Coleraine 2XV have made it through to the final of the Crawford Cup for the second year running after demolishing Omagh 2XV in yet another scintillating performance of running rugby. A long bus trip and a heavy pitch could have paved the way for a potential upset, but in a thoroughly entertaining match from start […]
Grosvenor’s impressive winning streak came to a disappointing end at Malone in the semi-final of the McCrea Cup. This was a cracking match played in bright sunshine and from the first whistle no quarter was asked or given. Grosvenor bossed things for the first half hour but despite making half a dozen line breaks they […]
Ballymena RFC took to the pitch in an away victory at Enniskillen. Quite simply they played the rugby of their lives, powerful, driven, skillful, energetic, agility, a superb game to watch and a credit to Ballymena Rugby Club and the outpouring of emotion reflected the heart of rugby players everywhere – the bottom line is […]
Absolutely superb game of rugby. The fans applauded and applauded this exciting, skillfull, energetis Skin side who have been taking some big scalps this season!!!!!!!! Yesterday at the club they played the Towns Cup semi final in what was a very closely fought contest that raged with end to end scoring (not to say these […]
Due to the death of a member of staff in Ballymena Academy the Medallion Plate final between Ballymena Academy and Dalriada was postponed this afternoon. The game has been rescheduled for Wednesday 21st March at Rainey Rugby Club with a 3-15 ko. Our thoughts are with the family of the gentleman and the staff of […]
The Nutty Krust Quarter Final matches as drawn on 14 March,, following the Ballymena v Rainey first round match, by Ulster Prop Paddy Mc Allister and Ulster Elite Player Development Officer Niall Malone is as follows: Wed 28 March Carrick v Enniskillen [youtube wAhUiqQLxeo] Wed 28 March Carrick v Enniskillen Wed 4 April Malone v […]
BACK TO BASICS: With the average player putting in anything between 20-40 tackles per match it is no surprise that the injury rate is 3 times higher than that of football, with the top 4 injury areas including head, shoulders, knees…and hands!! Research shows most injuries occur in the initial few months of the season […]