Coleraine 18 – 13 Clogher Valley COLERAINE made a strong bid for the Junior Cup when they took the honours against Clogher Valley on Saturday. Both sides were hampered by persistent rain and in the end the Bannsiders came away with a hard fought 18-13 victory. Details of the next round, to be played on […]
Ballymena through to Cup Quarter Final In a dour struggle which either side could have won, played in a downpour, Ballymena emerged the victors in this First Trust Ulster Cup match by 12 points to 6. All Ballymena’s points came from the boot of David O’Hara, who kicked four penalties to Dungannon’s two. Pictures of […]
After a flying start to the season Randalstown firsts hit the buffers on Saturday afternoon turning in a poor performance and suffering their 1st defeat. Randalstown took to the park in their brand new Power NI sponsored shirts today for a cup match that on paper should have seen them run out easy winners, but […]
For the second consecutive Saturday Armagh made the trek to Rifle Park to play their neibours, Banbridge. This time it was the Ulster Senior Cup, Quarterfinal that drew the Armagh team to the wet, windy, environs of Banbridge. Armagh were still sore from the narrow defeat last Saturday when they played the wet & untidy […]
Tournament organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 today thanked the people of New Zealand for the way they embraced the seventh Rugby World Cup and contributed to its success. “New Zealand has done itself proud,” said RNZ 2011 Chairman Brian Roche. “Rugby fans, even those with a passing interest in the Game have dressed up, painted […]
This weekend will see the commencement of the 2011/12 All Ireland Junior Cup, with Ulster clubs Academy, Coleraine, Cooke and Portadown all hosting southern opposition in Round 1. The competition has proved popular since its inception in 2006. Four of the previous winners have gone on to win promotion to the Ulster Bank League – […]
Tournament organiser Rugby New Zealand 2011 (RNZ 2011) today announced it had achieved its revenue target with two matches still to be played at the seventh Rugby World Cup. Revenue from ticket sales today surpassed the NZ$268.5 million target set by RNZ 2011 more than two years ago. RNZ 2011 Chairman Brian Roche said sales […]
Organisational culture and leadership performance could prove decisive in this weekend’s Rugby World Cup final, according to analysis from Towers Watson LONDON – Thursday 20 October, 2011 – The upcoming Rugby World Cup final will see a confident New Zealand side face a French team that has consistently overcome the odds to reach the final […]