Donaghadee welcomed Clogher Valley to Donaldson Park on Saturday determined to add further momentum to their charge for a top four finish against a team with the same aspiration. In excellent spring conditions it was the men from the west of the province who had the first opportunity of points with a penalty attempt in […]
The Ireland team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations has been named. There are three confirmed changes from the last outing, with Mike McCarthy and Cian Healy coming into the forwards in place of Donncha O’Callaghan and Tom Court respectively. Craig Gilroy has failed to recover sufficiently from his groin strain and has […]
Scrumhalf Michael Heaney has signed a new two-year deal with Ulster Rugby that will see him play at Ravenhill until at least June 2015. Heaney is a former pupil of Methodist College Belfast where he won two Danske Bank Schools’ Cups. The 22 year old is a graduate of the Hughes Insurance Ulster Academy and […]
The Ireland Club Team to play their Scottish counterparts in Millbrae, Ayr on Friday night (k.o. 19:30) has been named. The Ireland Club XV will be defending their Dal Riada Trophy which they won last season. The 23 man squad shows eight changes, including five new caps from the side which defeated England Counties last […]
Ireland Women’s Team to play France Women For Immediate Release Wednesday 6th March 2013 The Ireland Women’s team to play France Women in Ashbourne RFC on Friday, March 8th has been named. Coach Philip Doyle has named an unchanged side to that who overcame their Scottish counterparts a in their last outing of the RBS […]
A global snapshot of what’s going on in the world of Rugby Asia With snow lying thick on the ground and temperatures consistently stuck below zero, this time of year in Mongolia is not really conducive to playing the great Game of Rugby. However, in an effort to keep interest in the sport going through […]
At the risk of appearing hopelessly biased or even delusional in the light of the scoreline, it is the firm view of this writer that this was a match that Randalstown could and probably even should have won. Conditions were absolutely perfect, with a bone dry pitch and not even a breath of wind. The […]
The Ireland Under-20 team to face France Under-20 team on Friday 8th March in Dubarry Park has been named. Coach Mike Ruddock sees the return of Stuart Olding and Conor Joyce from Rabbo Direct Pro 12 duty for Ulster. Olding starts at fullback to partner duo Panter and Scholes who are named on the wing. […]