The only side to genuinely dominate Armagh last season was Barnhall when they travelled into Leinster to play on the university grounds in Maynooth. Virtually a solid week’s rain had rendered the Palace .rounds sticky but playable. Prior to the fixture Barnhall topped the league’s scoring tally with 329 points. On the other hand, Armagh’s […]
15 Under 18 Ladies travelled to Letterkenny on Sunday, to do battle with teams from Letterkenny RFC and Finn Valley RFC. Under the expert tutelage of Mark Riddle, Philip Fletcher and Dylan Ferreira the Girls had a very successful day. First up were Letterkenny in a “touch” match. Armagh emerged victorious from a very close […]
Testimony to the dedication of players and coaches alike, despite rain, hail and cold, 17 under 18’s ladies turned out for training last Monday night. Coached by Mark Riddle (1st XV) and Zoe Templeton (Ulster Senior Ladies), 20 players have now registered with the club and have already had success in several blitzes and matches. […]
Armagh Under 18 Ladies Rugby have now selected four of their players to go forward to the Regional Ulster Development Squad. Congratulations go to Niamh McCord, Laura Donnelly, Faye Nugent and Rachel Totten, who will be training with girls Province-wide, before a final Ulster team selection is made. As a newly formed section of the […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 17 points to 10 away to League leaders Ballyclare on Saturday 16th February. This was a much improved performance by Carrick compared with their last meeting with Ballyclare before Christmas. After a shaky start, Carrick settled well and were highly competitive in most aspects of the game. The […]
Omagh 3s returned to action on Saturday against a Ballynahinch side they were unlucky not to turn over in the corresponding away fixture earlier in the season. With the weather keeping mud from the boots for six weeks Omagh were definitely rusty taking to the pitch on Saturday. Playing up the hill in the first […]
Ballymoney 4th XV 10 Randalstown 2nd XV 20 A typical bruising affair between Randalstown 2s and Ballymoney 4s saw the young Randalstown side run out 20-10 winners in Ballymoney on Saturday afternoon. The start of the game saw the home side fall foul of the referee as the conceded a number of early penalties. ‘Town […]
There are just 100 days to go until the start of the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2013, which will be held this year in Antofagasta, Chile. Excitement is building as Chile prepares to host the age-grade competition for the second time after the capital city, Santiago, hosted the inaugural tournament in 2008. Eight teams […]
Following an MRI scan today, it was confirmed to the Ireland medical team that back row Chris Henry suffered a cartilage tear to his right knee while playing last Friday. The injury will require surgery and will rule Henry out of playing for approximately four weeks. Munster back row Tommy O’Donnell has been called into […]