Both Randalstown and Monaghan 1st and 2nd XVs observed a minute’s silence prior to the games on Saturday afternoon as the club marked the recent passing of 2 longstanding members, Maurice McFarland and Leslie (Red) Bell. Thanks to the Monaghan teams for their support on this occasion. It was then on to business for the […]
There was an air of inevitability at Hatrick Park where Rainey Old Boys and Banbridge met in a top of the table Division 2 B game. For fifty minutes the First Trust Senior Cup finalists, coached by New Zealander Dan Soper and former Ulster and Ireland prop Simon Best, did an impressive containing job on […]
City of Derry Rugby Club travelled to College Park, Trinity College on Saturday last and suffered their fifth defeat from seven games in All Ireland League Division 2A where Dublin University outscored them by four trys to three. Derry struggled all through the first half to compete with the pace and physicality of the students. […]
Lisburn Overcome Students The TATA Steel sponsored Lisburn 1st XV recovered from their defeat by Omagh in the previous week by overcoming the students of Queens 2nd XV at Blaris last Saturday. In a game of fast moving rugby, Queens opened the scoring in a blurr of passing which saw their youthful scrumhalf pop through […]
Last Saturday Ballyclare 1st XV did not have a league game and unfortunately the wet conditions of the grounds led to the postponement of the games involving the Thirds and the Fourths at the Cloughan. Also the Under 19 match away to Coleraine was called off for the same reason which meant that the only […]
Cookstown made the short trip down the M1 on Saturday 26 November to take on a strong Portadown side at Chambers Park. With a gale force wind blowing down one end of the pitch, the outcome of the game was decided by which team could adapt to the conditions. A superb defensive display resulted in […]
Inishowen 24 – 0 Finn Valley Report by Jeremy Blackman “.. he crossed the mountain and the rain continued to fall, thumping in paradiddles on the canvass across the shoulders of his fathers borrowed donkey jacket. The rain ran off the high moss banks and onto the stone of the road, picking out the bright […]
Mixed bag with 1st drawing 8-8, 3rds winning by default, heavy defeats for U13 0-36 and U15 10-41 but a good victory for U17 34-7 all youth at Armagh 1st could only draw with CIYMS. Davy Dunlop opportune try and a late long distance penalty from Holme saved the day in atrocious conditions. Lost ground […]