Ballyclare RFC 1st XV & 2nd XV played Coleraine RFC 1st XV & 2nd XV at The Cloughan on Saturday 28th August 2010. The 1st League games will take place this weekend and this game from last weekend represented a full training game for the teams in their preparations for various league and cup campaigns. […]
Preparations for the new season are nearly complete with some league games taking place this Saturday and most teams beginning their campaigns next week. This weekend sees the Harlequin Womens 7’s, Randalstown Tournament & George Tees Cup at city Of Derry. However, an interesting encounter on Wednesday 24th August took place at The Cloughan in […]
What a fantastic day everyone had at the annual Ophir Sevens on 21st august 2010! It was definitely the rugby that astounded everyone, but the beautiful sunny weather did add to the sheer enjoyment that Antrim RFC, Lisburn & Lisburn B RFC, Randalstown RFC, Ophir & Ophir B RFC, Queens RFC & Ballyclare RFC had […]
Ophir RFC Hosted their Annual 7-a-side Youth Tournament on Friday the 20th August from 6.30pm – 9pm. The evening was brilliant with good light and the standard of the rugby was excellent! Malone, Carrick, Larne, Ballyclare, Instonians, Ophir, Ballymena and Randalstown competed in two sections. The high standard of rugby bodes well for the future […]
In 3 weeks time 52 Clubs in ulster will embark on the 2010-2011 season. The effort and work being put in across Ulster is massive in the preparations, the pre-season friendly encounters are taking place each weekend in the run up to the first competitive league games in early September. Coaching, training, skills, strategy, mind-set, […]
Ballyclare RFC are delighted to announce that Bob Young will be coaching the club for the 2010-2011 season. Pre-season training at the club started in Mid-July, with excellent numbers attending under the expert tutelage of Ronnie Lamont (who needs no introduction) and a hardened core of 40-50 players have duly turned up each and every […]
Randalstown fielded 2 teams on Saturday in controlled training games. The 1st XV travelled to Ballymoney to play a mixture of the home sides 1st and 2nd XVs. Despite being on the end of a 42-12 defeat, coach Michael Stevenson was happy that his players were put through a hard physical session against a side […]
On Friday 20th and Saturday 21 August, Ophir Rugby Club will host their traditional Seven-a Side competition at Magowan Park, The Cottonmount, Mallusk. In a departure from the usual one-day event, the competition will kick off on the Friday evening with Under 19 teams challenging for the Ken Bonar Memorial Trophy. Entries have been confirmed […]
On Saturday the 15th August 2010, 150-200 players, friends, and fellow rugby enthusiasts decended on Ophir RFC to play two pre-season friendly games and watch the official opening of Ophir’s new clubhouse by Dr Syd Millar CBE. The sun was splitting the stones as they say, and Ophir could not have had better weather. Many […]
The annual Randalstown RFC tournament will take place on the 28th August, with matches commencing at 1pm. The Randalstown Tournament has been played for more than 25 years and takes place the weekend before the start of the domestic season. Clubs travel to take part from all over Ulster. The Tournament begins with two leagues […]