It was a brace of well taken first half tries by Rory Scholes and the reliable kicking of Owen McMurray and Michael Heaney that won this battle of Ulster League heavy weights. Ballymena could have done better, but their first up kicker John Semple was having a bit of a ‘Brock James’ day at the […]
Ward hat-trick helps Bann to win over Naas BANBRIDGE 1STs 39 Naas 10 A hat-trick of tries from Brendan Ward (pictured) set Banbridge on their way to a comprehensive win over Naas, a result which lifts them into third place in Division 2B of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League. The Kiwi full-back struck just three […]
City of Derry Rugby Club had a convincing victory on Saturday last at Judges Road when they defeated old rivals Armagh by a convincing 37pts to 3pts. Derry carried on from where they left off in the first half of their All Ireland League victory the previous weekend away to Old Wesley in Dublin when […]
CITY OF DERRY 37 ARMAGH rugby 3 Saturday saw Armagh first’s and second’s both make the long trek north to Judge’s Road to play The City of Derry. The seconds playing in the second XV league while the respective first‘s met in the Ulster League. The last time Armagh first’s played the ‘Derry side was […]
Ballyclare R.F.C. had three of their four adult sides in action at the weekend and each one managed to record wins by scoring over fifty points. 1st xv defeating Grosvenor F.P. 57-20 at home ; 3rd XV winning 62-5 away to Lisburn Thirds and the 4thXV crushing Belfast Harlequins Fourths at home 55-0. Ballyclare 57 […]
The latest installment in our section devoted to promoting every club in Ulster – this time its Malone and this short review with a link to their website will also stay in our club features section indefinitely. MALONE Malone Football Club was founded in 1892 by residents of Malone Park, Belfast. From this beginning, with […]
Latest from Tir Chonaill 30th Aug… Tir Chonaill Under 13s : Congratulations to this team on their first ever league game against Letterkenny last Saturday. Following a tough match and with Tir Chonaill missing a few regulars, Letterkenny ran out 24-19 winners. Hopefully we will soon be at full strength, and numbers continue to grow. […]
2’s Cruse Past Another 50 Points Against Quins Ballynahinch 2’s 57pts Belfast Harlequins 2’s 6pts David Workman reports from Ballymacarn Park In perfect conditions Ballynahinch 2’s defeated a young Belfast Harlequins 2’s by 57 pts to 6 pts after leading 17 pts to 6 pts at half-time. In all Hinch scored nine tries through Toby […]