Grosvenor 2nds bow out of Crawford Cup The 2nd XV bowed out of the Crawford Cup at the quarter-final stage but gave Junior 1 league leaders Armagh 2nds a real fright. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES Grosvenor started slowly and had barely laid a hand on the ball when Armagh ran in their second try to […]
Hinch clinch victory at Ballymacairn It was effectively a ‘club side’ featuring players from all 4 Grosvenor teams that travelled to Ballymacairn Park to do battle with high-flying Hinch 2s . Hinch alicadoos were happy to admit that 12 of their side had played for Hinch’s 1st XV in a 40 point win at Instonians […]
KQ3A Londonderry YM 14 Lurgan 32 Junior League 5 Lurgan II 15 Grosvenor 45 Londonderry YMCA 14Lurgan 32 Lurgan got back to winning ways with an important and impressive display at Drumahoe last Saturday, Writes Paddy Allen. Having suffered an opening day home defeat (18-19) back in September to YM Lurgan knew that this was […]
GROSVENOR 22 – DONAGHADEE 17 Last Saturday Donaghadee went to Belmont for their return League game against a Grosvenor team that they had demolished 49-10 in October. Almost from the kick-off it seemed that the memories of losing to Ballymoney in the Towns’ Cup in the final seconds after being the better side all day […]
The scene was set for a good game. Conditions where perfect for running rugby in this clash between Grosvenor and Donagadee. Donagadee coming into the match unbeaten and full of confidence against a Grosvenor side who had not had the same success as their last season. The odds were stacked against them. Grosvenor started well […]
Northern Bank Schools’ Subsidiary Shield Quarter Finals To be played onSaturday 19 February 2011 1. Bangor Grammar v Grosvenor Grammar 10.30 am 2. Dalriada v Regent House 11.15 am 3. Belfast High School v Ballymena Academy 10.30 am tbc 4. Down High School v Wallace High School 10.30 am Northern Bank Schools’ Cup Quarter Final […]
Belfast Harlequins II XV 48 v Randlastown I XV 8 Randalstown 1sts travelled to Deramore on Saturday afternoon to face Quins 2nds in the conference section of the qualifying league. The final score probably flattered Harlequins slightly as Randalstown had good periods of possession throughout the game, but a combination of errors meant they were […]
STIRRING COMEBACK BY RAINEY After being completely outplayed for almost half an hour at Rifle Park,Rainey Old Boys showed remarkable character in hitting back to beat Banbridge 20-15 in the Ulster Bank League.A week after staging an unbelievable comeback to pip Greystones,Banbridge will be asking themselves how they managed to lose this one,a result which […]