1stxv lost 19-14 away to a very strong UUC. Massive improvement in perfomance & gained a losing bonus point. Ryan Garrett scored all the points with try & 3 excellent kicks. Difficult penalty into the wind to win it in last minute drifted wide. Well done lads – we know we have the players & […]
A close fought encounter saw the students come out 16 – 11 winners. The home team started playing into the strong breeze but this did not stop the lively student pack from putting Larne under pressure form the start, and from a line out the ball was worked into the middle of the field, excellent […]
Reports from Sat fixtures: 2s lost narrowly at CI after promising start. Now showing they can certainly compete in this league. 3s lost heavily to a ‘freak’ bclare team brimming with ex 1sts & AIL players. By clares own admission they would prob give their 1s a game so no disgrace lads especially as we […]
Enniskillen got their season back on track after defeat the previous week, when they travelled to Larne and recorded a handsome win over the hosts, grabbing a scoring bonus point. Despite what was a good warm up following the long journey, it was as if ‘Skins were still on the bus with a lethargic opening […]
City of Derry 2nd’s progressed to the next round of the Junior Cup and maintained their unbeaten start to the season with 37-7 win over Larne 1sts at Judges Road on Saturday. Larne started the game well with the strong breeze behind them and pressurised the home defence. This pressure eventually lead to 2 kickable […]
After a disappointing performance the previous week against Carrickfergus, Larne 1st XV knew they had a lot to prove in their first League game of the season. Incredibly Larne showed 13 player & positional changes from the successful Cup & League winning side which finished last season. A few changes to the line up with […]
Carrickfergus RFC celebrated the formal opening of their magnificently re-furbished Clubhouse at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 3 September with a 17 points to 10 victory by the Maxol-sponsored 1st XV over local rivals Larne in the first League game of the new season. Indeed, they had begun the celebrations early when the Under […]
The Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ season got underway on Saturday 3rd September with a number of teams involved in tournaments, some teams played controlled game scenarios whilst others played full games. At Grosvenor Grammar School the I H Graham Invitation Tournament took place with Grosvenor Grammar School, Banbridge Academy, Rainey Endowed School and Campbell College […]