Predictions!? Towns Cup 2nd Round Sat 24/1/15 Portadown v Dromore Donaghadee v Holywood Carrick v City of Derry Banbridge v Ballynahinch Armagh v Bangor Larne v Ballymena Enniskillen v Ards Clogher Valley v Coleraine
The following fixtures will take place on Saturday. This is actually Round 1 of the competition and a preliminary round which included Strabane Academy for the first time in a few years resulted in Antrim Grammar proceeding to the 1st round of the competition where they will play Banbridge Academy. The full schedule of games […]
Albeit the competition had a reduced format due to no elite level section following an unusual reduction in teams entering, as far as we know Mengals were the only team to enter! At any rate the finals were awesome, superbly organised by the IRFU and the expansion of Tag continues undeterred with new venues popping […]
Niall Moyna: “If we’re really serious about this we have to educate kids” Ireland is a “Third World” nation when it comes to the physical sporting health of its young people, according to a leading expert in the field. Professor Niall Moyna of the Centre for Preventive Medicine in DCU is involved in a research […]
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Carrickfergus kicked off their 150th year in the perfect fashion with a Towns Cup victory over local rivals Ballyclare at Tom Simms Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon. The teams could not be separated over 100 minutes of rugby but, with the score at 11-11 as the game entered the added seconds in extra time, Luke […]
In 2015, IRFU Volkswagen Tag goes from strength to strength with the announcement of Donnybrook Stadium and Malahide RFC joining the already impressive list of host venues………. Teams signing up to play also qualify their players into an exclusive competition draw where they can win match tickets to see Ireland play at the Aviva Stadium […]
A new study suggests that the common perception that strict rest is best for concussed patients is not only inaccurate, but that prolonged rest may actually be harmful. Concussions account for more than 10% of all sport-related injuries among high school athletes. Over the past 10 years, emergency department visits for sports-related traumatic brain injury […]