A superb season came to a slightly disappointing end for Armagh U13s last Saturday when they lost the U13 Cup Final at Ravenhill to a strong Lurgan side , conceding a late try to lose by 17 points to 12. The final was a close affair and great credit must go to both teams for […]
Paul Marshall (there is more than one Paul Marshall in the world! intouch rugby website online guru I’m In A Box) has just invested in a company bringing a totally green alternative to plastic bags to NI. They are compostable bags! We asked him to submit a guest blog on the case for compostable bags […]
The 40th Carrick Sevens took place at Tom Simms Memorial Park over the week-end of the 4-6 of May. Despite the lowish temperatures(but, thankfully, little rain), there were large crowds on both the Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately, the entry was down again, no doubt reflecting the continued economic pressures individuals and Clubs are […]
Tim Visser followed up his inclusion in the RaboDirect PRO12 Dream Team by being named as winner of the tournament’s ‘Players’ Player of the Year’ award at the annual presentation evening at the Hilton Hotel, Cardiff last night (Sunday, 6 May). His graduation from the ‘Young Player of the Year’ award winner in 2010 to […]
A very long season came to an end on Saturday for Ballyclare Rugby Club 4th XV with yet another victory at the grounds of Randalstown R.F.C.-a rather strange venue for the final of the Ravenhill Cup which is played for by the winners of the four Ulster Minor Leagues. In the semi finals Ballyclare 4ths […]
Following the conclusion of the Round 22 RaboDirect PRO12 games on Saturday, the line up for the Play-Offs can now be confirmed. Top seed Leinster will host fourth placed Glasgow Warriors at the RDS, Dublin, on Saturday 12 May (kick-off 7.35pm), whilst the second and third placed teams, Ospreys and Munster, will face each other […]
With a fortnight to go to the first ever all-Irish Heineken Cup final, Ulster Rugby have ‘won’ the first installment of the build-up to the biggest occasion in European club rugby following a coin toss in the ERC offices in Dublin today to decide which club will occupy the home changing room at Twickenham Stadium […]
Ulster Rugby have announced that flyhalf Ian Humphreys will leave the club at the end of this season to take up a three year contract with London Irish. Ian returned to Ulster from Leicester Tigers in 2008 after three seasons playing at Welford Road. In the four years since his return, Humphreys has made 81 […]