CIYMS lost 25-12 to Ballymoney in the 1st game of the season in Qualifying 1. However, this was a game which CI could have, and should have won. Naivete and nerves saw Ballymoney rack up two early scores, one from a push over try and the other from a cross field kick which bounced fortunately […]
COLERAINE Rugby Club got back into the thick of things last week with a series of matches testing the entire squad. Training and pre-season practice have left the players and coaches feeling ready for action and now they hope those long hours of dedicated work will pay dividends. Three matches in a week will be […]
Match Report, 10 September – Conference League, Cooke v Ballymena II Firsts pass Conference League encounter with flying colours Cooke showed their intentions to challenge for Qualifying League One honours during a confident performance against Ballymena IIs. The game started with a series of bruising exchanges as both packs sought to make their presence felt. […]
Donaghadee v Dromore Dromore travelled to newly promoted Donaghadee and in a disjointed performance lost 38 14. There where many similarities to last week as once again Dromore faced a team that where simply bigger and stronger and had to spend long periods of the game defending. Once Dee got into their stride it was […]
Inishowen 52 – Finn Valley 10 September 10th 2011 Report by Jeremy Blackman The opening day of the 2011-2012 season is one which could be marked down in history, not because the sun shone for the whole 80 minutes, but at the start of Inishowen RFC’s 40th season, they were honoured to be the inaugural […]
5s win 6-3…..4s beat 17-15…3s win 43-13……1s beat@hinch Malone lose heavily in Senior Cup encounter with Ballynahinch The 1st XV lost heavily away to Ballynahinch in the 1st Round of this years Senior Cup going down by a scoreline of 49-8. The Vikings however make it two in a row against CIYMS 2’s Carrying on […]
Ophir RFC 1st XV got their league season started at Magowan Park on Saturday 10th September with a home fixture against Ballyshannon. Hopes for a successful season were high under new coach Ken Campbell and despite a deluge of rain before kick off the home side started brightly. From the start the Ophir pack were […]