City of Derry Rugby Club 2nd XV entertained Omagh 1st XV in the first round of the Towns Cup on Saturday last at Judges Road. City of Derry started well and pressurised Omagh in the opening 15 minutes with Stephen Corr and Stepehen Ferguson to the fore making strong runs but had only the scant […]
After a couple of weeks of cup fever in Donaghadee and the Junior Cup Final success at the end of 2011, cup action returned to Donaldson Park in the form of the 1st Round of the Towns Cup. Portadown were Donaghadee’s first round opposition and after two previous visits to the Dee this season including […]
Saturday last saw a very depleted Quins 2nd XV take to the pitch against what was arguably Instonians strongest 2nd XV fielded this season. Quins 1st’s are locked in a battle for top four play off position in Division 1B and like all Division One sides were playing this weekend, Instonians who are in Division […]
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 […]
This year sees eight teams competing in the Rosie Stewart cup: – Ulster East Cooke, Carrickfergus, Harlequins, Queens Ulster West Cavan, City of Derry, Enniskillen, Sligo FIXTURES Sun 15th Jan Round One Ulster West Ulster East Cavan vs City of Derry Carrickfergus vs Cooke Enniskillen v Sligo Harlequins v Queens Sun 22th Jan Round Two […]
After a well-needed break from competitive rugby over the Christmas and New Year period, Bangor travelled to Carrickfergus for their first round match in this season’s Towns Cup. Thankfully the gales and rain from earlier in the week had gone, and the conditions were as good as one might expect at this time of year. […]
Ards Mini Rugby returned to training on Sunday past All age groups were present from P2 to U13s, some players were missing, this is a reminder to all parents that training is back on after the Christmas break. On Sunday 15th January the Minis travel to near rivals Donaghadee to play matches. Coaches will confirm […]
Ulster will go into their crucial Heineken Cup tie against Leicester Tigers this weekend full of confidence according to head coach Brian McLaughlin. Full story CLICK HERE Cardiff Blues will play their 100thHeineken Cup match when they clash with London Irish at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday – but any celebrations will go on the […]
This was a good game with plenty of movement to keep the attention of the spectators. Bruff surprised Dungannon with an at times expansive game and their enterprise in the third quarter tuned a ten point deficit into a two point lead. Fortunately Dungannon kept their heads and ran in two unanswered tries giving them […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost their first round Towns Cup encounter with Bangor by 24 points to 3 at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 7 January. Although an improvement on the heavy away League defeat against Bangor earlier in the season, the manner of the Carrick defeat was disapponting. A number of defensive […]