Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 11th January 2014. There were seven Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 1 games played on Saturday 11th January. Foyle and Londonderry College hosted Friends’ School, Lisburn in a game which the Foyle College team won by 24-0. The Foyle team dominated proceedings in the first half and […]
Powerade Towns Cup Preview Saturday 4th January 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By George Millar One of Ulster rugby’s most eagerly awaited club competitions kicks off this weekend with ten first round fixtures. Six sides Enniskillen, Banbridge seconds, Strabane, UUC, Ballymoney and Donaghadee have received a bye. For the clubs participating their goal will be to step out on […]
Wishing Stuart Olding and all last years injured players a very speedy recovery, they’ll hopefully be back playing the sport they love as soon as possible. The IRFU and Ulster Rugby will host a SAFE Rugby Level 2 at Ravenhill on Saturday 25th January 2014. This one-day rugby-specific, emergency pitchside care course is designed for […]
Round eleven of the Qualifying league campaign coming up this weekend with only seven games remaining. It would appear to be a two horse race between league leaders Clogher Valley and reigning champions Portadown who are one point behind. Nine points separate them from CIYMS and Bangor in third and fourth place with both sides […]
Congratulations to Clogher Valley on making it through to the All Ireland Junior Cup Final where they will play Enniscorthy. Portadown coach Richard Hedley and his players must be bitterly disappointed in their sides narrow 14 – 13 loss to Enniscorthy. We in Ulster were looking forward to the two Ulster sides contesting the final. […]
Week seven of the Ulster Senior League leaves Ballymena topping the table with 26pts, one point ahead of current league champions Ballynahinch. The question being asked: are our clubs in Ulster playing too many fixtures. With Senior clubs involved in pre season friendlies, Ulster Senior league, Ulster Senior Cup and AIL we have players turning […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 14th December 2013 by Barney McGonigle There was one midweek fixture played when Coleraine Academical Institution hosted Belfast Royal Academy in a game which the Coleraine AI team won by 38-8. Coleraine AI won the toss and decided to play into the wind. The visitors opened the scoring […]
No fixtures in Qualifying One this weekend due to the All Ireland Junior Cup semi finals. In Qualifying Two Ballyclare remain out in front on 32 points. Four points ahead of their nearest rivals Randalstown with a game in hand. Both these sides were due to meet at Nelisbrook Park this weekend. With Ballyclare due […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 7th December 2013 There was one midweek fixture played when Antrim Grammar School defeated Cambridge House by 27-7. The Antrim GS team had built up a 17-7 lead by half time with tries coming from Andrew White, David Armstrong and Chris Donnelly. Andrew added one conversion. In response, […]
Talk about a high level of rugby. Brilliant game from start to finish with Malone RFC millimeters away from victory. After going 19 – 6 down they dug deeper and outplayed the oposition to register a series of unanswered points to bring the scoreline to 18 v 19 in the final seconds. Massive respect for […]