With one round to go of the 2013-2014 RaboDirect PRO12 regular season, like for like crowd attendances are already up on the 2012-13 campaign. And with plenty still to play for in the forthcoming final weekend, the figure is set to increase. The final identity of the top two teams is still to be confirmed […]
The Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2ndxv Plate Final will take place at Rainey Endowed School on Wednesday 9th April at 2-30pm. The game will feature Coleraine AI 2ndxv and Omagh Academy 2ndxv. Methodist College 4thxv received a bye from the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 3rdxv Plate semi-final into the final. They will play Campbell College […]
The 2013/14 women’s rugby season in Ulster is underway, with significant changes to both leagues and the development section. ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE The AIL 2N league this season consists of 5 teams – Belfast Harlequins, Cooke, Enniskillen, Sligo and Queens. Belfast Harelquins finished second in the league for the second year running last season and AIL […]
Heineken Cup fever returns to Glasgow The launches of the 2013/14 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup season continue in style with the latest event during the build-up to next week’s European club rugby kick-off taking place today (Wednesday, 2 October) in Glasgow. The Head Coaches and captains of Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors were […]
Standing room only at Dublin event Amlin Challenge Cup holders and three-time Heineken Cup champions, Leinster Rugby, were among the four clubs present at today’s Irish launch of the 2013/14 European club rugby season in Dublin. There was standing room only at Sky Ireland’s headquarters for the event which was attended by the Head Coaches […]
Big Cardiff attendance for launch of tournaments The European club rugby season kicked off in some style in Cardiff today with the English and Welsh launch of the 2013/14 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup. A total of 11 clubs from the two tournaments attended the event at the Millennium Stadium and some of the […]