Women’s sport is seeing a massive boost in numbers thanks to the 2012 London Olympics and there has never been a better time to get involved, particularly in rugby where women are still massively underrepresented. The Irish ladies squad recently triumphed over Wales, Scotland and secured a historic victory over England to win their first […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV were well beaten by title-chasing Bangor on Saturday 2nd March, going down by 34 points to 10 at Tom Simms Memorial Park. Carrick were out-muscled up front by the big Bangor pack and were under pressure, with the ball or without, for virtually the whole game. The scrum was in […]
Carrick ladies hosted Ballyshannon in a crucial league semi final, the outcome of which would decide one half of the league final clash for promotion to their last seasons division 2 league. This match was destined to be a physical battle as the previous meeting saw the visiting Carrick side leave with a narrow victory, […]
Carrick Youth survive tough cup encounters. NK Ltd sponsored Carrick Youth sides all faced tricky home 1st round cup fixtures against much improved youth sides from City of Derry RFC. At U13s level the squad had a very quick recovery time having played at half time the previous night at Ravenhill in the Ulster vs […]
Carrick U15s Youth side, sponsored by NK Fencing Limited, travelled to Eaton Park, Ballymena to play North Coast Kingpins Coleraine U15s in the final of the Ulster Youth League playoffs. Both teams had only been beaten once each in their respective leagues so a tough, physical encounter was anticipated by both sets of coaching staff. […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 17 points to 10 away to League leaders Ballyclare on Saturday 16th February. This was a much improved performance by Carrick compared with their last meeting with Ballyclare before Christmas. After a shaky start, Carrick settled well and were highly competitive in most aspects of the game. The […]