With perfect weather conditions at Donaldson Park the large crowd welcomed both sides on to the pitch for this appetising opening Qualifying League One match between newly promoted Donaghadee and potential league contenders Portadown. After a tentative start by both sides the Dee’s attempt to offload turnover ball on their own twenty two produced an […]
Danny Coyles from The Anchor Bar Complex Portstewart, presents Coleraine’s University Of Ulster RFC with their new 1st and 2nd XV Tops for the 2011-12 season. Present in the picture from Left to Right. Gareth Bell (2nd XV Captain), Aaron Doherty, Danny Coyles, Micheal Dunleavy (1stXV Captain), Jamie Wilkinson. The shirt has been redesigned to […]
Ulster Senior League Dungannon 56 v 3 Malone – Ulster Senior League On a fine afternoon Dungannon put pressure on Malone from the start. The busy Dungannon scrum half Jason Bloomfield was threatening the Malone line but it was seven minutes in before Paul McKenzie and Kieran Campbell created the opening for Stuart McCloskey to […]
A fantastic day at Carrick Rugby Club on the official opening of the new clubhouse the youth teams perfomred well in their 3 fixtures against the ever dangerous Ballyclare Youth. Two of the best youth systems in the land here and a delight to watch such good rugby from both clubs. Carrick Youth were victorious […]
Carrickfergus Rugby Football Club (CRFC) officially opened their refurbished clubhouse and grounds as the Tom Simms Memorial Park on 3 September. Carrickfergus is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Ireland, having been established in 1865. The Club’s refurbishment and extension was made possible thanks to the incredible generosity of the late Tom Simms, a […]
CIYMS won their last pre-season friendly 12-6 against tough opposition in Lisburn. In a game which was full of handling errors and missed tackles both sides struggled to find consistent form. Lisburn started well and dominated the first ten minutes however they only came away with 3 points. For 54 Pictures CLICK HERE For the […]
UUC RFC have once again retained The George Tees Cup (Formerly the Dooley Cup for 1 year) for Fourth year running. Dooley Cup – 2007, George Tees Cup – 2008/09/10 and now 2011! The development side that included many new faces put in a consistent performance throughout the tournament.After winning all of their matches in […]
It has been a very disappointing pre-season for Enniskillen after the club experienced a number of cry-offs by their opponents, so it has been a far from ideal preparation for the new season, which kicks off at home to Bangor this Saturday. It will be a tough start against a Bangor side that had been […]
How to participate Become a participating club by completing the registration of participation form and sending back to the IRFU. By completing and submitting the form you are agreeing in full to the terms and conditions of the draw. Upon receipt of the form, each club will then be sent 1,000 tickets with a value […]
Starts Sat 3rd September at 10am! BHSFP.co.uk is pleased to announce the return of Mini Rugby for the new season at GWMSC, Upper Road, Greenisland. Starting Saturday 3 September at 10am, sessions last for an hour for all primary school ages P1 to P7, for boys and girls. Last year we had 100 plus every […]