Match Report, 10 September – Conference League, Cooke v Ballymena II Firsts pass Conference League encounter with flying colours Cooke showed their intentions to challenge for Qualifying League One honours during a confident performance against Ballymena IIs. The game started with a series of bruising exchanges as both packs sought to make their presence felt. […]
Donaghadee v Dromore Dromore travelled to newly promoted Donaghadee and in a disjointed performance lost 38 14. There where many similarities to last week as once again Dromore faced a team that where simply bigger and stronger and had to spend long periods of the game defending. Once Dee got into their stride it was […]
Stacey Lea Kennedy on the charge Ulster Women were defeated 18-12 by Munster at garryowen RFC on Saturday. Second half tries from Nikki Caughey and Stacey Lea Kennedy were not enough for this young Ulster side who fought back valiantly from a 15 point deficit at the break only to lose this thrilling encounter 18 […]
City of Derry defended their home record and in the process crashed the much favoured Harlequins outfit out the Ulster Senior Cup. Although Derry thoroughly deserved their 24-22 victory at Judges Road the victory looked unlikely until two brilliant individual efforts that sealed the comeback! The encounter mirrored the previous week in the early quarter […]
Randalstown 2nds opened their league campaign under new management and returned a creditable 55 – 18 victory over their Holywood counterparts. It didn’t take ‘Town long to settle into their stride on Saturday afternoon and they were quickly rewarded with a penalty which went unconverted. This was followed up by the first of 9 tries […]
Enniskillen took this game by the scruff of it’s neck early on despite a freshening breeze, which probably favoured the visitors in the opening half, and took an early lead through the boot of James McIntyre inside the first five minutes after some early pressure on the Ballyclare line. ‘Skins were showing some great enterprise, […]