Malone RFC 0 – 46 Antrim After last week’s brave win over Enniskillen in the opening round of the McCambley Cup, Antrim resumed league duties with a trip to Belfast to face Malone, who sat third in the league prior to the game. The game ended with an 8 try demolition and a superb hat […]
Ireland U19’s v Australia Schools Ravenhill Saturday 14th December 2013. It was a game of two halves from an Ireland U19’s perspective when they played the touring Australia Schools’ team at Ravenhill on Saturday 14th December. The Australia team won the game, played in very difficult overhead conditions, by 14-8. The visitors won the toss […]
Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Round Up Saturday 14th December 2013 by Barney McGonigle There was one midweek fixture played when Coleraine Academical Institution hosted Belfast Royal Academy in a game which the Coleraine AI team won by 38-8. Coleraine AI won the toss and decided to play into the wind. The visitors opened the scoring […]
This years Senior Cup Final was contested between Queen’s University Belfast RFC & Ballynahinch RFC. In the 1st half each team scored 2 tries and in the second half Queens scored 2 penalties which proved the difference between the two sides. In the final 15 minutes Ballynahinch mounted an assault on the Queen’s RFC try […]
We can safely say it was an honour to cover this game on Saturday afternoon which was every bit as good a rugby as Division 1A. An absolutely superb game of rugby and in true winter rugby conditions the picture says it all. A brilliant day and true rugby hospitality and friendship from both teams […]
From the look of these pictures another classic game from the weekend saw BHS II v Antrim Grammar I – Many thanks to Gary Benson for the shotsssssssssssss CLICK HERE for them!
Hats of to these guys, full on rugby in full winter conditions with a gale force wind and rain like bullets! The boyz took it forward in tight 3s, 4s and 5s, up the jersey game and made great yards playing superb forwards rugby, the backs were in mauls and everything. Great game and great […]
Gale force wind, driving rain, if the ball was loose for more than a few seconds the wind was catching it on the ground or in the air and sending it hurtling across the pitch. Dromore kept it tight and just piled in to rucks, contesting ball, and also using the elements, the game was […]
Saturday morning was superb, and the whole day. The condition just made for a fresh approach to the game and Portadown RFC u17s were in mighty form, in a superb game v Civil Service. Portadown RFCCCCCCCC, we got 345 Action Shots of a game in which the Ports played amazing rugby CLICK HERE for them!!!!!!!!!!! […]
The gale force wind and driving rain made for an amazing game of rugby between Civil Service RFC & Portadown RFC on Saturday and even though the Portadown RFC was a little sheltered the conditions meant each side was going to have to play into driving rain and wind with up the jersey , close […]