After a poor start to the season, the Carrick 2nd XV have now won three of their last four games, beating Cooke II- the team that pipped them to the title last season-by 31 points to 3 at Woodlawn on Saturday 30 October. Carrick dominated the line-out, thanks to Terry McCracken and Chris Ferris, and […]
On Saturday 23 October, Carrickfergus RFC had five senior teams and four age group teams out; including Ladies and minis, there were almost 300 players representing the Club. Unfortunately, the 1st XV went down to one of their heaviest defeats in some time, losing by 50 points to 3 away to CIYMS at Belmont. The […]
Massive Season for a resurgent Cooke Side. Having picked up bonus points and positioned at the top of the Q1 table we catch up here with Mickey Rainey & Andy Ward. Mickey Rainey Video Interview – CLick Here Video Interview With Andy Ward – Click Here – 104 Photos on slideshow of Ballyclare Ixv v […]
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Ballyclare 69 Harlequins 2nds 12 This Junior Cup game was sponsored by Davison and Associates and match-ball by David Houston. Once again a “Senior” club`s Seconds proved little real match for a Qualifying side and no visiting officials appeared at the pre-match lunch. Ballyclare made a few changes as Baillie,Jackson and R.Boyd were promoted with […]
Cooke defeat Clogher Valley Cooke’s first league fixture of the club’s centenary season was an eagerly anticipated affair with many new faces on show against visitors Clogher Valley. The close rivalry between the sides has resulted in home wins over the past couple of seasons but it was the visitors who took the lead within […]
Congratulations to Lauren and Eliza! Having watched Cooke win the Carrick Sevens tournament, the commitment and professional approach of the squad, who battled against tough competition to emerged victorious was outstanding to watch and we are delighted that 2 of the squad have made the Irish Team. The preparations for the Wolrd Cup in England […]
Armagh started this match in the knowledge that as the table stood they were 5 points clear of nearest rivals Derry, who had a game in hand. Middle of the table Cooke have always proved to be stiff competition and tonight was to be no exception, although the final scoreline didn’t reflect the fight that […]
Saturday saw Ballymoney defeat a team which has always been a real problem for them for the first time in a couple of years. The victory was made even sweeter by the fact that it was in their own back yard. Ballymoney made the trip to Shaws Bridge to play Cooke RFC and returned home […]
From the final score sheet on this match might look to have been a one man show, with Matthew “Eddie” Irwin getting 4 of the 6 tries but this was most definitely a team effort from the first whistle to the last. With a previous cup victory over Cooke, it was hoped that the visiting […]