BALLYCLARE 1ST XV CRUSH DONEGAL TEAM Ballyclare 1st XV welcomed back teenage fly half Nial Lawther after a period of injury for the last home league game in Qualifying 2 of the season and he showed good enough form to contest for the man of the match award nominated by Derek Moore. He also got […]
The IV XV have progressed into their second successive Forster Cup Final thanks to the cultured boot of Cormac Convery. This was a tight match with the dreaded yellow card having an affect on the outcome. Banbridge took the lead with a penalty that Cormac matched before kicking Dungannon into a 6-3 lead on the […]
City of Derry Rugby Club travelled to Donnybrook in Dublin on Saturday last to play Bective Rangers in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture. Derry needed a win to keep their hopes alive of finishing in second place in the league and an automatic promotion place to AIL Division 1B for next season. The […]
City of Derry Rugby Club travelled to Donnybrook in Dublin on Saturday last to play Bective Rangers in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture. Derry needed a win to keep their hopes alive of finishing in second place in the league and an automatic promotion place to AIL Division 1B for next season. The […]
Magners Junior League Another good performance by a IVs team that showed seven changes from Saturday as they beat Clogher Valley IIIs 48-5 at Stevenson Park. The first half belonged to Philip Hall and Richard Fletcher who weighed in with a brace of tries a piece. Cormac Convery successfully converted three of his kicks. 26 […]
Strabane II 12-23 Quins IV Quins 4s reach the McCambley Cup Final McCambley Cup Semi Final Harlequins 4’s progressed into the final of their cup competition after a hard fought victory at Strabane on Saturday. Paul Gardiner playing at scrum half scored 2 tries while a flawless kicking performance saw Mark Scott convert both tries […]
BANBRIDGE 5THs 31 Armagh 4ths 0 Bann Fifths played host to Armagh and the side included Kris Coleman and Rab Moorhead who have been unavailable for most of the season for one reason or another. Each made a significant contribution to the game. Bann started slowly and despite having the majority of possession were unable […]
1st XV vs Ballynahinch (24 – 5) Ulster Senior League Dungannon were celebrating their first ever back to back Ulster Senior League wins when they beat Ballynahinch to get the points needed to retain the Stevenson Shield. Playing with the advantage of a very stiff breeze Dungannon were first to draw blood. Following a Hinch […]