Mixed Social Non-Contact Tag Rugby Anyone can play Tag Rugby. It is a non-contact sport which is easy to pick up as well as great fun. The recommended squad size for a Tag team is 12-14 players. During a game, each team must have no more than seven players on the field of play at […]
With several weeks remaining in this pulsating All Ireland League season; we have to congratulate the Ireland Club XV; made up from players in the AIL league on their two recent wins over Scotland and England. These performances indicate the strength of the All Ireland league and how players with aspirations to play professional rugby […]
Interesting weekend coming up for the Four Qualifying leagues with only three Ulster sides Limavady, Strabane and BHSFP not playing. The Qual clubs will be watching closely the results of Instonians 1st XV in the AIL with the potential to effect promotion and relegation issues throughout the four Qualifying leagues. Qual One clubs apart from […]
Four interesting ties with the four Ulster Senior second xv sides capable of winning these games. Current Cup holders CIYMS have a tricky match at the Dub against the undefeated Queens seconds. Beaten finalists Cooke face a difficult game at Deramore against Quins second xv. With Quins first xv having no match this weekend, Cooke […]
There are only four Qualifying league games being played in Q 2,3 and 4 this weekend. In Qual Two, league leaders Ballyclare have the opportunity to open up a fourteen point league on second place Omagh, before the two sides meet at Omagh on the 1st March. In Qual Three league leaders Holywood can open […]
Powerade Towns Cup Quarter Finals Four evenly matched games in the quarter finals of the Towns Cup this weekend. Clogher Valley would have to be the favourites this year, having appeared in five finals since 2006. They last won the trophy in 2012 and 2011. Other quarter finalists including Coleraine, Ballymena seconds, Ballymoney, Ballynahinch seconds, […]
It is a return to action for the teams in Qualifying One and Two after the first round of the Towns Cup last Saturday. Impressive wins by Bangor and Ballymena seconds will further their ambitions of Cup success this season. Once again the stand out fixtures in the second round to be played on the […]
City of Derry Rugby Club make seven changes to their team to play Harlequins in the Ulster Senior League at Derramore on Saturday. Injuries are the reason for the majority of the replacements. Gareth Beatty and Cathal Cregan come into the front row with Paul McFeely and Jonny Lyons coming into the second row and […]