Eight sides left to contest four quarter finals. Ulster represented by Clogher Valley and Portadown with three sides remaining from Leinster and Munster. The four Connacht sides were eliminated in the previous round. Interesting to note that both Clogher Valley and Portadown sit 1st and 2nd in their league. Dundalk are second in their league […]
All Ireland League action returns this Saturday with three crucial weeks of league action coming up for all the Ulster clubs. Divisons 1A &1B will then resume playing in the AIL on Sat 4th January 2014 with the Division 2A&2B sides not playing until the 11th January. Congratulations to both Ballynahinch 1st xv and Queens […]
Preview Ulster Senior Cup S/Final City of Derry RFC V Ballynahinch Saturday 16th November 2013 @ Judges Road, Kick-off; 2.30pm By; Moss Dineen City of Derry Rugby Club welcomes Ballynahinch to Judges Road for an eagerly awaited Ulster Senior Cup S/Final with the prize a place in the final at Ravenhill on Wednesday 11th December. […]
Limited programme confined to six fixtures in Qualifying Two, Three and Four. In Qualifying Two Ballyclare remain at the top followed by Lisburn, Randalstown and Omagh. Well done to Lisburn and Randalstown. Strabane remain without a win after their home league game last Saturday against league leaders Ballyclare was postponed due to a water logged […]
Qualifying League Preview Sat 2nd November 2013. By George Millar Firstly we must congratulate Portadown and Clogher Valley on their first round wins in the All Ireland Junior Cup. There was disappointment for Donaghadee who lost narrowly to Dundalk 12 – 10 and CIYMS who were overwhelmed by 2013 finalists Enniscorthy 25 – 0. This […]
Having had the wealth of five fixtures to choose from last Friday night, there are only two games on Friday in round 7 – Edinburgh Rugby host Zebre whilst Newport Gwent Dragons face reigning RaboDirect PRO12 champions Leinster. Zebre are the second Italian opponents to travel to the Scottish capital in succession, but will hope […]
Saturday sees CIYMS first appearence in the All Ireland Junior Cup. The competition features the top 4 sides from each of the four provinces in a knockout format. CIYMS travel to Co. Wexford to face last year’s cup runners up Enniscorthy RFC. Both teams have long and proud histories in Irish club rugby and good […]
Preview City of Derry RFC V Naas All Ireland League Division 2A, Saturday 26th October 2013 @ Judges Roads, Kick-off; 2.30pm City of Derry Rugby Club welcomes Naas to judges Road on Saturday for their third fixture of the season in All Ireland League Division 2A for a 2.30pm Kick-off. The two sides come to […]
Instonians Team to Play Home to Boyne in All Ireland League on sat 26th Oct Instonians 1st XV have a tough match on the road when they travel to Boyne for their third fixture in this years all Ireland League. Boyne have won both their opening matches whilst Instonians have had one heavy defeat and […]