Ballymoney 1st XV 37 Donaghadee 1st XV 29 Not to be outdone by the Six Nations scoring spree last Saturday both Ballymoney and Donaghadee put on an excellent display of attacking rugby finishing up with an aggregate points tally of 66 points. Within ten minutes the Toon men had scored ten points from a penalty […]
ARMAGH RUGBY 51 DUNGANNON 3 Armagh played Dungannon in the Ulster Senior League on Friday evening. This season has seen armagh excel in these local derbies and see then record significant wins over sides several leagues above our local side. But for some unknown reason these victories were sometimes followed by silly under performances in […]
Clogher Valley finished off its Qualifying One campaign with a comfortable 22-7 victory over league champions Instonians at the Cran. On a sunny spring afternoon, with both sides missing players, it was Valley who started best. A well judged kick from Armstrong brought Valley into the Instonians 22 after 2 minutes. A Sharkey take at […]
CIYMS Contain Dromore Comeback CI 1st XV traveled to Dromore with little more to play for than the collective determination to finish the last few games of the season with victories. The Belmont side started in that determined fashion with strong carries by the pack into the 22. With Dromore caught on the back foot, […]
On Saturday (10th of March) Strabane 1st XV faced Donegal town in Donegal. A puddle ridden pitch and a strong ever-changing wind dictated the style of rugby played. The home side put the first points on the board to lead 3-0, after forcing an early penalty for offside close to the Strabane line. Donegal failed […]
[youtube 9GFI6Rf-IkI] DONAGAHDEE 1ST XV 22 DROMORE 1st XV 24 Donaghadee’s Qualifying One status hangs by a thread after the bonus point loss to Dromore at Donaldson Park yesterday. In perfect conditions Dromore established early dominance in the match utilising their strong driving and off-loading game which was to be a major feature of the […]
Larne welcomed Lurgan to the Glynn on Saturday for their second meeting in the Q3 League. With Larne having already been lucky to beat Lurgan twice away from home earlier in the season, it felt like the visitors were due their turn. They started the game at a ferocious pace in both attack and defence, […]