With perfect playing conditions at Allen Park, Antrim hosted Grosvenor and a win would see them leap frog them in the league to 3rd spot. CLICK HERE FOR 30+ ACTION SHOTS Antrim started with a bang with Darren Crooks leaping to snatch the ball away from the Grosvenor pack and retaining possession for the home […]
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 […]
2nds victorious over Bangor Grosvenor 2nds kept their title hopes on course with a terrific 36-7 victory over second placed Bangor 2nd XV. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON ALL THESE STORIES Bangor mashed by I XV Bangor started brightly but found themselves behind after ten minutes when Robin Coates pounced on a dropped pass […]
Bucks Sink Larne Ferry With your correspondent having partaken of a significant number of corporate ales at the Ulster match on Friday night the recollections of Saturday’s game may be somewhat woolly at best. Firstly, lets get the facts and figures out of the way. The Bucks triumphed over Larne 3s 73-12, scoring 11 tries […]
Grosvenor Rugby Club became one of only two clubs in Ireland to achieve the IRFU Club Excellence Award following it’s official launch this season. Pictured receiving the award at the AVIVA Stadium on Saturday are Alan Egner and Eddie Briggs along with Guy McCullough (Ballymena RFC) and Ireland and British Lions legends Dr. Syd Millar, […]
Magnificent 7 (wins in a row) The match started off in bright sunshine with a brisk swirling breeze. Grosvenor took initial possession and after a period of forward exchanges Matty Little aligned himself beautifully for a sweet drop goal. This prick seemed to spur the opposition into reaction and induce somnolence in Grosvenor. Queen’s spurned […]
This was a carbon copy of our earlier match at home to Letterkenny with the same outcome – a narrow win for Grosvenor. The match was every bit as tight as the scoreline suggests. Grosvenor found it very hard to get their hands on the ball for worthwhile periods against a big, strong Letterkenny pack […]
Enniskillen – 10 Grosvenor – 18 After the euphoria of the excellent cup win on the road last week, it was back to league action with a disappointing bump for ‘Skins at Mullaghmeen. The game opened scrappily with too many penalties being conceded in the early exchanges by ‘Skins but at no great loss early […]