Ulster, Academy, come to the Palace Grounds with their intentions clearly to knock Armagh off their game. Academy only gained promotion […]
With Armagh‘s recent below par performances they approached the game against Academy with a degree of caution. Although this is their first season in Qualifying one since their promotion Academy has, indeed, surprised everyone with their professional approach to the game. They have pulled off some really convincing wins recently and they came to The […]
PORTADOWN 27 – 24 LIMAVADY Portadown got back to qualifying league action for the first time in over two months with an away visit to Limavady. The visitors found the going tough in the opening exchanges and whilst they were dominant in the scrum, the amount of penalties conceded stifled any momentum they hoped to […]
Normal service resumed (eventually) following Freeze, thaw, burst pipes, too many pints, spuds, crisps and chocolates over the past 6 weeks or so since we had our last day our at Bangor. We tried and failed last week to play Cooke, so…..Take Two! This time in the League. We had a delay to our start, […]
After a long break from rugby, the Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV started 2011 with a 22-3 away win against Belfast High School Former Pupils. In far from ideal conditions, and with the lack of match practice evident on both sides, Carrick could not convert dominance in both territory and possession in the first half into […]
Ballyclare 1st xv started 2011 in the same way they finished 2010 before the frost and snow halted progress and maintained their good run recording the sixth consecutive victory with a 24-3 win in Qualifying2 away to University of Ulster (Coleraine). The Clare had made four changes bringing in Coburn (prop),Heaney(lock),Baird (wing) and Paul Morrow […]