CLICK HERE for 25 Pictures There were a number of strong performances, a couple of injuries accrued in the battles and Claire McLaughlin sustained a dislocated shoulder such was the ferocity of the contact. This was a massive team effort the 20 squad members, and with 5 teams in the division it was the most […]
[youtube V6zRFY4bg0o] John Kirwan, part of the New Zealand team that won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987, believes Asian rugby is growing at such a rate that he foresees two Asian nations to be good enough to play in the 2019 World Cup. When asked about the current state of Asian rugby, […]
In a wind affected Qualifying League 2 encounter at Lisburn the home team came out with a deserved if hard earned win over rivals Larne, thus reversing the result of their first game last September. The Tata Steel sponsored locals took first advantage of the strong breeze gusting down the pitch and on seven minutes […]
TWO THROUGH – SIX TO GO Munster Rugby and defending champions Leinster Rugby are safely through to the 2011/12 quarter-finals with a match to spare – and Saracens need just a single point from their trip to Benetton Treviso on Sunday to join them in the last eight. But the other places are there to […]
A game of two halves for Virginia’s under 15’s. Virginia RFC – 26 Portadown RFC – 0 Virginia U15’s played Portadown at home on Saturday last December 3rd on a very cold morning. Portadown were a much changed team from the previous fixture causing Virginia plenty of problems in the early stages of the game […]
There were two hat tricks scored on Saturday when man of the match Brendan Ward scored three tries in the 1st XV home win over Naas. This bonus point win moves Bann up to third in the table. Final score 39 – 10. The second hat trick was by 2nd XV captain Geoff Thompson in […]
From the depths of despair at the bottom of the sand dunes to the heights of an impressive ‘friendly’ win against a very strong Harlequins team, August has been a fun, intense and intriguing month leading into the newly formed Rabo Direct Pro12 league. With the Northern Ireland golfers, Rory McIlroy (an avid Ulster Rugby […]