An immense season for Quins in 2010/11. The elation & the memories of promotion will stay with the club forever but preparation for the step up has begun in earnest with intense summer conditioning. David Dougherty coach comments on the first part which is condition testing. Responsible for the fitness side of squad David is […]
CLICK HERE FOR NEW WEBSITE Proud, strong, skillful and intelligent this new breed at CIYMS Rugby Club are preparing themselves for the biggest season in nearly a decade. Next season they will compete in Kukri Qualifying 1 rugby. As you will be aware Q1 is the highest level of junior rugby in Ulster. It is […]
Under the watchful eye of Assistant Coach Jason Morgan and fitness guru Phil Neill many players are taking the time for some additional work in the lead up to pre season. CLICK HERE FOR CLUB WEBSITE
Girls from Slemish College and Cullybackey High School who took part in the first Ballymena Girls Rugby TAG Blitz at Eaton Park. Also in the photo Ballymena RFC and Ballymena Council’s Community Development Officer – Tom Wiggins. CLICK HERE FOR BALLYMENA WEBSITE
Ards rugby cliub are participating in this Ulster Bank initiative to improve the facilities around rugby clubs. CLICK HERE FOR Pictures
Now that we are in the summer months, with exams over and holidays approaching many trainees either stop training, don’t restart if training was discontinued over the exam period, or begin training for aesthetics instead of functional training for their sport- for a beach ready body rather than a finely tuned athletic machine! SO GET […]
It was one of those games. The guys dug – Deep. It was close, hard fought, defeat was a possibility. On the wrong side of the score line at half time, our best players rallied and formed a winning bond. Teams allow individuals to shine and Keith Pyper struck gold! A try in the last […]
Armagh rugby’s second’s fifteen have been nominate as club team of the 2010-11 season. The young side won the coveted Crawford cup when they defeated a very strong Coleraine second’s side 29-10 in the cup final played at Ravenhill on 26th April. They went on to win the Magner’s Junior League with the both the […]
The difference between the sides was clear. By their own admission, Connacht had fielded one of their strongest sides for a couple of years. This, together with the fact that they had been able to train and play together for some weeks longer than Ulster, resulted in a greater cohesion and understanding between the players […]
An immense day at the Dalriada Festival of Sport, Music & Fine Food: for the pictures CLICK HERE