Date 5th March 2011. Location: Carrickfergus Rugby Club. Head 2 Head: Carrick II XV v Ballymoney II XV. What a day at Carrick Rugby Club! Carrick ran away with it but Ballymoney are building for the future blooding young players. CLICK HERE FOR 29 PICTURES Carrick were clinical with the talismanic veteran Terence McCracken not […]
On sat Ballymoney 2nd xv entertained Larne 2nd xv at the kilraughts road.. On what was a great day for running rugby Ballymoney kicked off. From the start THe ballymoney forwards pressured there opponents resulting in an early penalty which just went wide of the posts.. Ballymoney again came back at there opponents some lovely […]
With Ballymoney fielding an almost completely different side to the team that were beaten 63-0 at Armoy earlier in the season, the men from Limepark realised that they were up against a more experienced side that would not be brushed aside so easily on this occasion. From the kick off the Ballymoney pack had Armoy […]
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 […]
Due to the persistent inclement weather rugby had not been seen at the Palace Grounds since the Junior Cup semi-final when, after extensive snow-clearing efforts, Armagh defeated Dromore on November 27th. For a variety of reasons, Armagh have now missed some four fixtures. This is almost certainly bound to cause serious fixture congestion later in […]
The rugby players of Ballymoney and Coleraine emerged from hibernation on the day after Boxing Day to resume their quest for league points in the Kukri sponsored Qualifying Division One. Home team Ballymoney were keen to gain a measure of revenge for a 21-14 defeat at Coleraine earlier in the season but it was the […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV were beaten by 25 points to 6 by CIYMS in a League match at Woodlawn on Saturday 11 December. While the so far unbeaten Belfast side deserved their victory, this was a much better performance from Carrick than in the away fixture at Belmont in October. Indeed, the final score […]
Lurgan receive first round bye. The draw for the first round of the 2011 Powerade Towns’ Cup was made at Ulster Rugby headquarters on Tuesday evening, Writes Paddy Allen. For Lurgan they will have to wait until January 29 for the second round after receiving a first round bye. The tie of the round (which […]