Belfast Harlequins, Ballynahinch, Malone and Banbridge all won in the Ulster Bank League at the weekend to boost their hopes of promnotion SUFTUM!
The Rabodirect PRO12 makes a welcome return after a five week break, that has seen a record number of their teams through to the knockout stages of the European Competitions. Munster, Ulster, Leinster, Cardiff Blues and Edinburgh are in the final eight of the Heineken Cup, whilst Scarlets make the knockout stages of the Amlin […]
The recent evening for spectators which saw spectators getting a chance to get up to speed with the refereeing of the game. Ian Crowe was in attendance and made the following comment on the evening “The presentation and content from David Wilkinson was excellent. He began explaining the five main areas of the game: Scrum […]
A Century of Twickenham Legends celebrates Twickenhams centenary and its best and most well-known Rugby Union players In 1910, Billy Williams former cabbage patch staged its first rugby international in Twickenham and the Headquarters of the 15-a-side game in England was established. To help mark Twickenhams 100th birthday, the World Museum of Rugby set up the Wall […]
As the tournament takes a break for European competition, Leinster’s victory over Cardiff Blues ensures they remain top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table, now stretching out a nine point lead over their nearest rivals, Ospreys. CLICK HERE for 12 Page Pullout Stats, Tables etc Supplement Despite losing by the narrowest of margins at Newport Gwent […]
There was one game played on Friday 6th prior to a fuller list of fixtures on Saturday 7th January. Lurgan College II XV v Dalriada II XV PICTURES CLICK HERE Friends’ School hosted Lurgan College in a floodlit game at Lisburn Rugby Club. The Friends’ team had been showing signs of improvement in recent games […]
The last round of RaboDirect PRO12 before the start of the 6Nations opens on Friday night at Rodney Parade where second placed Ospreys will be looking to consolidate their Play-Off place with a victory over Newport Gwent Dragons. Ospreys however have only won once at the venue since the Regions were formed in 2003. CLICK […]
The RaboDirect PRO12 reached a record-breaking midway point to the regular season after the conclusion of round 11 – Luciano Orquera’s perfect 9 from 9 penalty goals in Aironi’s 27-13 win over Benetton Treviso set a new record for an individual; Murrayfield saw a record RaboDirect PRO12 home crowd for Edinburgh beating the attendance set […]