It was a cold night on Tuesday 31st January when Donegal Town RFC U17s took on the challenge of a highly organized and disciplined Dungannon side away to Dungannon under spotlights. The Dungannon team were unbeaten in two years on their home ground and this gives you some idea of the task faced by the […]
Letterkenny Mini Section took all teams to Donegal Town for great mornings rugby at the Holmes, where conditions under foot were very good considering recent weather. Over 150 young players from the two clubs survived the cold and wet conditions to put on a great display of rugby. The Letterkenny squads played extremely well and […]
Donegal Town RFC back to winning ways against Cavan RFC at the Holmes, where Pete-so Cannon Kicked two penalties and converted Donagh O Callaghan’s second half try to secure a 13-0 victory for the Home team. The score doesn’t do justice to heroic defence, fearless ball carrying or try saving tackles all round in a […]
Mini Rugby Blitz U8’s in Donegal Town on a cold wet and cloudy, with a ray of sunshine, Saturday morning. All that was missing were the hail stones, four season in one. Fair play to the young lads who stuck it out for the duration and went home smiling twice over!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like Tir Chonnail, […]
Ulster Branch Senior Community Rugby Officer Darren McGuigan ran a girls youth development day in Letterkenny recently. Girls from Finn Valley, Donegal Town, Letterkenny, Inishowen and Cavan took part in a programme aimed at improving skills and understanding of the game at under age level. The sessions were led by local Donegal Club Community Rugby […]
Saturday 26th November saw Conference League Toppers. Donegal travel to Deramore Park to Play Quins 2’s on what could be said was the wettest and windiest day of the season so far. Quins were expecting a hard encounter, Donegals record this season so far. and the fact Quins had not played as a team since […]
Coming from an excellent corporate lunch sponsored by Stevenson-Reid Plumbing Supplies hosted by Mr.Billy Stevenson,a large crowd were treated to an afternoon of tremendous end-to-end open running rugby when Donegal visited ‘Fortress Neillsbrook’ ! Randalstown with a reformed front row allowing John Adair back from injury and Paul Laverty, standing in for an injured John […]