Hugh passed away five years ago but is never too far from the thoughts of many players and members at Bangor Rugby Club, along with his classic one liners of “lift your feet, they’ll fall them selves” and “Don’t kick what you can’t pass”. Hugh ran the youth section at the club for many years […]
With the Hugh McCutcheon cup at stake all willing participants for our over 30’s team are welcome. At present we have confirmation from over 30 past players many of whom will be taking to the pitch for the first time in many many years. Blasts from the past such as Colin Graham and Ainsley Cheatley […]
Four receive Century Club Blazers: Banbridge RFC recognised the achievement of four players, John Nelson, Mark Waugh, Albert Finney, and Jeff Dodds, who have all reached the impressive milestone of 100 All Ireland League caps. The players were all awarded with special club blazers at the Players’ Festive Feast on Saturday. For lots more news […]
In cold windy conditions a young Ballymoney 2nd XV beat Carrick 2nd XV 15 v 0 in the first round of the Crawford Cup. Carrick Pitch was in poor condition with the recent weather and the muddy surface was always going to mean the game would be a batter of the forwards. The game started […]
Banbridge proved the equal of Ballymena for long periods in the game, without really threatening the try line. Ballymena had scored two good tries through Frazer and Pritchard ,and led 17-6, but a mistake in midfield gave Banbridge a position to drive over for a late try. For official Ballymena RFC pictures click HERE [youtube […]
Vast imrovement from the 1sts The 1sts lost to Harlequins at the weekend despite a much improved performance…. This week seen a huge improvement in the all round performance of the 1st XV as the took on Belfast Harlequins in the Ulster League. The squad showed a different level of game management and awareness from […]
The draw is now live on the Ulster Rugby Website – Some superb round 1 games City of Derry ll v Omagh Lurgan v Ballynahinch ll Enniskillen v Dungannon ll Ballymena ll v Letterkenny Donaghadee v Portadown Carrickfergus v Bangor Coleraine v Larne Limavady v Dromore Byes: Ballyclare, Clogher Valley, Banbridge ll, Ards ll, Ballymoney, […]
As 2011 draws to a close, Darren Cave can reflect on 12 months of highs and many lows associated with his rotten run of injuries… A combination of knee and hamstring injuries have seen Cave spend as much time on the treatment table as he has on the pitch which put pay to his World […]
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Following on from some heroic exploits by its teams in the European competitions, the RaboDirect PRO12 returns once again to centre stage, and with the prospect of the festive season upon us all the games this weekend are local derbies. Italy and Wales host two games before Christmas, with the remainder of the round being […]