Ballymena rurned out a solid second half performance to beat Bruff in this AIL encounter. This win, and other results, means that Ballymena move to third in the Division 1B table. In the Conference Leagu the seconds drew 5-5 with Ballymoney. A Warm Gesture on a Cold Day Alex McNeill, owner of The Olderfleet Bar […]
The game was a competitive and entertaining contest, with both packs of forwards working hard to establish dominance at the breakdown. Ballymena Academy opened the scoring when Darren Geddis slotted a penalty in the 10th minute tyo give his team a 3-0 lead. The RS Dungannon team then enjoyed an extended period of possession which […]
A good weekend for Ballymena’s two top teams, with the 1st XV winning 8-6 at Buccaneers and the 2nd XV beating old rivals Coleraine 18-6 to progress to the quarter finals of the Towns’ Cup. Ballymena now move to fourth in the Division 1B table, only one point behind the joint leaders. For lots more […]
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The match proved to be a tense and highly competitive affair with Ballymena keen to make amends for their defeat by Methody back in October. Ballymena started strongly and spent the first ten minutes of the match deep in the Methody half but stout defence by the home team meant that Ballymena were unable to […]
Ballyclare R.F.C. had three club sides involved in Cup rugby on Saturday but only the Veteran Fourth XV managed a win and an historic one as they got the better of Ballymena 5th XV for the first time in the past few seasons at a wet Cloughan in the third round of the McCambley Cup […]
Ballymena earned a place in the All Ireland Cup final with a tremendous win against Division 1A side, Old Belvedere, in Dublin on Saturday. Playing with a strong wind in the first half, they knew that it was essential to get points on the board before the break. And they did just that, with tries […]
Why not come along and find out more about either playing or helping with the Bears on Wed 25th Jan, tea and cakes served 8pm to 9pm at Ballymena Rugby Club, Eaton Park, 209 Raceview Rd. Ballymena Bears is being formed to offer tag rugby to children with learning disabilities/special needs between ages of 10 […]
Ulster Bank All Ireland League 1st XV vs BALLYMENA (39 – 13) A very impressive performance by Dungannon. They were much sharper than Ballymena and the enterprise of the pack coupled with some great running by the threequarters made this a memorable afternoon for the Dungannon contingent at Eaton Park particularly when young Stuart McCloskey […]
Quins weather early Ballymena storm to secure a valuable AIL 1B win in this cracking derby match. Quins rushed to fourth spot in the league with a deserved victory over leaders and Ulster rivals Ballymena at Deramore Park. The first half was played in difficult weather conditions with Ballymena firing everything but the Kitchen sink […]