U17 Saturday 22 October Limavady U17’s played host to Ballymena this Saturday and where defeated 20 points nil. Limavady had four key players unavailable this Saturday and this weakened the Limavady side. Players were asked to step into positions which they do not usual play in and this coupled with a large Ballymena pack continually […]
1st XV vs Ballymena (9 – 12) First Trust Ulster Senior Cup Holders, Dungannon are out of the First Trust Ulster Senior Cup. At rain drenched Stevenson Park Ballymena emerged winners on a 4-3 penalty count. David O’Hara was the match winner for Ballymena while Michael Lawton converted three for the home side. Dungannon may […]
Ballymena RFC Rascals 2011/2012 are off to a flier this season with the weather thankfully holding for the first 8 weeks all sessions have taken place with record numbers attending. Excitement each week is high and skill levels are on the up with the basics of running with the ball in two hands and passing […]
Ballymena through to Cup Quarter Final In a dour struggle which either side could have won, played in a downpour, Ballymena emerged the victors in this First Trust Ulster Cup match by 12 points to 6. All Ballymena’s points came from the boot of David O’Hara, who kicked four penalties to Dungannon’s two. Pictures of […]
The match of the weekend involved the meeting at Pirrie Park of Methodist College and Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Rudolph Benade landed a penalty to put the home side into a 3-0 lead. Royal Belfast Academical Institution came back strongly and enjoyed the majority of territorial possession for the remainder of the first half with […]
Ballymena Under 13s and 15s Tip Top PICTURES The victorious Ballymena U15 team after their emphatic victory over local rivals Ballyclare Ballymena Under 13s and Under 15s continued their superb start to the season with emphatic victories against local rivals Ballyclare. The Under 13s started things off with an awesome display which showed the power […]
Bruff v Ballymena Sat 15th October Ballymena travelled to meet Bruff RFC for the first time in the history of the two clubs and in doing so had to deal with the late withdrawal of a number of players after training on Thursday. PICTURED: 1)Bruff Chairman, Richard Leonard, and BRFC Chairman, Neil Patton exchange gifts […]
A number of teams played midweek games in the lead up to the fixtures played on Saturday 15th October. Belfast Royal Academy hosted a very spirited Larne Grammar School team in a midweek fixture at Roughfort. The home team enjoyed long periods of possession and territory which brought the best out of the committed Larne […]
A number of midweek games were played prior to a full list of Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ fixtures on Saturday 8th October. Methodist College hosted a very spirited Down High School team at Pirrie Park on Wednesday afternoon. Due to other school commitments the Methodist College team was missing a number of frontline players including […]