The draw for the semi finals of the First Trust Bank Ulster Senior Cup was made today at Ravenhill by Joey Devlin, Private Banking, First Trust Bank and Laurence Caldwell, Ulster Branch President. [youtube 8ahW6zxALRI] After defeating Belfast Harlequins and Ballynahinch in the previous rounds, City of Derry face another tough task in the semi […]
awesome game from Cooke, and a well deserved victory, big and skillful they execute their plays clinically and defend very well. We got some of the action but our vid missed some superb scores, the speed of some of the play was electric. We did get some though and below is the vid + interview […]
The better of the two sides in the second half, Methody were very good. Took their chances well and executed some superb tries and conversions. We managed to get most of the tries on video below + an interview with Nicky Wells I XV coach ~ ON THE CHARGE! Play Highlights: [youtube 1uSM_jo51Ow] CLICK HERE […]
hats of to Malone U19s, they are playing superb rugby. Lethal skill and pace, executing the simple stuff well, and ready to move in 5th gear throughout. Well done. Clips of scores and an awesome conversion + interview with youth convenor below Play [youtube 5-JuTP-LDRw] CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES Interview [youtube l0Gpb8cS1gg]
A difficult day for such a good side. Immensley proud of their team and knowing that only a few things can make such a big difference. The are a credit to their club, coach and families as they battled very well and put together some superb drives forward. Any side would be proud to work […]
Two old foes ~ the Pirrie Park installment, what will happen as the weeks and only 6 months go by until we are into the latter stages of the cup. We caught some seriously good play here from Instonians & an interview with coach Gavin Monteith. Always a pleasure to cover these guys. PLAY: [youtube […]
Cookstown RFC emerged victorious from this top of the table clash with Armagh RFC at the Palace Grounds. Cookstown arrived at the venue early and with a steely focus on the task that was at hand; to topple the highly rated Armagh Dream Team in their own back yard. The game kicked off in wet […]
Photograph Caption: “This week rugby clubs across Northern Ireland have been ‘powered up’ with new rugby kits worth over £1,000 each courtesy of Power NI’s ‘Win a rugby kit’ Competition. The new kits being modelled by Power NI staff were delivered to Ards, Bangor, Coleraine, Enniskillen, Lurgan, Malone, Ophir, Randalstown and Omagh Rugby Clubs.”
After a two week break for the final stages of the Rugby World Cup, the RaboDirect PRO12 makes a welcome return with two games in Scotland and one in Ireland on Friday night. In Scotland, Glasgow Warriors host table-toppers Ospreys; a victory would not only see the visitors equal their own best start to the […]
Six World Cup players will make a welcome return to the Ulster squad ahead of their RaboDirect PRO12 match against the Scarlets on Saturday (kick off 3pm). Brian McLaughlin has included Tom Court, Paddy Wallace, Andrew Trimble, Johann Muller, Ruan Pienaar and Simon Danielli in his provisional squad as Ulster prepare for the crunch encounter […]