John Black’s promising rugby career ended in taggers as he saw red mist in the opening game of our silver jubilee season and was shown the red card by his son referee Michael for foul play. We hear the internal disciplinary protocols are being implemented for the full story CLICK HERE Next match is v […]
The right people, for the right squad, respecting each other and implementing the protocols, dealing with the circumstances before they arise, and above all with a focusing on winning the game by being better than the opposition. We got the interview with team manager John McKinney an expert organiser and boy did all the hard […]
RUGBY – BRENT “Cowboy” Ingram wrote himself into Ngati Porou East Coast and New Zealand rugby history when he scored a try in yesterday’s Ranfurly Shield challenge against Waikato. The Sky Blues lost 63-10 at Whakarua Park in Ruatoria but that did not matter to the majority of the 2000-strong crowd who got what they […]
Wednesday 1st May saw a sunny evening and a wonderful end to the Seahorses season. Marvellous food courtesy of the P4 coaches, team photos and certificates of participation to all the boys by ex Instonians Mini Rugby player and current Ulster player Roger Wilson. A special award was also made to John Whitten on the […]
Last year the Ulster Juniors played Connacht @ Dromore RFC on the day that Ulster Rugby played the Heineken Cup semi final. Connacht were the current inter-pro champions and we nearly beat them. This year Ulster played them in Connacht @ The Sports ground and we won! The Ulster Juniors went on to take on […]
Afoa to have surgery in New Zealand All Black Prop John Afoa will today undergo surgery in Auckland to repair a torn tricep tendon in his left arm. The injury was sustained in the RaboDirect PRO12 Final against Leinster and will require a recovery period of 10-12 weeks. Afoa, who made 26 appearances for the […]
John Afoa and Paul Marshall recently paid a visit to Oakwood School and Assessment Centre, where they joined a training session and chatted to the kids. The pupils at Oakwood have enjoyed coaching classes with Jonathan Quigley so they were delighted to receive extra tips from the Ulster stars. The pair also took time out […]
Currently training with Hawke’s Bay as part of their wider squad ahead of the ITM Championship, which kicks off in August, Ulsterman John Semple has enjoyed much success since arriving in New Zealand last year. He has risen through the ranks of the club game and says “I’m going to keep pushing and playing as […]