Reports are circulating of an official Over 35’s League! With Ireland riding high, maybe the old boys who have decided we’re not quite over the hill yet will take up the gauntlet once again and take to the pitches in an over 35’s league. This of course will add more credence to our criticisms of […]
Ulster Women completed their Inter-provincial series on Saturday afternoon with a 15-12 win against Connacht at Ballymoney RFC. Ulster dominated the opening exchanges and first half tries by Laura Nichol and Sorcha Chipperfield put the home team into a 10 – 0 lead. A second half try by Poppy Cleal was enough to see Ulster […]
With two Ulster U19 teams away to Limerick to compete in the U19 Inter Provincial Championship, a number of schools were missing front line players when a full list of schools’ fixtures was played on Saturday 17th September. The Ulster U19 “A” team travelled to Limerick to play Munster U19 “A”s in a game that […]
Ulster 20 Cardiff 3 Tonight at a sodden Ravenhill Ulster put in a measured performance to overcome Cardiff Blues by 20 points to three, with two tries within four minutes from Darren Cave ensuring a third straight victory and a return to the top of the RaboDirect Pro 12 table. For the Pictures CLICK HERE […]
UTV Sport Video Interview CLICK HERE BBC Sport The Ruck ~ CLICK HERE RaboDirect Pro12 Ulster Features CLICK HERE New signing Jared Payne is in line to make his Ulster debut this Friday against Cardiff Blues after he was named in the preliminary 29 man squad by Brian McLaughlin. The New Zealander arrived in Belfast […]
Jared Payne will make his Ulster debut in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 game versus Cardiff at Ravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). The New Zealander will start at fullback in place of Adam D’Arcy who drops to the bench. The backline is otherwise unchanged from the side that played Aironi on Saturday. There are three personnel changes […]
The Inter Provincial game involving Ulster Schools’ and Leinster Schools’ U18 teams was played in near perfect overhead conditions in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Ravenhill on Wednesday afternoon the 14th September 2011. With both teams relishing the opportunity of playing on a well-manicured pitch the game was eagerly anticipated by everyone present. Leinster […]
New signing Jared Payne is in line to make his Ulster debut this Friday against Cardiff Blues after he was named in the preliminary 29 man squad by Brian McLaughlin. The New Zealander arrived in Belfast last week and has quickly settled within the squad. The versatile player will offer McLaughlin a few options as […]
Table toppers. Cardiff Blues, kick-off the RaboDirect PRO12 Round 3 fixtures when they visit third placed Ulster at Ravenhill on Friday night. Both teams have a 100% winning record so far this season, the only difference between them being the 2 try bonus points Blues have collected – the only team to do so. CHECK […]