What a run, the dreams and aspirations, the thrill and exitement of the cup run. The stuff of dreams, and what a final it was. The highest level or rugby (something that Ulster clubs are used to) played at an electric pace. Banbridge RFC have grown with every game moving forward – Thanks to them […]
What a game! An absolutely super performance by Ballymena to overcome a superb Banbridge side who must hold their heads high. Ballymena lifted the cup under the lights of Ravenhill in near perfect rugby conditions with a powerful display of open exciting rugby. We got tries, conversions, pictures below CLICK HERE FOR 109 pictures so […]
MATT DAWSON’S RIP ROARING RUGBY DVD released through Revolver Entertainment on Monday 21 November 2011 England Rugby World Cup winner, national sporting hero and top TV star, Matt Dawson, presents an action-packed collection of rugby’s greatest ever players and most memorable moments in ‘Matt Dawson’s Rip Roaring Rugby’ – THE definitive DVD stocking-filler gift for […]
Better late than never! A Photo found in the emails of Neil Gillespie and John Kelly of Inishowen rugby club, both players lost close family members to prostate cancer during the year with John’s dad and Neil’s Uncle passing away recently. The guys embraced the spirit of Movember and raised money for prostrate cancer . […]
Tough. Honest. Uncompromising. From his early years as a boy in Yorkshire to his successes on the rugby pitch as Ireland’s most-capped flanker and a British and Irish Lion, Easter’s Rising charts the personal and professional journey of Simon Easterby, one of Rugby Union’s most popular forwards. Simon was born in Harrogate to an English […]
Latest from Tir Chonaill 13th Dec… Referee Report: The club were delighted with the report written by referee Billy O’Gorman of his experiences of travelling to Carrickfin from Newry to referee the senior game between Tir Chonaill and Inishowen in September. There has been tremendous positive feedback about this, and it was great publicity for […]
Having received early notification from referee administrator Jill McCullough that my assignment for Saturday 24th September had just been cancelled, I scanned the ‘Fixtures & Appointments’ for ‘Referees’ on the ‘Domestic’ section of the Ulster Rugby website for an alternative fixture. It was to my surprise that I saw an available fixture which immediately grabbed […]