1st XV vs BELFAST HARLEQUINS (17 – 44) Ulster Bank All Ireland League The Master said, “You play with the hand you are dealt,” Belfast Harlequins were dealt a good hand and took full advantage to run out 44 – 17 winners at Stevenson Park. Harlequins opened the scoring in the second minute when the […]
Friends School Lisburn bow out of Medallion (image from a previous game) Friends Medallion travelled to Rainey Endowed to play their Quarter Final match of the Bowl competition after their defeat in the third round of the Shield to Belfast High School last Saturday. This was the fifth consecutive week of Medallion competition for this […]
Virginia RFC youths travelled away to Portadown RFC and completed a hat trick of results over their opposition last Saturday. Virginia’s 13s and 15s had resounding wins yet the game of the day must be credited to Virginia’s 17s. They eclipsed arch rivals in the league in an enthralling sporting game by scoring a try […]
BBC SPORT NI INTERVIEWS – Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin, captain Johann Muller and winger Craig Gilroy express their delight after a thumping 41-7 Heineken Cup win over Leicester at Ravenhill. CLICK HERE BBC SPORT Ulster Director of Rugby David Humphreys and former captain Andy Ward reflect on Friday’s Heineken Cup win over Leicester. CLICK HERE […]
Junior League ~ 3rd XV vs Lisburn (39 – 3) Dungannon IIIs go marching on at the top of the Junior League. At Stevenson Park they registered five tries against third placed Lisburn before running out 39-3 winners. Gareth Graham, who had a good day at the tee, struck with a penalty on three minutes. […]
Ulster Bank All Ireland League 1st XV vs BALLYMENA (39 – 13) A very impressive performance by Dungannon. They were much sharper than Ballymena and the enterprise of the pack coupled with some great running by the threequarters made this a memorable afternoon for the Dungannon contingent at Eaton Park particularly when young Stuart McCloskey […]
BAIRD`S POWER AND PACE TOO MUCH FOR FERMANAGH MEN CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES courtesy of Gleno Photo Ballyclare 1st XV started 2012 with a 29-10 win over Enniskillen which gave Willie Logan`s side full points plus a bonus point to take them into a challenging second place in Qualifying 2 in the game at the […]
DAWSON McCONKEY The rugby fraternity in Ulster, and particularly in South Derry, has been deeply saddened by the recent passing of Dawson McConkey. His influence and contribution at all levels of the game has been immense and his name is well respected in rugby circles throughout the land. A native of Ballynahinch, he enjoyed Schools’ […]
Crushing victory over Civil Service It took Grosvenor about ten minutes to shake off the rustiness of a four week lay-off before they cut loose against Civil Service and ran in a bagful of tries in both the first and second half periods. Their dominant set piece play gave them a steady stream of possession […]