Ballymoney U19 lost 33-28 to Ballymena U19 in last weeks Bowl final at Cookstown. With the squad suffering injuries in the semi-final there were down to only 15players with the Branch not allowing the U17 players McBurney and Ferris to be selected. With Jordan Munnis having to withdraw the night before as he had not […]
Last game of season brings victory Ballymena’s young guns outplayed Belfast Harlequins to win their final game of the season, scoring three tries through Adrian Hamilton, Ian Caldwell and Adrian Kirkpatrick. The margin of victory was narrow – 22pts to 21 – but Ballymena were the better team throughout , playing with a combination of […]
Ballyclare 1st Xv coach Bob Young made five changes for the last league game of the season against Larne who had won well against Enniskillen the week before.Larne really needed something from the game to try and keep them safe but Clare started with real intent when Weatherup made ground to force Larne off side […]
The IRFU (Ulster Branch) is among seven sporting organisations who have received awards from Sport Northern Ireland for their commitment to tackling inequality. The Branch are joined by Outdoor Recreation Northern Ireland, Cricket Ireland, Northern Ireland Sports Forum, Irish Football Association, Ulster Hockey Union, and Disability Sports Northern Ireland have all achieved foundation level in […]
Ulster Number 8, Nick Williams, has been nominated alongside Leinster’s Cian Healy and Munster winger Simon Zebo for the prestigious IRUPA Players’ Player of the Year for 2013. The IRUPA awards are voted for by the players themselves, with votes collected from the entire professional player group across the island of Ireland…… CLICK HERE for […]
If Ulster beat Cardiff next Friday night; they will face the team that finishes in fourth position in the RaboDirect PRO12 in a Play-Off at Ravenhill on Friday 10th May (kick off 19.45). With Ulster just three points ahead of Leinster, and only four ahead of Glasgow, Mark Anscombe’s team must beat Cardiff to guarantee […]
The Armagh under 15’s team finished of a marvellous season by winning the plate competition in Cookstown last Saturday. This was a team that only lost 3 matches all season, Monaghan in the league, against Coleraine in the semi-final playoffs and Banbridge in the cup. In the league semi-final Armagh went down to a strong […]