In cold windy conditions a young Ballymoney 2nd XV beat Carrick 2nd XV 15 v 0 in the first round of the Crawford Cup. Carrick Pitch was in poor condition with the recent weather and the muddy surface was always going to mean the game would be a batter of the forwards. The game started […]
Enniskilllens 3rd Battalion entertained the Armagh ‘Dream Team’ on Saturday seeking revenge after a controversial defeat at the Palace Showgrounds a few weeks previous. After a good pre match build up from Enniskillen, it was Armagh however who started the stronger, and after a spell in the driving seat, opened the scoring with a kick […]
DERRY YM 0 – 75 RAINEY II Conference 4 10th December 2011 Scorers: Devlin(10*Conv), Dillon(1*Try), McIvor(1*Try), O’Hagan(1*Try), Heaney(1*Try), Irvine(1*Try), McClelland(3*Try), Cassidy(3*Try) CLICK HERE FOR I XV PICTURES V SLIGO A ver poor Derry YM side were no match for Rainey II at Drumahoe, where the visitors ran in eleven tries in a very one-sided affair. […]
3rd XV vs Ballymena (57 – 12) Junior League The country cousins met at Stevenson Park on a dull, cold but dry December afternoon. Ballymena kicked off but Dungannon went on the attack immediately when Jonny Toal went through only to be caught by the Ballymena full back. Dungannon maintained the pressure for fully fifteen […]
Quins II 43-13 City of Derry II Quins II 43 City of Derry II 13 By Mark Henderson Saturday 10th December Quins 2’s returned to the Senior 2nd XV league after three weeks of Conference league fixtures which saw two of those games being postponed due to pitches being unplayable. City of Derry travelled to […]
3rd XV vs CIYMS (7 – 7) Junior League Prior to kick off the teams observed one minute’s silence in memory of past President Pat Nelson. Two evenly matched teams played out a seven all draw. One penalty try each. As an experienced CI observer commented in the final quarter, “This game has been dominated […]
Junior League A hard fought win in Lisburn as both fifteens battled against the elements. Lisburn had wind advantage in the first half and turned around 6 – 0 ahead through two penalties. Dungannon dug in in second half and three excellent Gareth Graham penalties put them three points ahead. 6 – 9 In the […]