All square in the top of the table clash CLICK HERE for shots! Cookstown RFC’s much anticipated clash with current Ulster Minor league champions Ballyshannon ended in stalemate on Saturday. This away fixture played on a 4G surface, turned out to be a thriller which thoroughly entertained the local support. The first twenty minutes were […]
Heineken Cup pool attendance record smashed New attendance record as European quarter-final qualification goes down to the wire again CLICK HERE for 27 page review Once again, the Heineken Cup qualification combinations and permutations went right down to the wire with the top four seedings for the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier club tournament only confirmed […]
Squad Injury Updates: Keith Earls: Team management are awaiting the results of a scan which is due to take place today (Monday 20th January) – a further update will be available once results are known A number of players reported to Ireland Camp with bumps and bruises following the weekend’s Heineken Cup action. Their training […]
With referees now micked up in contact with linesmen the room for infringement or refereeing error is being reduced all the time. The Ballymena Times has published the following article which just brings how tight the margins are in a difficult game to referee article begins…….. Opinion: Big decision shows how tough referees’ job is […]
THIRDS LOSE AT ROUGHFORT With Donaldson Park falling victim to the persistent torrential rain last Saturday causing the Q1 game against CIYMS to be postponed the 3rd XV travelled to North Belfast to take on their Academy counterparts. In the absence of Mark Mitchell, Garth Bennett assumed the Captain’s role and in a hard fought […]
The team were absolutely gutted, it was just one of those days where a combination of otherwise controllable factors just affected the outcome, the guys Sam, Patrick and the rest of the boyz will be working at this to consistently address this and get the side back to winning ways together. Brilliant game bring on […]