INTRODUCING ARDS LADIES TO THE RUGBY SCENE – CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT TURNOUT TO YOUR FIRST NIGHT OF TRAINING – IN THE POURING RAIN – WELCOME TO RUGBY!

A new Ladies team has formed at Ards RFC, and they completed their first night of training on 21st July. The rain poured down heavier than anyone could remember but the squad braved the elements and completed a successful first night. Form the side-lines it was amazing to see how quickly the spine of this […]

Ulster Rugby Fun Day This Saturday

Ulster Rugby will be holding their now annual fun day this Saturday at Ravenhill from 1-4pm. Very much an afternoon of fun for all the family, there will be a chance to meet some new signings and enjoy face painting, kicking competitions, crazy golf, a bouncy castle, tag rugby and more! Tiackets are available at […]

Willamette RFC, Formed Five Years, One Tour To Ulster, Now Beating Their Home rivals With 93-7 Scorelines! They have not forgotten their friends here!

SALEM, OREGON USA – “Let’s just say, the Instonians, taught us a thing or two, or 93”, commented Mike Scott the head coach of the Willamette Rugby Football Club (WRFC) based out of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon USA. WRFC wrapped up its Ulster tour this spring with a 15-12 loss to the Instonians 3rd/4th […]

Ballyclare High School New Zealand Tour – Proudly Representing Ulster in New Zealand & The Cook Islands.

On the 26th June forty players, five staff and a physiotherapist embarked on a 3 week rugby tour to the Southern hemisphere, to play school teams in the greatest rugby playing nation in the world! Where were they from? Ballyclare High School of course the home of Ireland and Ulster Rugby legend Gary Longwell no […]

Claire Withers (PT) & Peter Baird (Complete Gyms Nutrition) Train Alan Whitten, Instonians RFC Prop, 6 week blog. Agreed Outcomes 25% Gains!!!!

InTouch has teamed up with two local experts, Claire Withers – Personal Trainer – and Peter Baird – Complete Gyms Nutrition – to train an advanced level rugby athlete Alan Whitten. Required Outcome: After an intial consultation with Alan, Claire & Alan have identified a 25% increase in key specific areas, is the desired outcome! […]

Ulster Announce Pre-Season Fixtures

Ulster Rugby have announced details of three pre-season friendly fixtures which will take place this August. First up is a home tie against Bath at Ravenhill on Friday 13th August with a 7.30pm kick off. Ulster defeated Bath, who placed 4th in last season’s Premiership, twice last season in the Heineken Cup, 26-12 at Ravenhill […]

Antipodean tour blogs from Andrew Trimble!

We were delighted to hear recently about a tour blog from Andrew Trimble (sent to John Dickson www.dicksondigital.com) while part of Irelands Antipodean Adventure and Thomond Park Babas game. We have reproduced some of them below below and you will take particular joy in the reaction of the Ulster boys on bumping into Xavier Rush, […]