SENIORS: Ballyshannon R.F.C.’s pre-season training continues this week. This Tuesday and Thursday, the 16th and 18th of August the senior men will be training at 7.00pm at the lakeside centre in Ballyshannon. The senior ladies will also be training this coming week, their sessions will be held on Wednesday and Friday, the 17th and 19th […]
Ulster U20s opened their season in style with a comfortable 67-14 win over Midlands in Coventry on Friday afternoon. Ulster started strongly and never looked back – it took just four minutes to register the first try and they went on to add another ten before the final whistle. Fullback Rory Scholes was first to […]
Ulster’s newest club, the Antrim Eels, are currently seeking new members to join them. The Eels are happy for any help and are looking for players, coaches, sponsors and volunteers. If you wish to get involved with the Eels please contact Pascal Mulot by e-mailing pmulot@hotmail.com or visit the clubs facebook page (just search Antrim […]
The Ireland team to play France this Saturday in Bordeaux shows a total of nine changes to the starting team from the side that played Scotland last weekend. The back three remains unchanged with Rob Kearney, Andrew Trimble and Luke Fitzgerald all named in the side. Paddy Wallace starts in the centre, with Keith Earls […]
As players get back into the thick of contact training, head coach, Richard Kernohan and this season’s First XV captain, Jonny Gault, have been looking forward to the new season and that starts with as many players as possible coming to training. Jonny has taken over the reins from Stephen Dickey and he is looking […]
All teams busy preparing for the upcoming season Pre-season is well underway at Ards Rugby Club, with the senior squad working hard on both their fitness and skills as they prepare for the newly restructured All Ireland League Division 2B where they will take on sides like Connemara, Navan and Sligo, under the watchful eye […]
Ulster U20 head coach Derek Suffern has named his starting XV to face Midlands U20 at Broadstreet RFC in Coventry on Friday 12th August (kick off TBC). Four members of the 2011 Campbell College Schools’ Cup winning team are among the starters, namely, Charles Gallagher, John Creighton, Chris Farrell and Rory Scholes. Eight senior clubs […]
Bayonne, playing their second game in five days, following last Friday’s friendly against Pau, opened strongly with 19 unanswered points before young out-half James McKinney, making his first appearance in a senior Ulster shirt, slotted over a penalty close to the half-time break. A considerable crowd turned out to watch Bayonne’s final pre-season game before […]
Northern Bank Ulster U18 Schools Tour Squad 11 – 13 August 2011 CName SName School Ross Adair Sullivan Upper Ben Alexander* RBAI Paddy Anderson RBAI Mark Best* Campbell College Nathan Brown RBAI Neil Burns* Foyle & L’Derry Coll David Busby Portadown College Marc Campbell Methodist College Jack Cooke* Campbell College Jonny Craig Ballyclare HS Jonny […]