1st XV – In a highly competitive game Ards started stronger than their more illustrious opponents and should have taken the lead after 12 minutes when they failed to convert a penalty, following a Ballymena infringement. Ballymena claimed the first points after 17 minutes, when, against the run of play Fisher converted a penalty, following […]
Randalstown 2nd XV started the season brightly with a rout of Holywood 2nds at Neillsbrook on Saturday afternoon. Barely 5 minutes into the game a knock on by Holywood on their own 22 led to the first of 9 nines for the home team. Having won possession in the set piece ‘Town came up against […]
Rainey and Ards both sent in reports for this one but, to the victors the spoils, we run with the Rainey report from James Barr. Thanks to Roy Lawton of Ards for the pictures. Games between Rainey Old Boys and Ards have,over the years,usually been closely contested affairs.It was no different at Hatrick Park where […]
Saturday 3rd April. Report and Pictures from Roy Lawton Ards took a very youthful side to Eaton Park on Saturday in this rescheduled USL fixture against Ballymena. With an average age of only 21, Ards were looking to give some of their returning students and fringe players a bit of game time at the higher […]
Ards played their First Trust Senior Cup quarter-final against Instonians at Shaws Bridge on Thursday evening, and despite what the score line might suggest, this was far from being a one sided contest. Indeed at one stage in the second half, both teams were separated by only 3 points. Inst hit the ground running after […]
Saturday 6th March. Roy Lawton reports. With only three games in the AIB League remaining and senior status still not fully secured for another season, Ards welcomed top four side Nenagh Ormond to Hamilton Park on Saturday. Nenagh are lying eight places above Ards in the league, sitting comfortably in fourth place just behind Banbridge, […]