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 […]
Friends’ School Senior Rugby squad headed to Scotland recently for a two match tour which was slightly disrupted due to difficult weather conditions… The 1st XV played Morrison’s Academy in their opening game and started the game strongly through their domination of the set pieces. Peter Ferguson broke through Morrison’s defensive line and was hauled […]
With the All Ireland League taking a break until late January, Banbridge now turn their attention to the imminent trip to Ravenhill for the Ulster Senior Cup Final against Ballymena. Ravenhill appearances were a regular occurrence for Banbridge’s 1st XV in the late 80’s and 90’s when they dominated Junior rugby in Ulster. However, promotion […]
The Maxol-sponsored Carrick 1st XV lost by 21 points to 15 away to Larne on Saturday 10 December. In what is now becoming a familiar pattern, Carrick dominated possession and territory in the first half ,but did not take their chances , and then allowed Larne to totally dominate the second half. Although there were […]
Armagh travelled to Navan to play their eighth game in The Ulster Bank All Ireland League. Having won two games from seven they held an almost identical league status to Navan with each team having earned thirteen points. Both teams were equally in need of league points to boost recent lacklustre match performances and both […]