Saturday saw the final game of the Interprovincial campaign for an Ulster team that were confident to record a victory over their Leinster counterparts. The game kicked off and at the first take by Leinster, Ulster centre Dale Black and prop John Purdy smothered the catcher and forced a spillage, however the referee gave the […]
Saturday 27th March. Report by Roy Lawton. Ards senior status in the North Down area has been secured for another season after their emphatic 44 – 11 victory over Dublin side, Suttonians on Saturday. Leading up to this game Ards senior status was still in doubt and with them sitting 12th in the AIB League […]
Saturday 27th February. Roy Lawton reports. Heavy rain on Friday, forced a change of venue for this Ulster Senior Cup first round tie on Saturday, when Ards had to host Portadown at Regent House School playing fields at Circular Road in Newtownards. Regent has some excellent facilities on site and after a bit of a […]
Saturday 20th February. Roy Lawton reports. Ards were unable to replicate their magnificent performance they had against Navan the previous week, when they travelled to Shaws Bridge last Saturday to face Instonians in the AIB league and probably only have themselves to blame. In a game littered with so many handling errors and lack of […]
Ards 25 – 3 Co Carlow The three weeks enforced layoff due to the bitterly cold weather, appeared to do Ards the power of good when they finally pulled on the jersey last Saturday and welcomed Co Carlow to Hamilton Park in the AIB League. Even this match was touch and go for a while […]