With just seven rounds left in the regular season of the RaboDirect PRO12, the race is really on for a top four finish, and qualification for the Play-Offs. In the pick of the games this weekend first plays second when leaders Ulster travel to face Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun on Friday night. Glasgow are one […]
The provisional Ulster squad has been named ahead of Friday’s RaboDirect PRO12 game against Glasgow at Scotstoun Stadium (kick off 7.35pm). Hughes Insurance Academy players Alan O’Connor, James Simpson and Conor Joyce have been added to the panel as have front row players Ricky Lutton and Andrew Warwick. Half backs Paul Marshall and Niall O’Connor […]
With the Nutty Krust tournament due to kick off tomorrow night at Portadown RFC we embark on a series of interviews with Ulster Rugby coaches and talent identification officers. Chambers Park will see Instonians Seahorses U19 I XV v Newry RFC U19 I XV in a winner takes all game to progress in the competition. […]
In the Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ 2nd xv Cup the Limavady Grammar School team completed a “Double” against Dalriada when they defeated the Dalriada 2nd xv by 10-7 in a very closely contested and exciting game. Both teams attacked from the off with the Limavady Grammar School team shading things in terms of defence. Matthew […]
There was one postponed Danske Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup game played midweek when Dalriada School hosted Limavady Grammar School at a very wet and windy St James’s Road venue on Wednesday afternoon. The Limavady Grammar School team, the pre-match favourites, had to work hard before eventually winning the game by 14-7. The home team, playing […]
Friend’s School Lisburn entertained Banbridge Academy Medallion in the Quarter Final of the Danske Bank Medallion Trophy in what was to be a very entertaining and skillful game. Both sides had met recently in a friendly in which Banbridge came away the comfortable victors and they went into this fixture as favourites. The game kicked […]
LAST MINUTE BONUS FOR RAINEY A late flourish from Rainey Old Boys turned a good day at the office into a very good day at Station Road where they defeated Suttonians 32-8 in a keenly contested game.The Dublin side were not out of it by any means until Rainey scored a match-winning third try eight […]
City of Derry Rugby Club produced an outstanding display of attacking rugby at Judges Road on Saturday last as they ran out convincing winners in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture against Banbridge. Derry came from ten points behind early on to score thirty five unanswered points in a fifty minute spell that sealed […]