BUSHMILLS® Irish Whiskey today launched its new ‘BUSHMILLS Brothers – Since Way Back’ campaign with good friends, current international rugby stars Rory Best and Denis Leamy. [vimeo 32458807] Hot on the heels of their recent trip to New Zealand, Ulster’s Rory Best and Munster’s Denis Leamy were both in Belfast today sharing the story of […]
Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin has rested four players for this Friday’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Glasgow. The team which will run out at Firhill shows four personnel changes and one positional switch from the starting XV that was defeated 20-9 by Leicester in the Heineken Cup last weekend. Rory Best and Stephen Ferris have been […]
Great Q & A with pour very own Andrew Trimble on national rugby website Talking Rugby Union – CHECK IT OUT 1. How do you think Ulster did last season? We had our best season in terms of the Heineken cup performance in years. Best since 1999 in fact. 2. It was a great achievement […]
The two week break for European competition has seen the RaboDirect PRO12 teams return with an impressive record having performed well in both Cup competitions. Edinburgh, Leinster, and Scarlets top three of the Heineken Cup pools, with Ospreys sharing the lead in a fourth, whilst Newport Gwent Dragons head their pool in the Amlin Challenge […]
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Coming from an excellent corporate lunch sponsored by Stevenson-Reid Plumbing Supplies hosted by Mr.Billy Stevenson,a large crowd were treated to an afternoon of tremendous end-to-end open running rugby when Donegal visited ‘Fortress Neillsbrook’ ! Randalstown with a reformed front row allowing John Adair back from injury and Paul Laverty, standing in for an injured John […]
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Two very good sides went head to head on Saturday @ Chambers Park. Portadown II XV took on Cooke II XV. We only got the 1st half and it was a defensive affair with no side giving so much as an inch. The immense work rate of this side combined with clearly trained moves made […]
Inishowen win Donegal derby Inishowen travelled to Donegal on Saturday with injuries and work commitments once again disrupting the squad.The front row saw Eamon Doherty make only his second start in an unfamiliar position at hooker, in the backrow the experienced James Carr and young Pauric McGonagle making the step up from underage rugby both […]
Letterkenny 2nd XV score 6 tries in Home thriller Letterkenny 2nd XV hosted Ballymoney 5’s on Saturday at the Glebe in the Ulster Minor League. The home team got the scoring under way after good pressure on Ballymoney in their own 22. Following a lineout, the Letterkenny pack marshalled by their scrumhalf and captain Tony […]