Saturday 13th March. Sue Roper reports from the Palace grounds. Armagh faced tough opponents Ballymoney in their last home league match of the season. The third match in 7 days and Armagh would have to be on top form to maintain their goal for promotion. A change in the front row saw Peter Lamb in […]
Saturday 6th March. Kukri Qualifying League and Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup double header at the Palace Grounds. Sue Roper reports. Early pressure from Enniskillen was exactly what Armagh needed to kick start their motivation for the rest of the game. An excellent run from Matthew ‘Eddie’ Irwin right from the start took Armagh up […]
Saturday 27th February. Report by Sue Roper. Pictures by Coleraine Chronicle Photographer. This was by no means a classic affair between the top and bottom clubs in Junior One but the bonus point was secured and it means that Armagh are one step closer to their ultimate goal of promotion to Senior Rugby. The game […]
Saturday 13th February. Upritchard Park, Bangor Without influential out half Adam Gowing, many thought that this match would be a closer affair than the scoreline shows. Armagh are extremely conscious that all their remaining games must be won by a bonus point to advance towards the round robin stages of the promotion battle. From the […]
Armagh started this match in the knowledge that as the table stood they were 5 points clear of nearest rivals Derry, who had a game in hand. Middle of the table Cooke have always proved to be stiff competition and tonight was to be no exception, although the final scoreline didn’t reflect the fight that […]
Only a week after their close defeat at the hands of Derry, Armagh returned to league competition and a much deserved win at Barban Hill. On paper and with enforced changes to the Dromore side this should have been a run in the park for Armagh, but on the pitch there was nothing to separate […]
From the final score sheet on this match might look to have been a one man show, with Matthew “Eddie” Irwin getting 4 of the 6 tries but this was most definitely a team effort from the first whistle to the last. With a previous cup victory over Cooke, it was hoped that the visiting […]
Pressure was the order of the day at the Palace Grounds as City of Derry were the visitors. Last season both the home and away fixtures between these two clubs in the league and the cup, went the way of the Maiden City side, but from the outset it was not to be the case […]