There was one Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup 2nd Round game replay played on Saturday 21st January. Portora Royal School travelled to the North Coast and stayed overnight in preparation for their replay against Dalriada at the Ballymoney venue. Having drawn 10-10 in the first game, the Portora RS team felt slightly aggrieved at not […]
There were six Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup Round 2 games played on Saturday 14th January as well as a number of non- Schools’ Cup matches. The Larne Grammar School team travelled to play Belfast High School in a game the home team dominated from the start. The Belfast High School team, superbly captained by […]
There was one game played on Friday 6th prior to a fuller list of fixtures on Saturday 7th January. Lurgan College II XV v Dalriada II XV PICTURES CLICK HERE Friends’ School hosted Lurgan College in a floodlit game at Lisburn Rugby Club. The Friends’ team had been showing signs of improvement in recent games […]
There were games played at various times during the Christmas holiday period despite the fact that all schools were on their Christmas break. Foyle and Londonderry College played their annual Boxing Day fixture against City of Derry Rugby Club U19’s. The game proved to be an exciting encounter and provided great entertainment for the sizeable […]
Grosvenor entertained close neighbours Holywood at Civil Service in near perfect conditions and on one of the finest playing surfaces in Ulster rugby. The ‘home’ side started brightly and scored a try after ten minutes when flanker Dee McLaughlin picked up from the base of a scrum on Holywood’s 22 and barged his way to […]
The Irish Rugby Football Union and Ulster Rugby announced on Friday 16th Dec 2011 that centre Paddy Wallace and prop Tom Court have each agreed new contracts to remain playing in Ireland. Paddy Wallace has signed a one year deal which will see him contracted to the IRFU and Ulster Rugby until June 2013 while […]
There was one midweek fixture involving two Ulster Schools when Portora Royal School hosted near neighbours, Omagh Academy, in a floodlit fixture at the Enniskillen Rugby Club grounds at Mullaghmeen. Both sets of coaches used the game as an opportunity to play an extended squad and there were four twenty minutes sessions played in the […]
Virginia RFC under 13’s notch up 40+ points for the second week in a row. Virginia RFC U13’s 42 Portadown RFC U13’s 0 Virginia rugby Under 13’s continued their winning streak with another convincing win, scoring 42 points without reply in this one sided game. This is their second 40 plus point victory in a […]
There was one midweek fixture played when Uprichard Park, home of Bangor Rugby Club, hosted a game featuring Sullivan Upper and Wallace High School on Wednesday evening. The opportunity to play under lights was enjoyed by all the players and both teams are grateful to the Bangor Club for use of their excellent facilities. Both […]