Former Players & Friends Reunion ~ Saturday March 3rd 2012 Order of Events 1.00pm Welcome/Reception Buffet for past members, guests and visitors 2.30pm Donegal Town RFC 1 XV v Monaghan RFC 1 XV (IRFU Ulster Branch Kukri League) 4.00pm Post Match Reception in Clubhouse with PowerPoint presentation of Club Archive Photos and Current Club Photos. […]
With schools enjoying a well-deserved mid-term break, there were not many rugby games played at 1stxv level on Saturday 18th February. The exception was the remaining Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl game featuring Portadown College and Down High School which had been postponed on Saturday 11th. This game took place at Chamber’s Park, home of […]
Many thanks to Greers Of Antrim Volvo Dealership For Sponsoring This Section Click Here Under head coach Wayne Mitchell and assistant coach Jimmy Duffy the team will play three games this season with the match in Italy up first. Monivea’s Caolin Blade starts at scrumhalf on Saturday while his older brother Darren will be leading […]
There were eight Northern Bank Ulster Schools Cup Round 4 games, three Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Quarter-Final games as well as two Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Semi Finals played on Saturday 11th February. The Tie of the 4th Round Ulster Schools’ Cup games took place at Ballyclare High School when the home team […]
The “Big 8” enter the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup on Saturday 11th February and the 4th Round draw has thrown up some intriguing encounters. The potential tie of the round is the meeting involving Ballyclare High School and the Royal School, Armagh at the Rashee Road venue in Ballyclare. Both teams have had an […]
There was one remaining Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 3 game played on Wednesday 1st February. The Cambridge House v Wellington College game had been postponed due to frost on Saturday 28th January but the game was re-organised quickly in line with the regulations of the competition. The Cambridge House team started the game […]
Seven of the eight Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 3 games took place on Saturday 28th January. The game involving Cambridge House and Wellington College fell foul of the frosty conditions in Ballymena and will be played on an alternative date. before you read the report please help with the following requests for games: […]
The match proved to be a tense and highly competitive affair with Ballymena keen to make amends for their defeat by Methody back in October. Ballymena started strongly and spent the first ten minutes of the match deep in the Methody half but stout defence by the home team meant that Ballymena were unable to […]
There are three games in the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Trophy Quarter-Final scheduled for Saturday 28th January. Lurgan College will play Omagh Academy at 10-30 with the East Antrim Derby game between Larne Grammar School and Carrickfergus Grammar School scheduled for the same time. Portora Royal School will begin their defence of the Northern Bank […]
The side shows a balance between youth and experience, with nine of the match day 22 uncapped at senior level. Gavin Duffy will be the man with that experience in the back three, with David Kearney and Simon Zebo starting on the wings. Nevin Spence and Eoin O’Malley will form a new centre partnership at […]