Great performance by Virginia RFC Under 15’s Cavan RFC – 9 trys Virginia RFC – 1 try Virginia U15`s started off their season with a trip to Cavan on Saturday last September 10th. The game proved to be a one sided affair with Virginia running in nine tries to Cavan`s one. Try scorers on the […]
Lurgan rugby dominated both these home game winning well and their U13s also won away with all threee youth teams progressing to final game sin their competitions with the U13s now in the Cup Final! Inishowen were frustrated themselves with their performance and with the good rugby they played they must surely be only a […]
After last week’s great triumph in the League final, Carrick travelled for a scheduled friendly against an up and coming Lurgan at Toberwheney Lane. This was a great opportunity to relax after so many tough competitive league and championship games for the newly crowned Carrick team. Even so this was always going to be a […]
Saturday 26 February was a day of mixed fortunes for Carrick, with the age group sides doing extremely well but the senior sides losing out. Pride of place must go to the Under 15s who became Ulster League Champions following a 17 points all draw with Banbridge in the Final at Lisburn on Saturday morning. […]
Carrick U 15 boys paid tribute in a minute’s silence to their friend and rugby playing colleague Ben Robinson who so tragically died early last week following a medallion rugby match last Saturday. The Carrick club’s games lost much of their lustre in such circumstances but in response to this tragic accident the boys of […]
Letterkenny Dig Deep Letterkenny’s 1st XV beat Derry YM’s 1st XV 24-3 in very wet conditions at Dave Gallaher Park on Saturday. The first half was very slow to begin with neither team taking advantage of the high numbers of unforced errors. Derry YM were the first to get on the score sheet with a […]
On Saturday last Carrick U15s played Connacht kingpins Galway Corinthians at Woodlawn in a highly entertaining, skilful & committed game. With Corinthians wanting game time for their large panel prior to their Connacht League Final the game was played in a number of sessions. The visitors were superior in age, weight & overall size but […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 43 points to 3 away to so far unbeaten Donaghadee on Saturday 31 January. As in their other heavy defeat, by CIYMS earlier in the season, Carrick did not play that badly; they simply made a number of crucial defensive errors, which their opponents ruthlessly punished, and could […]