The Rabodirect PRO12 makes a welcome return after a five week break, that has seen a record number of their teams through to the knockout stages of the European Competitions. Munster, Ulster, Leinster, Cardiff Blues and Edinburgh are in the final eight of the Heineken Cup, whilst Scarlets make the knockout stages of the Amlin […]
Northern Bank Medallion Shield Quarter Final Draw To be played on Saturday 18 February 2012 1. Campbell College, Belfast v Methodist College, Belfast 2. Royal School, Armagh or Dromore High School v Portora Royal School 3. Sullivan Upper v Wallace H.S. or Dalriada 4. Coleraine A I v R.B.A.I. Northern Bank Medallion Plate Quarter Final […]
A rewarding day for Virginia RFC U9´s as they come home with the spoils Virginia U9s travelled to Balbriggin on Sunday last 5th Feb. The Team that travelled were D.Maguire, H.Maguire, J.Kelly, P.Sheirdan, M.Walker, L. Doyle, E.Caffrey, O.Rourke, N.Tobin, JW.Duffy, C.Delaney and K.Duffy. This was a physical encounter for Virginia. It took six minutes for […]
Omagh IV XV 12 v 7 Malone IV XV Omagh 4s hosted Malone 4s this Saturday at the Thomas Mellon Playing fields. Omagh’s pitches had suffered badly from the heavy rain during the week and condition underfoot could only be described as terrible. Malone started strong, with a massive pack and playing downhill with the […]
Newry Seconds Hold Out for the Win CIYMS traveled to Telford Park on Saturday, following a run of heavy defeats away from home in the league Newry 2nd XV wanted to prove their worth at home against the Belfast side. With the conditions heavy on foot, the Belfast side started the brighter, pinning Newry in […]
Buoyed by their victory over league leaders UUC last week Grosvenor put in another top drawer performance to take the points at Enniskillen. Conditions were wet underfoot with a slight breeze favouring the home side in the first half. There was little opportunity to spread the ball to the backs and Grosvenor just shaded things […]
4th XV vs Randalstown (14 – 0) Forster Cup more pictures CLICK HERE This game started just as a torrential downpour ended and the ground was saturated with water. The conditions therefore dictated the tactics and Dungannon’s skipper praised himself for his foresight in picking a team ideally suited to the conditions. In the end […]
Cooke Rugby Club v Donaghadee Cooke do Dee-molition job to become joint league leaders. The big showdown between top 4 contenders Cooke and Donaghadee was predicted to be a closely contested affair – how wrong the pundits were. For a side that normally relies on it’s talented back line to run in the tries, it […]