The RaboDirect PRO12 may take a break over the next couple of weeks as attention focuses on the Rugby Word Cup finals in New Zealand, but it does so on the back of a record breaking 6th Round. The omens were good on Friday night when Glasgow Warriors’ Duncan Weir kicked a tournament record equalling […]
Newry 1st XV 10 Randalstown 1st XV 35 Randalstown 1sts and 2nds travelled down to face their Newry counterparts on Saturday and both came away with convincing wins. CLICK HERE FOR I XV PICTURES The firsts recorded a 35 – 10 victory under sometimes difficult circumstances with the game becoming almost farcical at times under […]
Royal School, Dungannon had been playing well in recent games without getting the reward of any victories. CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF Both Sides I XV CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF Both Sides II XV However, this was all to change when Omagh Academy arrived to play in Dungannon. The home team opened their account […]
The Carrick 1st XV suffered their first League defeat, and one of their heaviest losses in a very long time, when they were over-powered by a very strong looking Bangor side at Uprichard Park on Saturday 8 October. The young Carrick side simply had no answer to the pace, power and physicality of their opponents […]
Enniskillen came good late in the game with two tries in the final five minutes to secure a hard fought win in a game where the visitors’ rugged defence was to the fore. There was nothing between the teams in the first half and despite the visitors briefly being reduced to fourteen on two occasions, […]
After a reasonably even opening few minutes, Tir Chonaill were second best to a Uni side who played the conditions perfectly. Time and again, the Uni kickers pinned Tir Chonaill back deep in their own half and seemingly executed their tactical plan perfectly, daring them to run from deep. Tir Chonaill could barely get out […]
A number of midweek games were played prior to a full list of Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ fixtures on Saturday 8th October. Methodist College hosted a very spirited Down High School team at Pirrie Park on Wednesday afternoon. Due to other school commitments the Methodist College team was missing a number of frontline players including […]