Antrim run in 11 tries over Hollywood 3s at Allen Park on Saturday. The Antrim team had to call upon old and new players to for fill the pack ahead of the game on Saturday and welcomed the return of late 40s Billy smith AKA (Billy bunter) and son William smith AKA (Billy the kid). […]
Heaney puts the boot into Buccs! After a week to forget Buccaneers were dealt another blow by a determined Belfast Harlequins side in what could be only described as very difficult conditions. It was a well taken try by Rory Scholes and the boot of Michael Heaney steered the home side to victory. CLICK HERE […]
Following on from last weeks hughely successful session coach Alasdair McKee held session 2 at Cooke Rugby Club last night and an excellent turnout of players travelled from far and wide to attend. With Ulster Rugby Clubs on the up all over the province most obvious at the AIL Level where we get to compete […]
From far and wide across Ulster, referees of all grades and ages flocked to Shaws Bridge to listen to Ireland’s head of referee development, David McHugh from Munster. CLICK HERE FOR Lots Of PICTURES In the teeming rain, David delivered a master class in positioning and movement to the active referees and onlooking referee assessors. […]
INSTONIANS II 28 – 27 RAINEY II 2nds League 12th November 2011 Scorers: Cassidy(1*Try), McGuckin(1*Try), Devlin(2*Try), Dillon(1*Pen, 2*Conv) Photos Having done well to get back in the game, Rainey OB II conceded the silliest of late penalties to go down 28-27 to Instonians II at Shaw’s Bridge. They should be beating themselves up at losing […]
OPHIR MARCH ON Last Saturday’s clash of the giants saw Ophir and Strabane, two teams unbeaten in Qualifying League matches this season, meeting at the Cottonmount, Mallusk. It was a game of attrition, both sides hurling themselves into the conflict with frightening intensity. Ophir were missing a number of key men through injury, not least […]
Inst 2nd XV win 24-7 at Civil Service 1st XV As always a lot of changes in terms of the team but with a great squad of players and good recent form, confidence was high as we formed up at Civil Service. Two new wingers had stepped up from the 3s to cover a catalogue […]
Christmas came early for University of Ulster, Coleraine(UUC) when Carrick 1st XV presented them with two gift-wrapped tries, and the match, at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday 19 November. Although nothing like the team which had dominated Carrick in the Junior Cup earlier in the season, UUC won by 12 points to nil without […]
City of Derry Rugby Club and Ballymena produced a game that eddied and flowed from start to finish in this S/Final of the Ulster First Trust Cup S/Final @ Judges Road Derry on Saturday last, The result was in doubt to the final whisle as a consequence of Derry coughing up two early converted tries […]
BHS 7 V RSA 50 Royal School Armagh proved to strong for a young BHS side fielding nine 5th years in the team. The back line for BHS struggled to cope with the free running and off loading of the RSA back line which was pleasing to watch. The first two try’s for RSA where […]