Ballynahinch U15s 7 Carrickfergus RFC U15s 39 Most teams would be pleased to get a win on the road & even more would be ecstatic about beating Ballynahinch by 7 tries to 1 at their home ground but such is the search for a better performance by this Carrick side that the post match celebrations […]
Totally amazing, they got the start right, the superb turnovers from holding the player up in the tackle, you could see their confidence growing throughout, the Ulster rugby players were amazing and the amount of people in clubs and so on across Ulster would have been amazing as they watched. We’ve been waiting for this […]
City of Derry lost their home record to a Dungannon team that came out of the blocks running scoring 12 points in the first quarter which was a lead they never surrendered. Dungannon entered the game averaging 56 points per game and they looked early on like they would go close to that score after […]
Following their recent 32-8 defeat in the Ulster League at the hands of Instonians the loyal Armagh supporters were naturally apprehensive as Ballymena kicked off for the evening game on Wednesday at the Palace grounds. The home side, however, had instilled an attitude from the training pitch, which meant that they feared no side. This […]
Womens Rugby @ County Cavan Rugby Club is in very good shape. The ladies have been playing for 4 years and numbers are looking very strong with various players achieving Ulster Rugby I XV status in an ever growing provincial standard that looks set to compete for the top status of the four provinces. We […]
UTV Sport Video Interview CLICK HERE BBC Sport The Ruck ~ CLICK HERE RaboDirect Pro12 Ulster Features CLICK HERE New signing Jared Payne is in line to make his Ulster debut this Friday against Cardiff Blues after he was named in the preliminary 29 man squad by Brian McLaughlin. The New Zealander arrived in Belfast […]
IF you pause and reflect for one short time focusing on whats before us which is another team who think they can win, beating Ireland. Not tomorrow, not at the world cup! Tackle, focus, align, back on the feet, align, tackle, break the game line, off load, scrumage, inches, millimetres, yards, playing rugby in the […]
Jared Payne will make his Ulster debut in Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 game versus Cardiff at Ravenhill (kick off 7.05pm). The New Zealander will start at fullback in place of Adam D’Arcy who drops to the bench. The backline is otherwise unchanged from the side that played Aironi on Saturday. There are three personnel changes […]
The Inter Provincial game involving Ulster Schools’ and Leinster Schools’ U18 teams was played in near perfect overhead conditions in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Ravenhill on Wednesday afternoon the 14th September 2011. With both teams relishing the opportunity of playing on a well-manicured pitch the game was eagerly anticipated by everyone present. Leinster […]
With the Rugby World Cup in full swing UK ladies must be getting hot under the collar, having voted Rugby players the sexiest sportsmen. Over 1/3 of women said Rugby breeds the best bodies, proving that real men beat pretty boys every time with only 16% voting footballers the sexiest sportsmen according to research from […]