Seconds demolish Virginia The seconds finally got their season off to a start with a 31-3 win over Virginia 1st XV. This was a great performance form the second XV and proves that the are capeable of winning games against sides of a similar level. This does add to the question of the more point […]
Saturday 3rd March saw Quins 2’s restart their 2 XV Senior League campaign with an away fixture at the Palace Grounds Armagh against an inform Armagh 2nd XV currently sitting in second place in the league. Quins suffering a number of unavailable players due to injury were further hit before they left Deramore with two […]
Randalstown 1st XV 28 Lurgan 1st XV 6 Randalstown avenged their defeat to Lurgan just 2 weeks ago with a fairly comprehensive victory over them at Neillsbrook on Saturday afternoon, keeping alive their hopes of clinching the Qualifying 3 title. It was a pleasing endeavour in front of a sizeable crowd who had supported the […]
Playing their first match in three weeks, a much changed Carrick 1st XV side went down to a heavy defeat against Queen’s University 2nds in the Conference at the Dub on Saturday 3 March. After a competitive first quarter, at the end of which Carrick held a narrow lead, a combination of good counter-attacking play […]
2ND XV SCHOOLS’ CUP 2011/2012 QUARTER-FINAL DRAW 1. METHODIST COLLEGE, BELFAST vs REGENT HOUSE SCHOOL 2. ROYAL BELFAST ACADEMICAL INST. vs BALLYCLARE HIGH SCHOOL 3. BELFAST ROYAL ACADEMY vs SULLIVAN UPPER SCHOOL 4. CAMPBELL COLLEGE vs DALRIADA SCHOOL 2ND XV SCHOOLS’ PLATE 2011/2012 QUARTER-FINAL DRAW 1. RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL vs ROYAL SCHOOL DUNGANNON 2. STRABANE […]
Armagh seconds played Belfast Harlequins seconds in an Ulster 2nd xv league fixture on Saturday at the Palace Grounds on a fine sunny afternoon. With several changes to the line up from the previous week, Armagh received the ball from the kick off and immediately knocked on. This gave ‘Quinns’ some early possession which initiated […]
Coleraine 2XV……….37 Ballymoney 2XV…….15 Coleraine seconds produced another stellar performance last Saturday with a five try victory over local rivals Ballymoney at Kilraughts Road. Played on a glorious spring day on the big pitch, conditions were perfect for handling and good running rugby for both teams, but in the end, superior discipline, intensity and skill […]
Armagh Rugby 19 Belfast Harlequins 12 The conditions could not have been better for open rugby as the game kicked off at The Palace Grounds on Friday evening. After strangely mild weather the playing surface at Armagh had firmed up following the horrendous conditions last Saturday when Armagh soundly defeated Ards in the AIL League. […]
Last Saturday Enniskillen travelled to face Banbridge 2nds in a potentially difficult Towns Cup quarter final and they made a slow start, committing a high number of basic errors in the first quarter. Such errors and the concession of a number of penalties allowed Banbridge to enjoy the better of the territory in the opening […]