Fresh from a 17-0 semi-final home win over Newry, Ards Ladies were mentally and physically ready for the final against Letterkenny at Ballymoney RFC. Both teams played extremely well, however Letterkenny took an edge in the first half, including 3 tries, that Ards couldn’t pull back. One of the highlights of Ards’ first half was […]
The biggest problem with a game of rugby is one team ends up on the wrong end of the score. Dealing with that despair is also the greatest acheivement perhaps in life. The sporting occasion is an opportunity to learn. Limavady GS have blazed a trail in the last two years of sometimes champagne rugby […]
With the France v Ireland game cancelled, all attention focused on the big game at Monaghan where the Perennials were the visitors. The main party travelled by luxury coach from Belfast hoping to extend their unbeaten run and claim their first ever season Grand Slam. PICTURES TO FOLLOW Team focus and preparations were diverted by […]
Dungannon 17-44 Quins ‘Quins maintained their position at the top of the Ulster Bank 1B League with this emphatic bonus point Ulster derby victory. The visitor’s powerful pack did the damage in the second half by grabbing four tries including a brace from the rampaging Starman Neil McComb. CLICK HERE FOR 20 Action Shots After […]
Last Sunday saw Enniskillen Ladies off to the flying start they were looking for in their Ulster Cup campaign with a convincing second half performance to see off Sligo ladies with a 43 – 10 win. The ‘Skins girls started brightly with the lively Brenda Brogan breaking the Sligo defensive line twice in quick succession […]
BANBRIDGE 3RDs 29 Portadown 2nds 13 Two late tries gave Bann Thirds a rather flattering if deserved win against a Portadown side which had knocked them out of the Crawford Cup just a few weeks previously. Alan Robinson’s eighth minute penalty for the visitors was neutralised by a Clarke McAllister effort nine minutes later. But […]