This was a very hard fought friendly at Uprichard Park on Sunday, 30 October. With a lot of players away for their half-term break Instonians can be proud of their effort. Some of the players were very disappointed by the result but in the end it was only a number of small errors that cost […]
Saturday was another bright day for the teams of Ballyclare R.F.C. with wins for each one. The 1st XV was stretched more than what might have been expected at Lisburn before coming out on top narrowly 29-25. At the Cloughan the Swconds had a deserved 15-6 win over Portadown 2nds and the Thirds defeated Harlequins […]
There was one midweek game played when Banbridge Academy hosted Loretto College from Edinburgh. The visitors started the game strongly, running in a try after just minutes on the clock. The try was converted to give the Edinburgh School an early 7-0 lead. The Banbridge team responded positively to this setback and threatened the Loretto […]
University of Ulster Coleraine 2nd XV came to Limepark on Saturday as unbeaten league leaders and were keen to maintain their fine start to the season. However it was Armoy who set the pace in the early stages with some aggressive attacking which kept the visitors pinned in their own 22. But for all Armoy’s […]
McLaughlin was reasonably happy with his team’s performance in the first half: “We started well and scored a penalty and maybe could have scored a try in the early periods, but the Scarlets put us under a bit of pressure before half time. We thought we defended exceptionally well, we counter-rucked brilliantly twice during that […]
Queens University RFC hosted the Conroy Cup, the annual Under 21 Irish Universities championship at the Dub Playing fields on Saturday with the hosts, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and University College Cork participating. The tournament was run on a round robin basis with each team playing the others in games of 20 minutes […]
What a game. The passion and commitment for each other and the game from both sides was amazing! End to end throughout, with some of the biggest hits we have seen and big scrums, great pahse play from both sides. Ballyshannon put a phase together of something like 29 together! Off loads, rucking, kicking, tries, […]
Despite the onset of a well-deserved half term break in the schools there was still a number of games played on Saturday 29th October. Ballymena Academy hosted Down High School. The Down High School team made the Ballymena team, without Matthew Rea who was at the Ireland U19 camp in Dublin; work hard for their […]
What a game. A young Dromore side many players blooding themselves into senior rugby and the ever readu Cooke side with a mixture of youth and a few old hands plying their trade. Great to watch and played with the spirit of rugby. Massive tackles and drives, ferocious hits and at the end both sides […]