Coleraine 2XV……..54 Bangor 2XV…………..7 Coleraine 2XV stormed into the semi-finals of the Crawford Cup with an eight-try demolition of Bangor 2XV at Sandal Lodge. Bangor were high flying in Junior 3, and after having just beaten the Coleraine 3XV last week, turned up with a large, physical team sensing the possibility of an upset. But […]
Coleraine produced a dominating display of rugby when Dromore came to town on Saturday, winning 36-9 and picking up a bonus point into the bargain. It was a reversal of the defeat in October at Dromore and Richard Kernohan’s men made no major errors as they stamped their authority on proceedings this time round. They […]
Coleraine Academical Institution played near neighbours and close rivals, Ballymena Academy in the 4th Round of the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup. A big crowd was in attendance at Coleraine for this Northern Bank Schools’ Cup encounter. After a week of persistent rain, the pitch was somewhat heavy underfoot though the conditions overhead were perfect. […]
Carrick 1st XV suffered their third defeat at the hands of Section 2 leaders University of Ulster, Coleraine (UUC) when they lost the away League encounter by 32 points to 14 on Saturday 4 February. The Maxol-sponsored Carrick side once again put in a decent performance for parts of the game but didn’t take their […]
After last week’s stalemate in the cup, Coleraine 2s got back to winning ways in league action last Saturday, maintaining good form with a comfortable victory over Cooke 2s in a potentially tricky away fixture at Shaw’s Bridge in Belfast. Coleraine began the game strongly, and soon put siege to the Cooke line. Eventually the […]
REVENGE FOR COLERAINE Coleraine 1stXV gained a measure of revenge for their Junior Cup Final defeat against Donaghadee, when they put in a spirited performance at Sandel Lodge, on Saturday, to defeat the same opponents 22-18, in the Kukri Qualifying Div. 1. It was a closely contested match, played in a good spirit with little […]
Coleraine 2s maintained their lead at the top of Junior 1 with an excellent win in a tough clash against 3rd in the table, Clogher Valley. Played in hard conditions with a hurricane blowing across the pitch, flowing rugby was at a premium, but Coleraine fought hard and were deserved winners by 3 tries to […]
Donaghadee played their first league game of 2012 last Saturday looking to maintain their excellent form of 2011. Coleraine hosted Donaghadee in a re-match of the Junior Cup Final and it was the Bannsiders who came out on top in this exciting league clash. Donaghadee enjoyed a bright start, Nigel Barker slicing through the Coleraine […]
The Coleraine 2XV machine rolled in Omagh on Saturday and came away the points secured with a scrappy victory over a stubborn Omagh side. With a multitude of changes in the pack but the usual suspects lining out in the backs, Coleraine were still able to put a number of excellent plays together but also […]
The Bannsiders now progress to the second round, to be played on January 28. The fixture draw will be made by the Ulster Branch in the coming days. It was a positive result and the performance will boost confidence as Coleraine face Donaghadee in the league this week. Two previous encounters this season, in the […]