There was no shortage of drama for the patrons who made their way to watch Virginia 1st XV as they welcomed Civil Service NI to Deerpark on Saturday on a wet and windy day. This was the 2nd time these teams have met this season with Service winning the reverse fixture 39 – 5 five […]
Get involved, play rugby and be part of something that rewards you all the time! Calvin Roe, referee and youth director @ Portadown RFC comments on the volunteer effort born of a passion for the game that sees families & friends provide an immense contribution to the local community. For everyone and the focus is […]
The future is looking very bright for Omagh with such a thriving youth system. The Omagh Accies U10’s travelled to Letterkenny to play in a mini blitz tournament involving the hosts, Enniskillen and Clogher The Omagh Accies U10’s travelled to Letterkenny to play in a mini blitz tournament involving the hosts, Enniskillen and Clogher. Both […]
This was the second in a series of friendlies against Bangor. It was another close encounter with Instonians winning on this occasion. They had to play against a stiff breeze in the first half. They repulsed a number of Bangor attacks and even managed to gain some territory in the Bangor half from time to […]
3rd XV vs CIYMS (7 – 7) Junior League Prior to kick off the teams observed one minute’s silence in memory of past President Pat Nelson. Two evenly matched teams played out a seven all draw. One penalty try each. As an experienced CI observer commented in the final quarter, “This game has been dominated […]
Valley U19 I XV remain unbeaten and in pole postion now to win the section. With a heavy pitch and playing against the slope, but with the wind, Valley, with several key players missing, started the stronger but could not put the phases of play together to put Dungannon under any serious pressure. For much […]
Three tries in each half saw the 4’s take the points at a rain drenched and rather bleak Newforge on Saturday. It was a credit to the grounds staff that the pitch was playable given the amount of rain that had fallen over the previous 24 hours but, ignoring the elements, Quins produced another solid […]