Seasonal glee at Donaghadee Toon grind out a long awaited win With the first half of the season at an end, Ballymoney knew that they had to start picking up some wins, and with a trip to Donaghadee, a victory was surely essential in this relegation battle. A supporters bus added some welcome cheer to […]
Donaghadee 1st XV 8 Ballymoney 1st XV 24 Donaghadee welcomed Ballymoney for the key Christmas fixture on a dark and dank afternoon at Donaldson Park brightened by a pre-match warm-up game between the Mini Sections of both Clubs. The Dee were hampered by the loss of Richard Martindale and Chris Hamilton through unavailability and injury […]
Donaghadee 2nd XV 17 Ballymena 4th XV 12 Donaghadee II welcomed Ballymena IV to Donaldson Park in an important clash for both teams in Junior League 4 last Saturday. On this occasion the Dee men started really well and within five minutes of the start the in-form Andy McGrugan broke down the left wing with […]
DROMORE 1st XV 27 DONAGHADEE 1st XV 7 After the tremendous performance against CIYMS last week hopes were high that Donaghadee could take at least something from their trip to Barban Hill in the game against Dromore in the lastest round of Qualifying One. The Dee side lined up with the same personnel as last […]
DONAGHADEE 2nd XV 22 ARDS 3rd XV 5 Dee II welcomed Ards III to Donaldson Park in a Junior League 4 game which was much anticipated given their opponents last gasp win in the parallel fixture in the previous season. With a few tyros missing – including skipper Stephen Cullen & Matthew Kane unavailable through […]
DONAGHADEE 7 INSTONIANS 38 Testament to Donaghadee’s groundsmen gurus John Blewitt, Ken Ross & Francis Porter that this game got underway at all given the horrendous amount of rain that poured down through the week just past. Conditions, though heavy at times, were eminently playable and the game got underway with sunshine overhead. Instonians started […]
DEE FORGE IMPRESSIVE VICTORY AT SHAWS BRIDGE Well deserved two points in horrendous weather conditions In what was far from ideal conditions at a rain sodden and wind beaten Shaws Bridge Donaghadee 2nd XV produced the display they have been threatening to produce for some time now. In a first half where Instonians only crossed […]
Rodney Gray Cup returns to Bangor Bangor’s good run of form continued with a convincing 41-13 league win against local rivals Donaghadee, regaining the Rodney Gray Cup in the process. The afternoon got off to a great start with the clubhouse close to full capacity for the pre-match corporate lunch. Although many chose to stay […]
MILLAR McCALL WYLIE JUNIOR CUP – DONAGHADEE 8 BELFAST HARLEQUINS 25 The Dee fell to an unexpectedly strong Belfast Harlequins II side in the second round of the Millar MCall Wylie Junior Cup. The importance that the Harlequins Club attached to this game was indicated by the presence of their Head Coach Adam Larkin – […]