Instonians keep it in the family When it comes to family orientated rugby clubs, Instonians is in a league of their own. At a recent family fun day at Shaw’s Bridge there were no less than three generations of one family playing Touch rugby together. Grandfather and past president Alan Sweeney (69) took to the […]
[youtube H7HmzwI67ec] The Irish Sponsorship market is set to return back to a future of double digit growth of 12% in 2015, reaching a new high of €152 million, according to the annual Onside Irish Sponsorship Industry Survey due for release from leading industry experts Onside Sponsorship this week. 2014 delivered significantly better than expected […]
Family values, through it all and good business sense unity & togetherness has driven the powerful and exciting growth of the standard of rugby being played at grassroots rugby clubs and schools across Ulster. An incredible amount of knowledge about the game. They are not finished there, the knowledge is continuing to be amassed because […]
Saracens’ Owen Farrell had a sensor chip taped behind an ear against London Irish to monitor the impact on his head in a tackle. Photograph: Mark Pain/Rex Features The global season is back on the agenda as rugby authorities look at ways of addressing the physical toll the sport is taking on professional players by […]
2nd XV win 24-19 at home to Ballymoney 2nd XV in Cup Instonians 2nd XV v Ballymoney 2nd XV Crawford cup 2nd round @ Shawsbridge Score: 24-19 Scorers: Adam McCarthy try, Ross O’Donnell 2 tries, Richard McCarthy:1penalty, 3 Conversions Man of the match: Rab Brown This was a game of two halves in which Instonians […]
1st XV win 13-6 at belfast Harlequins 2nd XV in McCrea Cup 2015 and Instonians continue their winning run! Harlequins 2nds 6 – Instonians 13 Harlequins kicked off this first round McCrea Cup game at their home grounds in Deramore Park. It was bright sunny day although quite cold. They faced a much changed Instonians’ side […]
Bunzl McLaughlin, based in Armagh, has been supplying the hospitality trade since 1874. Originally Thomas McLaughlin, the company was acquired by Bunzl, a multinational FTSE 100 distributor of non-food consumables and equipment, in 2002. Bunzl subsequently added a number of leading cleaning and non-food retail businesses to create Bunzl McLaughlin. The company offers catering supplies […]
Top 10 Earners in World Rugby Johnny Sexton fifth in rugby rich list – here are the top 10 Following the news that Dan Carter will become rugby unions’s hifghest paid player after signing a £1m-a-year contract with Racing Metro, here are the top 10 earners in world rugby. Dan Carter, Racing Métro: £1 million […]
The Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour finishes the year in Shanghai After seven months of taking the Webb Ellis Cup around the globe, the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour has finished the year in Shanghai. The Trophy Tour is visiting 15 countries over 12 months as part of a celebration of Rugby in the lead […]