In a powerful display Coleraine won 29-15 and are the sole Ulster representatives remaining in the competition. The opposition for the February 4 fixture will come from Tullamore, Westport or Moneyvea, the draw to take place at a later date. There was a large turnout of support for the game at the weekend and the […]
Donaghadee extended their lead at the top of the league to three points with a 16-8 away victory against Limavady. The conditions meant that league form was irrelevant being replaced with a test of which team could best deal with the conditions in a windswept Desmense Park. Donaghadee dominated both possession and territory in the […]
Following on from last weeks hughely successful session coach Alasdair McKee held session 2 at Cooke Rugby Club last night and an excellent turnout of players travelled from far and wide to attend. With Ulster Rugby Clubs on the up all over the province most obvious at the AIL Level where we get to compete […]
The training session included a select list of players joined by Cookstown RFC I XV who relished the opportunity to play against some of the best players around. To view the pictures on the night CLICK HERE (pictures and interview compiled by Daron Patterson Photography) & the coaches interview is below: bring on the training […]
Leading Belfast law firm, Millar McCall Wylie have extended their sponsorship of the Ulster Branch Junior Cup competition for a further two seasons (2011-12 and 2012-13) Partner Conor Wylie made the draw for the semi-final of this season’s competition along with Laurence Caldwell, President of the IRFU Ulster Branch at Ravenhill on Tuesday evening The […]
Donaghadee 1st XV, still buoyant from their league win against CIYMS returned to Millar McCall Wylie Junior Cup action on Saturday and put in a fantastic performance coming out 30-21 winners. Donaghadee started poorly and the home side dominated the game leading 6-3 after ten minutes played. It was a fantastic tackle from a restart […]
Ballymena 2nd XV booked a place in the Junior Cup semi finals on Saturday with a hard fought victory over the previously unbeaten Cooke team. Training throughout the week was excellent with some key players in the squad becoming available after injury. The feeling in the camp was excellent all week and the boys knew […]
The draw for the second round of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland Junior Cup was made at the IRFU Domestic Game Committee meeting today. The draw was made by Scott Walker, IRFU Domestic Game Manager, and Ian McIlrath, All Ireland League Commitee Chairman. Cup holders Crosshaven were knocked out in the first round leaving former winners […]