CIYMS lost 25-12 to Ballymoney in the 1st game of the season in Qualifying 1. However, this was a game which CI could have, and should have won. Naivete and nerves saw Ballymoney rack up two early scores, one from a push over try and the other from a cross field kick which bounced fortunately […]
Match Report, 10 September – Conference League, Cooke v Ballymena II Firsts pass Conference League encounter with flying colours Cooke showed their intentions to challenge for Qualifying League One honours during a confident performance against Ballymena IIs. The game started with a series of bruising exchanges as both packs sought to make their presence felt. […]
Donaghadee v Dromore Dromore travelled to newly promoted Donaghadee and in a disjointed performance lost 38 14. There where many similarities to last week as once again Dromore faced a team that where simply bigger and stronger and had to spend long periods of the game defending. Once Dee got into their stride it was […]
Inishowen 52 – Finn Valley 10 September 10th 2011 Report by Jeremy Blackman The opening day of the 2011-2012 season is one which could be marked down in history, not because the sun shone for the whole 80 minutes, but at the start of Inishowen RFC’s 40th season, they were honoured to be the inaugural […]
5s win 6-3…..4s beat 17-15…3s win 43-13……1s beat@hinch Malone lose heavily in Senior Cup encounter with Ballynahinch The 1st XV lost heavily away to Ballynahinch in the 1st Round of this years Senior Cup going down by a scoreline of 49-8. The Vikings however make it two in a row against CIYMS 2’s Carrying on […]
Stacey Lea Kennedy on the charge Ulster Women were defeated 18-12 by Munster at garryowen RFC on Saturday. Second half tries from Nikki Caughey and Stacey Lea Kennedy were not enough for this young Ulster side who fought back valiantly from a 15 point deficit at the break only to lose this thrilling encounter 18 […]
City of Derry defended their home record and in the process crashed the much favoured Harlequins outfit out the Ulster Senior Cup. Although Derry thoroughly deserved their 24-22 victory at Judges Road the victory looked unlikely until two brilliant individual efforts that sealed the comeback! The encounter mirrored the previous week in the early quarter […]
Enniskillen took this game by the scruff of it’s neck early on despite a freshening breeze, which probably favoured the visitors in the opening half, and took an early lead through the boot of James McIntyre inside the first five minutes after some early pressure on the Ballyclare line. ‘Skins were showing some great enterprise, […]