T’S been a busy summer of recruitment at Ballymena Rugby Club, with a number of new faces replacing a number of departures. Among those to leave are Rodger McBurney and last season’s captain Paul Pritchard, both of whom have gone to AIL Division 1B rivals Ballynahinch, where they will be joined by Blane McIlroy, who […]
Season tickets for 2012/13 have passed the 4,000 mark with over three weeks remaining until the start fo the compettitive season… CLICK HERE FOR SEASON TICKET INFO Stephen Ferris, Rory Best, Tommy Bowe and Roger Wilson popped down to the UTV studios recently to record an advert for the upcoming pre season game v Leicester… […]
On Thursday the 26th of July, Ulster came to the City of Derry RFC grounds at Judge’s Road for an open training session. The event organised by the Ulster branch is to bring the players to the supporters from this side of the province. Inishowen Rugby Club attended the day and with the weather being […]
Benefits of Sports Massage Can adding sports massages to your workout routine seriously improve your performance? Yes! As the training and playing hours pile up, so do the aches and pains. These little aches and pains can turn into a serious injury. Sports massage techniques, when used regularly, can increase the blood flow that is […]
As the finals weekend of the European club rugby season fast approaches, ERC have named a shortlist of five players who are in contention for the northern hemisphere’s most prestigious individual accolade, ERC European Player of the Year 2012. The two Irish clubs who contest Saturday’s Heineken Cup final at Twickenham Stadium, Leinster Rugby and […]
The annual Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday evening, at the Culloden Hotel where Ulster, Ireland and Lions back row forward Stephen Ferris scooped the top accolade of Heineken Personality of the Year singled out for his remarkable come-back from injury and subsequent barn-storming performances for Ulster and Ireland this season. Ferris […]