A large crowd gathered in scenic and sunny Carrickfin on Saturday last to witness the debut of the Tir Chonaill rugby club senior team in their first game. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES The club played host to Finn Valley RFC, and these two clubs are the newest rugby clubs in Ireland. Finn Valley have only […]
Hinch 10-11 Quins Quins take the spoils Ballynahinch v Belfast Harlequins 14-30 Ulster Championship League Saturday 24 September 2011 at Ballymacaran Park. Quins elected to play away from the Clubhouse against the, at times, stiff breeze and Sun. After 9 mins, against the elements, Quins led 3-0 from a Michael Heaney penalty, from the 22 […]
September 17, 2011 Banbridge and Ards went into this Ulster League game both looking for their first win of the season. But it was clear from the opening exchanges why the North Down side had already shipped heavy defeats at the hands of Armagh (47-13) and Ballymena (71-3) as Bann began to run up the […]
With Ballymacarn Park bathed in sunshine and in perfect condition this top of the table Senior League clash should have been an exciting contest between the Division 1B clubs. Instead, the game was littered with poor skill levels, silly mistakes and bad decision making from both sides. The visitors from County Antrim, playing with the […]
Hats of to the Women, senior and youth to a girl were superb! Hard fought fierce battles ragged across two pitches for 4 hours as teams. Lines stepping up, lineout tactics, strong running, off loads, line breaks, defensive re-alignment, having fun and concentrating in defence. It is safe to say we are ready in Ulster. […]
Ulster Senior League A good performance by Dungannon ahead of their opening Ulster Bank League game next Saturday as they gained a bonus point win over country cousins Ballymena at Eaton Park. This game was also for the weather postponed 2010 Jack Kyle Cup. Playing with wind advantage Dungannon opened the scoring on four minutes […]
Our postponed “Ash Cloud” tour took place over the weekend of 15-18 September 2011 and saw some 50 plus Perennials gather at our tour base, the Holiday Inn Brentford Lock near Heathrow. CLICK HERE FOR THE PICTURES The advance party of golfers enjoyed two superb days of sunshine hitting their little white balls. With a 21 […]