The Ulster Ravens travel to play London Welsh at Old Deer Park this Saturday in the British & Irish Cup competition looking to bounce back from a 20—25 defeat last weekend to Neath and Belfast’s Shaws’ Bridge venue. Ulster’s youngsters led 17-3 at the half-time break but were overpowered in the second half by a […]
Old Crescent 7 Belfast Harlequins 14 (Heaney 3p, Gillespie 1t) Quins arrived at Rosbrien for the re-arranged AIL match, and saw the pitch in exceptionally good condition, considering the previous day’s snow-laden blizzards. On paper, Quins put out their strongest team so far this season. Neil McCombe and Niall O’Connor made rare appearances, while Quins […]
The Ulster Ravens team to play Moseley in the British & Irish Cup match at Ravenhill tomorrow, Friday 17th December (ko 4pm), is as follows 15. David McIlwaine 14. Tommy Seymour 13. Michael Allen 12. Luke Marshall 11. Chris Cochrane 10. Patrick Jackson 9. Ian Porter 1. Conor Carey 2. Niall Annett 3. Gerry Cronin […]
Ulster Coach Brian McLaughlin has named his starting XV and replacements to face Biarritz in the Round 2 Heineken Cup pool game this Sunday at the Parc des Sports Aguilera (ko 4pm local time). The starting XV shows four changes of personnel and one positional switch from that which defeated Aironi 30-6 in the opening […]
Malone claimed the Ulster bragging rights in this AIB League 2 encounter at Derramore on Saturday 6th March. Prof Derrick Crothers reports. On Thursday I was awakened by our local corncrake croaking raucously. Spring had arrived. Unfortunately for Quins, it was to be Malone, the better team on the day, who had a Spring in […]
Saturday 30th January 2010 Philips Arena, Deramore Park, Belfast. Belfast Harlequins moved into the top four in AIB League 2, leapfrogging rivals D.L.S.P. with this 22 – 7 win. Despite early morning snow flurries the match kicked off in strong sunlight with Quins electing to defend the Clubhouse end and it was the Belfast side […]
Ulster Rugby has named the Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy players’ for 2009/10. These players’ will be available for Ulster’s Magners League games, and will play for the Ulster Ravens in the British and Irish Cup. The Phoenix Ulster Rugby Academy is now based at Newforge Country Club, where the Ulster Rugby Senior Squad train. The […]