Finally an end to the drought of training and playing! With waterlogged pitches and freezing weather, the optics for a game this weekend weren’t good. Never mind white line fever, good old cabin fever was starting to set in on saturday mornings! In stepped Strabane Academy, and a friendly fixture was arranged, so the under-fifteens […]
A Heineken Cup Pool match is set to attract a crowd of more than 40,000 for the second successive Saturday when defending champions Leinster and Bath Rugby clash at the Aviva Stadium in a key Pool 3 match as the tournament moves into the second half of the group stages. There were 41,063 fans at […]
3rd XV vs Ballymena (57 – 12) Junior League The country cousins met at Stevenson Park on a dull, cold but dry December afternoon. Ballymena kicked off but Dungannon went on the attack immediately when Jonny Toal went through only to be caught by the Ballymena full back. Dungannon maintained the pressure for fully fifteen […]
Cooke had a break in their Qualifying One campaign and travelled to Ballynahinch for a tightly contested match in the Conference League. The game commenced at a lively pace with the visiting pack demonstrating their intentions from the outset. Surging drives from prop Hunter and flanker McMurray brought play into the ‘hinch 22 and when […]
Valley go Top with 52-0 win over Dromore With Donaghadee only drawing at Ballymoney, Valley moved joint top with a game in hand. 2nds and 3rds both lose heavily 2nds lost away 7-38 to a strong Ballynahinch side while 3rds lost away to Cooke 5-21. Bad result for 2nds as Ballynahinch now top table. Valley […]
Photo caption: (L-R) Andy Irvine, Alesha Dixon and Sir Ian McGeechan in London following the announcement of FirstCape’s sponsorship of the British & Irish Lions 2013 Tour to Australia Sir Ian McGeechan, 2009 British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Andy Irvine, British & Irish Lions Tour Manager, and singer and Strictly Come Dancing star Alesha […]
City of Derry 35pts, Instonians 14pts By; Moss Dineen City of Derry Rugby Club returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion when they outscored Instonians by five try’s to one in their All Ireland League Division 2A fixture on Saturday last at Judges Road. This bonus point win could turn Derry’s season round and ease […]
Quins II 43-13 City of Derry II Quins II 43 City of Derry II 13 By Mark Henderson Saturday 10th December Quins 2’s returned to the Senior 2nd XV league after three weeks of Conference league fixtures which saw two of those games being postponed due to pitches being unplayable. City of Derry travelled to […]