City of Derry 19 – 26 Old Crescent City of Derry 1st XV made far too many errors in this game and as a result have yet to record a victory over their Limerick oponents in four attempts. Elsewhere it was a bad weekend for the Club. The 2nd XV lost in Cavan, the 3rd […]
1st XV vs BALLYNAHINCH (21 – 25) Ulster Bank All Ireland League If ever there was a good advertisement for All Ireland League rugby this was it. A large crowd turned up for this promising derby game at Stevenson Park on Friday night and they certainly got good value for money. League leaders, Ballynahinch snatched […]
Malone won well at home against Bective Rangers a team they always seem to strugle to get a win against. Tries by Ryan wilson and Chris Leathem, and some excellent kicking from Josh Pentland who punshied the visitors at every opportunity left the scoreline 23-9 in favour of Malone. This was a well deserved victory […]
The IBS-sponsored Carrick Under 19s took the spoils in their encounter with local rivals Larne at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 15 October, winning a hard-fought match by 24 points to 18. The wet and breezy conditions made handling difficult and both sides found it difficult to get continuity. With the diagonal cross-wind helping […]
Randalstown 2nd XV 27 Ophir 2nd XV 0 Randalstown 2nds entertained their near neighbours Ophir at Neillsbrook on Saturday afternoon and ran out convincing 27 nil winners. The game was played in wet greasy conditions which suited the visitors, being a bigger more experienced side, and gave them a chance to hang on against the […]
Saturday was a very good day for the teams of Ballyclare Rugby Club as each one managed to win their respective league games. The 1st XV against a useful Queens 2nds in the Qualifying Conference league played possibly their best rugby so far and the “new faces” such as Gillan,Baird and Robinson all made a […]
Armoy had to dig deep in order to secure 2 valuable league points at Limepark on Saturday. Right from the kick off Armoy showed their intent and went on the attack.After 5 or 6 good phases of attacking rugby they force a penalty out of the Letterkenny defence which was converted for 3 easy points […]
Omagh resilient despite injury forcing 2 players off Omagh Accies 2 suffered their second defeat of the season after a tough encounter in wet conditions away to Ballyclare. The final score flattered the home side as Omagh lost flanker Porter to injury mid way through the first half, and were reduced to 13 men when […]