Dungannon continued their good start to the season on Saturday at an away match against Malone at Gibson Park. A highly competitive match which provided much entertainment involving tries, excellent tackling good running rugby and some creative passes by both sides. Malone fought with passion but in the end Dungannon rightly deserved their victory. 170 […]
Thunderstorms and lightening strikes greeted Ards new Ladies section at their first training session on Wednesday night (21st July). But undeterred by the downpour, they took to the soaked pitches like ducks to water, if you pardon the pun. Well done to Ross Reid, ably assisted by Ian Caughey, on his inaugural outing with Ards […]
This Year’s Awards Were Held At ARDS RFC on Saturday 29th May. Recipients for the various awards were as follows:- Club Awards Senior player of the year – Scott Young Young player of the year – Michael Lawton (AGM) Most points scored – Michael Lawton (183) Most tries scored- David Savage (14) Critics Cup – […]
Above Picture: Youth team players at Ards RFC. Roy Lawton brings INTOUCH up to date with what’s happening at Ards Rugby Club. Ards RFC – A Brief History Ards Rugby Football Club has been in continual operation since its foundation in 1928. There is no question but that it has been sustained through its close […]
Saturday 27th March. Report by Roy Lawton. Ards senior status in the North Down area has been secured for another season after their emphatic 44 – 11 victory over Dublin side, Suttonians on Saturday. Leading up to this game Ards senior status was still in doubt and with them sitting 12th in the AIB League […]
Saturday 20th February. Roy Lawton reports. Ards were unable to replicate their magnificent performance they had against Navan the previous week, when they travelled to Shaws Bridge last Saturday to face Instonians in the AIB league and probably only have themselves to blame. In a game littered with so many handling errors and lack of […]
A superb team performance secured a famous away victory for Ards against Division 3 newcomers, Navan on Saturday. With the squad weakened by a number of injured and absent players and Navan sitting three positions above Ards in the league table, this was going to be a hard ask of the players who took to […]
A rampant Queens ran in 8 tries against a very subdued Ards at Hamilton Park last Saturday, helping keep them in contention for the AIB Division 3 title against close rivals Midleton, only four points off the lead and a game in hand. Ards were caught napping in the very first minute of play when […]
Top picture: David Wickens (hooker) in action for Ards RFC. Two young Ards players have been called into representative squads in both Ulster and in England respectively. Michael Lawton is in the Ulster Colleges Squad to face Munster Colleges at the National University of Ireland complex, Maynooth on Wednesday (27 Jan) and David Wickens has […]