Carrickfergus RFC U15s plan to end the season in style at the CRFC Youth Sections Annual Dinner on Friday night. The teams major success this season was in winning the U15s Ulster League after a long & hard campaign, CRFCs Youth Section into the premier league competition a couple of seasons ago has ensured that […]
With the good weather forecast to continue into the weekend, the 39th Guinness Carrick Sevens organising committee are prepared for some of the biggest crowds seen at Woodlawn. The tournament kicks off this Friday at 6pm, with the Samurai U19s competition. Eight teams will take part including last years winners the Big Cats, who are […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV followed up their mid-week victory over Grosvenor with a 26 points to 14 bonus point win against Ballyclare at Woodlawn on Saturday 19 March. This avenges the away defeat to their local rivals earlier in the season and consolidates Carrick’s position in mid -Table. After a hard fought first half, […]
Randalstown 2s picked up another 2 league points with a solid performance at Neillsbrook running out 26 – 3 winners against Carrick 3s. The opening 20 minutes didn’t give the home supporters much cheer as ‘town spent much of the time on the back foot while Carrick dominated. The visitor’s only reward for all their […]
BALLYCLARE 1st XV play Donaghadee at the Cloughan on Saturday and had hoped they could put more pressure on the Fishermen in the race for second place in Qualifying 2 and possible promotion. The Dee the previous week had suffered a second defeat and still have four very tough fixtures ahead. Ballyclare went to Woodlawn […]
What a change in a week at Donaldson Park. The bitter cold weather gone, hopefully for a few weeks at least, and two healthy rugby teams rarin’ to take on Carrick and Clogher Valley at Donaldson Park. The only blight was that the Martindale brothers, Ian and Richard, had both developed injury problems at mid-week […]
Last Saturday a good crowd of Donaghadee rugby supporters made their way to Belmont to watch their club’s First XV play a League game against CIYMS. Regular readers will know that this particular contest had been long-awaited because both teams can boast unbeaten League performances this season. Well, both of these fine records remain unsullied […]
[youtube ZTcnMZ576_8] After a long break from rugby, the Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV started 2011 with a 22-3 away win against Belfast High School Former Pupils. In far from ideal conditions, and with the lack of match practice evident on both sides, Carrick could not convert dominance in both territory and possession in the first […]