U17 finish league with a 4 try win (26-12) By Stephen Hetherington, 5th Jan 2014 Clogher Valley U17’s finished their league campaign on a high as they defeated Lisburn at home is a 6 try encounter. League Campaign finishes on a high Clogher Valley U17’s finished their league campaign on a high as they defeated […]
Sat 4th Jan, 14:30 Bangor 48 – 10 City of Derry 2nds Convincing Towns Cup win against City of Derry by Roger Corbett Last year’s Towns Cup winners were comprehensively beaten 48-10 in the first round of this year’s competition by a well drilled and cohesive Bangor side. With conditions very soft underfoot at Upritchard […]
Bann lose narrowly to new league leaders BANBRIDGE 1STs 7 Galwegians 11 January 4, 2014 Galwegians travelled back to Connacht on Saturday with the four points they needed to take over top slot in Division 2A of the All-Ireland League. But their defence had to be at its best to keep at bay a Banbridge […]
Ballynahinch 2’s 36 Lisburn 3 The recent heavy rain and wind had abated by Saturday afternoon leaving a sticky yet playable Ballymacarn Park to greet the Ballynahinch 2’s side as they faced Lisburn in the first round of this seasons Powerade Ulster Towns Cup. It was a bitterly cold afternoon as the match kicked off […]
THIS WEEK After no Donaghadee teams having any games last weekend the Club look forward to this Saturday when the 1st XV get back into action with a visit to Shaws Bridge for the return Kukri Qualifying One league game against Cooke. The Dee won the season’s first encounter at Donaldson Park back in September […]
Towns’Cup – Portadown 3 Ballymena 24 Ballymena 2nd XV travelled to Portadown to meet Qualifying League Division 1 leaders Portadown in the frst round of the Towns Cup. A really difficult match had been expected, but, as it turned out, Portadown seldom troubled a determined Ballymena defence. The visitors opened the scoring when Rory Drysdale […]
HOW LONG HAVE YOU PLAYED FOR ANTRIM? 1st stint about 6 years. 2nd stint nearly 2 seasons. MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT? Winning a cup final at Ravenhill with our junior side. A great team and great win over Ballyclare. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT? Getting side stepped by Matt Dempster on Boxing Day and I say step in […]
CLARE ADVANCE IN TOWNS CUP Ballyclare 1st Xv currently have the Provincial Towns Cup in the trophy cabinet as joint winners from 2013 and on Saturday made several changes for the first round tie at Hamilton Park against a surprisingly combative Ards team before easing to a 24-10 win. Coach Bob Young brought in Smith,Byers […]
Gerrard Doherty gives a huge amount of his time to rugby. A school teacher at St. Columba’s College in Stranorlar, Co Donegal, he coaches all the school boys and girls teams, as well as volunteering at Finn Valley RFC. He was one of the founding members of the club in 2009, where he is currently […]