UUJ appoint Graham Cloke as Backs Coach and Gary Longwell as Forwards Specialist Coach UUJ RFC have announced that Graham Cloke joins coaching team as Backs Coach. He is joined by Former Irish International Gary Longwell who will be the forwards specialist coach, Gary is also Randalstown RFC Head Coach. UUJ Head Coach, Mark Henderson […]
Summer is getting shorter, and to steal a quotation from our local editor, you could have been justified in bursting into a rendition of ‘Danny Boy ’ as Randalstown seniors commenced pre-season training on Tuesday night under the watchful eye of the new coaching combination of Gary Longwell and Alistair Strange in decidedly unsummery conditions. […]
Gary Longwell, who has been a part of Ulster Rugby for more than 20 years as both a player and a coach, is to leave the Province to take up a position as Performance Skills Coach at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland. Longwell, who is 6ft 7in and played in the second-row, made his […]
With the Nutty Krust tournament due to kick off tomorrow night at Portadown RFC we embark on a series of interviews with Ulster Rugby coaches and talent identification officers. Chambers Park will see Instonians Seahorses U19 I XV v Newry RFC U19 I XV in a winner takes all game to progress in the competition. […]
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Longwell has stuck largely with the squad that went through the group stages winning four from four. The only player ruled out through injury is fullback Peter Nelson, the Ravens top try scorer this season. Nigel Brady, a week after winning his 100th cap for the senior team, will captain the side from hooker and […]
Eleven of the starting XV have played for the senior team in a competitive fixture, while the other four were all involved in pre-season friendly against Neath. Callum Black is named at loosehead prop as he continues his efforts to return to the senior squad following a neck injury earlier in the season. He is […]