U19s player Caleb Montgomery in action for Mahurangi rugby club in New Zealand. Caleb returns to Portadown in August and hopes to resume playing for PRFC 1st XV.
CHAMPIONS! McCrea Cup Winners 2014 Grosvenor defeat CIYMS at Ravenhill in thrilling final Grosvenor bridged a 30 year gap to win the McCrea Cup with a hard fought and thoroughly deserved victory over holders CIYMS. Grosvenor try scorerrs were Davy Egner (2) and Jamie Meaklim with Peter Davison adding five points with the boot. For […]
Club enters new era with key appointment Donaghadee RFC are delighted to announce that Chris Good (pictured centre) has been appointed as Club Director of Rugby for the season 2014/15. Chris (or Goody as he is universally known) joined the club some six years ago from Instonians RFC for whom he played tight-head prop for […]
LUTTON AND ANDREW SIGN NEW CONTRACTS Tighthead prop Ricky Lutton and fullback Ricky Andrew have signed full-time professional contracts at Ulster Rugby. Lutton, who is 28, has signed a two-year deal, while 24 year-old Andrew has agreed terms on a 12-month contract. A three time Oxford Blue, Lutton was on the winning side in the […]
New Zealand beat Australia to win China 7s in Guangzhou New Zealand have moved to top spot on the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series after claiming victory at the China 7s in Guangzhou on Sunday. In the pouring rain and difficult conditions in south east China, the “Sistas” defeated Australia 26-12 in another […]
A new high-performance range of vitamins and supplements, specifically tailored to support the key areas of health and wellbeing, has gone on sale today. Built on EFSA (european Food Safety Authority) approved claims and backed by a team of credible nutirtionists, the New Image Health Support range (available from www.newimagehealth.com) has been developed with the […]
New strategy to stem from Ulster’s Women’s Rugby Conference The IRFU (Ulster Branch) hosted a Women’s Rugby Conference on Saturday to form a strategic plan for the development of female rugby in Ulster. The event at the Seagoe Hotel, Craigavon, brought together 45 key stakeholders from 12 different clubs, who participated in workshops facilitated by […]
Classic Heineken Cup clashes herald European rugby’s new dawn Munster, Ulster and Saracens face big games in the Heineken Cup as the game looks forward to a new era Victory is saluted, if a little wearily. There will, after all, be rugby in our time across the fields of Europe. To Ian Ritchie, chief executive […]