After a spirited display, but an inevitable defeat after losing 2 players to injury at Holywood last week, Ophir Rugby, supported by MCW Properties, were hoping to sustain the same level of play in their Qualifying League encounter with Cavan at Mount Pleasant, last Saturday. In atrocious weather conditions – intermittent sleet and heavy snow, […]
Sport is a tool with the power to both divide and unite. This one-off session will look at the history of sport relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland. A presentation by ORNE Community Partnership will show the work in practice between Ophir RFC and St Enda’s GAC (Naomh Éanna) as they use sport as […]
Civil Service 21 vs 27 OPHIR R.F.C. League DELIGHT FOR OPHIR FIRSTS CLICK HERE for shots v Ballymena Missing a number of key players and with lock, Paddy McCabe carrying a knee injury, Ophir were not optimistic about their chances when they met Civil Service at Stormont last Saturday. Supported by MCW properties and Biffa, […]
OPHIR R.F.C. 68 vs 0 Armoy League Last Saturday Ophir’s First XV supported by MCW Properties and BIFFA, hosted Armoy at Mount Pleasant in the Qualifying League. The teams had met twice already this season, at Armoy in the away League fixture and also in the Gordon West Cup. Both times Ophir had won and […]
Last Saturday Ophir’s Second XV supported by MCW Properties and Biffa Waste, visited Dromore to meet their Thirds in the Minor League. Having attained a level of consistent results – every match lost this season – the handful of travelling support w Twenty minutes into the game almost nothing had stirred up the spectators, other […]
Ophir RFC hosted its annual 10 a side tournament for Year 9 pupils on Thursday 15th November. Five local schools took part in the tournament which is run by Ophir’s CCRO Gavin Robinson as part of the schools rugby development plan. An amalgamated team from Edmund Rice and St. Patricks played Boys Model in the […]