Cookstown 45 – Enniskillen 3rds 0 Cookstown avenged their early season defeat at the hands of Enniskillen with a comfortable victory at a wind-swept and cold Mid Ulster Sports Arena on Saturday. Cookstown elected to play against the elements in the first half and were immediately under pressure in their own 22 but good defence […]
New Year stroll for Cookstown RFC Cookstown 67 – Belfast Harlequins 4s 3 Cookstown moved into the next round of the McCambley Cup with a comprehensive victory on Saturday. The side showed no ill effects from the Christmas and New Year period and the drink ban imposed by the Director of Rugby over the holidays […]
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR COOKSTOWN Ballynahinch 5 Cookstown 10 Cookstown travelled to the mighty Ballynahinch on Saturday to conclude their fixtures in 2014 and eventually prevailed in a tight and tough encounter. The first half was a scrappy affair with tough underfoot conditions meaning that neither side was able to get into their flow. Mistakes were […]
COOKSTOWN CRUSH MALONE IN THE CUP The Keystone Lintels sponsored Cookstown got their McCambley Cup campaign off to a superb start with a comprehensive away victory over Malone 4ths. Cookstown were expecting a difficult tie against last season’s Butler Shield winners but following a dominant opening half, they easily advanced to the next round of […]
All square between Portadown and Cookstown Portadown 5ths 9 – Cookstown 9 It finished honours even at Chambers Park on Saturday as Cookstown had another tough away fixture against the league leaders Portadown. The game was played in a competitive spirit throughout as the teams matched each other score for score throughout the 80 minutes. […]
Cookstown Return to Winning Ways Cookstown 20 – Ballynahinch 11 Cookstown got back to winning ways on Saturday with a hard fought win over Ballynahinch in their first home game of the season at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena. Ballynahinch were quickly into their stride and were first on the scoreboard with a straightforward penalty. […]
Enniskillen 3rds 15 – Cookstown 14 Cookstown came up short once again on Saturday as a strong Enniskillen side came away with victory by the narrowest of margins. The match was played in difficult conditions throughout with both teams struggling to adapt with knock-ons and mistakes in abundance. Cookstown were quickly into their stride though […]
Omagh RFC 14 – Cookstown RFC 5 Cookstown suffered their first loss of the season when they were defeated by a bolstered Omagh side in the Tyrone derby on Saturday past. Despite a good performance in the second half, they could not outdo a first half littered with errors and mistakes. Omagh dominated the first […]
Armagh 3 Cookstown 53 Cookstown RFC got their season underway on Saturday with a comfortable 53-3 victory away to Armagh. The first 10 minutes proved to be error ridden with knocks ons aplenty from both sides. However Cookstown soon got into their stride with Stephen McKenna breaking through several tackles to touch down under the […]