Malone Vs Randalstown 6/03/13 KO – 19:45 Randalstown kicked off and applied good early pressure and earned themselves a line out 10 yards from Malone’s goal line. Fierce driving led Adam McBurney over the try line giving Randalstown the lead within the first few minutes. Malone were quick to react and a few minutes later […]
At the risk of appearing hopelessly biased or even delusional in the light of the scoreline, it is the firm view of this writer that this was a match that Randalstown could and probably even should have won. Conditions were absolutely perfect, with a bone dry pitch and not even a breath of wind. The […]
Randalstown 2nds progressed to the semi-final of the Forster Cup with a comfortable 44-0 win over Holywood 2nds at a snowy Neillsbrook on Saturday afternoon. The home side started in determined fashion and were quickly on top, camping themselves in the Holywood half. Scott McClenaghan almost opened the scoring in the opening minutes, surging through […]
Ballymoney 4th XV 10 Randalstown 2nd XV 20 A typical bruising affair between Randalstown 2s and Ballymoney 4s saw the young Randalstown side run out 20-10 winners in Ballymoney on Saturday afternoon. The start of the game saw the home side fall foul of the referee as the conceded a number of early penalties. ‘Town […]
Randalstown 2nds progressed to the quarter final of the Forster Cup easing to a 62-3 win away to Newry 2nds. This was probably the second best performance of the season as they finally played to their full potential and put the opposition firmly to the sword. It was 15 minutes before the scoreboard was troubled […]
RANDALSTOWN 1st XV 27 BANGOR 1st XV 31 Saturday was a day of total heroism set against a background of tragedy. Randalstown entertained promotion favourites Bangor, fresh from a Towns Cup victory over runaway Section I leaders Portadown. Having suffered a heavy defeat at Bangor in their first match in this higher division, Randalstown knew […]
City of Derry Rugby Club’s 2nd XV progressed to the second round of the Towns Cup when they overcame a determined Randalstown team at Judges Road on Saturday last. The result was in doubt to the final whistle as the scores came in a tit for tat fashion throughout the afternoon as the lead changed […]