Only one game in Qualifying One this weekend with CIYMS playing Bangor at Belmont. Bangor will look to return to third place in the league with CIYMS fighting it out with Dromore and Ballymoney to secure that all important Top four placing. In Qualifying Two Ballyclare will look to stay ahead of their nearest challengers, […]
With only eight games left for the Ulster sides in Div 1A and 1B we enter week eleven of their AIL programme. The sides in Div 2A and 2B have six games left as they enter week ten. Last weekend provided wins for Belfast Harlequins, Malone, Banbridge, Queens, Rainey, Armagh and Ards with defeats for […]
All attention maybe be focused on the opening games in this weekends opening Six Nations matches with Ireland playing Scotland at the Aviva stadium on Sunday the 2nd February with a 3.00pm ko. Nearby in West Dublin on Saturday afternoon Clogher Valley will attempt to win the Ulster Bank All Ireland Junior Cup for the […]
IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset has predicted a stellar year for the Women’s Game as the Rugby family looks forward to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 in France. With the RBS Women’s 6 Nations kicking off a busy year of international Fifteens and Sevens action and global participation at an all-time high of 1.5 million, the […]
The International Rugby Board has reaffirmed its commitment to address public criticism of match officials by team management and players at international level. Chairman Bernard Lapasset issued a letter to Unions reminding them of their responsibility to uphold the sport’s values of discipline, integrity and respect when it comes to comments on match official performance. […]
Ahead of the defence of their RBS 6 Nations and Grand Slam titles the Irish Rugby Football Union today (30th Jan) announced a new three year jersey partnership between its Women’s Senior XV team and Aon, the world’s leading advisor on risk management and human resource consulting. The sponsorship, which is the first of its […]
Budweiser representative Rod McCrory (front) from Tennent’s NI, with Belfast Trojan players (from left) Christophe Perret , Chariman Barry Kiel, and Mark McGrath, at the team’s new home grounds at Belfast Harlequins Sports Arena. The Belfast Trojans American Football team has kicked off the New Year with Budweiser coming on board as the new team […]
Already we near the time of year when not only does the RBS Six Nations Championship kick off, but also the opening day of registrations for IRFU Volkswagen Tag. IRFU Volkswagen Tag launched registrations online on www.irfutag.ie, with a wide array of quality host clubs including new venues in Belfast, Cork, Limerick and Waterford for […]