With several weeks remaining in this pulsating All Ireland League season; we have to congratulate the Ireland Club XV; made up from players in the AIL league on their two recent wins over Scotland and England. These performances indicate the strength of the All Ireland league and how players with aspirations to play professional rugby […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Quarter-Final Previews February 2014 There are four Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Quarter-Final games scheduled for Saturday 22nd February. Undoubtedly, the “Match of the Day” will take place at Osbourne Park where the Royal Belfast Academical Institution team will host their close rivals from Methodist College in a replay of […]
Four interesting ties with the four Ulster Senior second xv sides capable of winning these games. Current Cup holders CIYMS have a tricky match at the Dub against the undefeated Queens seconds. Beaten finalists Cooke face a difficult game at Deramore against Quins second xv. With Quins first xv having no match this weekend, Cooke […]
Powerade Towns Cup Quarter Finals Four evenly matched games in the quarter finals of the Towns Cup this weekend. Clogher Valley would have to be the favourites this year, having appeared in five finals since 2006. They last won the trophy in 2012 and 2011. Other quarter finalists including Coleraine, Ballymena seconds, Ballymoney, Ballynahinch seconds, […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 15th February 2014. Quite a few 2nd and 3rdxv Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup/Plate games were played in the course of the week beginning 19th February. In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Cup results were as follows:- Banbridge Academy 22 Rainey Endowed School 17 Royal Belfast Academical […]
All attention maybe be focused on the opening games in this weekends opening Six Nations matches with Ireland playing Scotland at the Aviva stadium on Sunday the 2nd February with a 3.00pm ko. Nearby in West Dublin on Saturday afternoon Clogher Valley will attempt to win the Ulster Bank All Ireland Junior Cup for the […]
Down to the last eight ties in the Towns cup this weekend. The two stand out fixtures are the meeting of current holders Ballyclare and All Ireland Junior Cup finalists Clogher Valley at Cloughan and Dromore v current Junior Cup holders Ballynahinch seconds at Barban Hill in an appetising County Down derby. Donaghadee v Enniskillen […]
Round eleven of the Qualifying league campaign coming up this weekend with only seven games remaining. It would appear to be a two horse race between league leaders Clogher Valley and reigning champions Portadown who are one point behind. Nine points separate them from CIYMS and Bangor in third and fourth place with both sides […]
Congratulations to Clogher Valley on making it through to the All Ireland Junior Cup Final where they will play Enniscorthy. Portadown coach Richard Hedley and his players must be bitterly disappointed in their sides narrow 14 – 13 loss to Enniscorthy. We in Ulster were looking forward to the two Ulster sides contesting the final. […]