Antrim battled the weather at Civil Service to reach the semi finals of the McCambley cup. With the weather reported to have snow and strong winds on the way Antrim knew the task ahead was going to be tough. From the kick off Antrim looked set for business turning the ball over and testing the […]
A spectacular day of rugby, end to end rugby from Cavan, Carrickfergus, Queens, Sligo, City Of Derry, Belfast Harlequins, Enniskillen & Cooke Womens Rugby teams in the sunshine. Perfect day for rugby and boy can the girls play and have fun!!! Many thanks to David Irvine for editing and uploading the 298 pictures, including team […]
City of Derry Rugby Club travelled to Munster on Saturday last and came away with a well deserved victory against Thomond in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture. This result continues Derry’s good run of form with their seventh consecutive win in all competitions. The North West men were 10pts to 3pts down at […]
Click HERE Many thanks to Guy McCullough for the pictures! This game took place at Chamber’s Park, home of Portadown RFC. The overhead, as well as underfoot, conditions were excellent and both teams attracted enthusiastic groups of supporters. Due to the half term break there were some players not available for selection for both teams […]
With schools enjoying a well-deserved mid-term break, there were not many rugby games played at 1stxv level on Saturday 18th February. The exception was the remaining Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Bowl game featuring Portadown College and Down High School which had been postponed on Saturday 11th. This game took place at Chamber’s Park, home of […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin believes the 21-14 loss to Cardiff was an opportunity miss and believes his side weren’t clinical enough: “The difference between the two sides tonight is that they took their chances and we didn’t take ours. We squandered too many opportunities and we didn’t respect the rugby ball enough. We got turned […]