While Banbridge, strongly fancied for the Division 2 B title,were having to settle for a losing bonus point from their trip to Drogheda,Rainey Old Boys took just over half an hour to bank a vital bonus point against Dublin visitors Suttonians.After losing their shape for a spell in the third quarter,they finished well with try […]
Armoy overcame a stuffy Ballymoney V in a match that wasn’t for Rugby purists. The Armoy pack set the pace early on and in the opening10 minutes they kept the Ballymoney men encamped in their own 22. This ultimately resulted in a penalty to Armoy which was converted by Jarvis Traynor. From the kick off […]
A number of teams played midweek games in the lead up to a full list of fixtures on Saturday 26th November. Portadown College travelled to play Banbridge Academy and came away with a resounding midweek victory. The Portadown team scored two first half tries with Ben Matchett and Nathan Montgomery getting the scores. The conversions […]
In a gripping encounter the UUC came out worthy winners, but only after they had dealt with a severe test from a much improved Carrick team since the last encounter a month ago in the junior cup. From the kick off the students faced a fierce physical onslaught, which had the referee caution two Carrick […]
Heaney puts the boot into Buccs! After a week to forget Buccaneers were dealt another blow by a determined Belfast Harlequins side in what could be only described as very difficult conditions. It was a well taken try by Rory Scholes and the boot of Michael Heaney steered the home side to victory. CLICK HERE […]
Established now as one of the great collaborations of the modern game the deep resonance of spirit between Ulster Rugby & South Africa Rugby has seen a great resurgance in the club and provincial game. The solid values built on faith and rugby are something we understand and share and it was with immense pleasure […]
On our travels we stopped in with Desmond Motors. They have a fantastic rugby connection with the owners son Seamus Mallon having played for Ulster so while in the Maiden City we thought a stop at the showroom to catch up with the guys was in order. Obviously this becomes an obvious advertising opportunity at […]
Following on from last weeks hughely successful session coach Alasdair McKee held session 2 at Cooke Rugby Club last night and an excellent turnout of players travelled from far and wide to attend. With Ulster Rugby Clubs on the up all over the province most obvious at the AIL Level where we get to compete […]
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 […]