RaboDirect PRO12 Previews Round 1: It’s here at last, the new RaboDirect PRO12 season kicks off on Friday night with three tough fixtures. INCLUDES AWESOME 10 PAGE Stat Based PDF DOWNLOAD

The honour of hosting the first game in the renamed competition will be shared between the Liberty Stadium and Ravenhill where both games kick-off at 7.05pm. Last season’s finalists, Leinster, are the visitors to Swansea where they will be hoping to reverse the outcome of the 2009/10 final, when Ospreys took the title. CHECK THIS […]

Bangor Rugby Club Notes: Reports From I & II XV v Donaghadee Rugby Club ~ The Rodney Gray Cup: Report & Pictures

Donaghadee 34 – 3 Bangor Fixture: Rodney Gray Cup Date: Saturday 27th August 2011 KO: 12:30 Bangor lose out in Rodney Gray Cup Despite the encouraging performance last week against CIYMS, Bangor were soundly beaten by local adversaries Donaghadee for the Rodney Gray Cup. Donaghadee’s dominant forward play combined with a variety of errors by […]

David Workman Reports From The Dub: Scrappy Hinch Claim Bonus Point Victory: Queens University Rugby Club I XV 21 v Ballynahinch Rugby Club I XV 27

The Ulster Senior League got underway on Saturday with the Hinch travelling to the Dub in Belfast with only four regulars in their starting line-up. The Hinch side made a poor start, Queens enjoying most of the possession and converting two penalty goals through the boot of David Kenny for an early 6-point lead. In […]

Clogher Valley Rugby Club I XV v Rainey Old Boys Rugby Club: The Derek Lee Memorial Match: In Pictures

CLogher Valley entertained Rainey old Boys in what has become an annual fixture in memory of one of th ekey founders of Clogher Valley Rugby Club Derek Lee. Click Here for the pictures & big thank you to Stephen Hetherington – Clogher Valley Photography. MAIN PICTURE: Wilfred Bothwell hands over the ‘Derek Lee’ Memorial Trophy […]

1 of 3 Pre Season Tournaments: The George Tees Cup: 10 Teams Battled It Out – UUC Rugby Club Retain The Cup Making It Four Years In A Row For Them: Click Here For Lots Of Pictures

The George Tees Cup will commenced at 12.30pm @ Judges Road with ten teams ~ Armoy RFC, Ballyshannon RFC, Ballymoney RFC, Clogher Valley RFC, Innishowen RFC, Omagh RFC, Rainey RFC, UUC RFC, City of Derry RFC and a Peter Tees’ XV. The last 3 years champions University Of Ulster Coleraine Rugby Club retained the cup […]

A Busy Day @ City Of Derry Rugby Club: They Host Banbridge Rugby Club I XV & II XV & The George Tees Cup sees 10 Teams Competing

City of Derry RFC V Banbridge Saturday 27th August 2011@ Judges Road, Kick-off; 3pm City of Derry Rugby Club start their new season this Saturday at home to Banbridge in the Ulster Senior League with a 3pm Kick-off. The game will be preceded by City of Derry 2nd XV playing their Banbridge counterparts in the […]

KICK OFF YOUR RUGBY WEEKEND WITH RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011, THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME: OUT TOMORROW!

Dublin, 25th August 2011 – Global video games publisher 505 Games and developer HB Studios announce the release of Rugby World Cup 2011, the official game of Rugby World Cup 2011. The game will available from tomorrow, Friday, 26th August at video game retailers nationwide including GameStop, Xtra-vision, Smyths Toys and Tesco. Rugby World Cup […]