A patched up ‘Skins team, bereft of a number of regulars, battled hard but were unable to overcome a resolute Ballyclare side in a rich vein of form in awful playing conditions. The rain was incessant throughout and the hosts’ decision to play the match on a mudbath of a pitch led to a match […]
City of Derry U19’s were drawn against the combined Armagh/Monaghan side in the quarter final stages of the U19 Plate and on a day better suited to snowboarding they travelled down to the City of Armagh and came away disappointed, losing 8 points to 19! Before the kick off the referee expressed serious concerns about […]
The University of Ulster, Coleraine finally ended a long run of defeats with victory over promotion chasing Donaghadee RFC with a hard fought and well deserved 17-3 win. It was the home side who took command from the kick off with the students bossing the breakdown area and keeping the rumbling forwards of Donaghadee at […]
[youtube 3YNKWQJ42c0] After one of the moist exciting Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup campaigns for many seasons the finalists for the St Patrick’s Day show down are now known. CLICK HERE FOR A FEW SHOTS WITH THE CAPTAIN’S Campbell College will face Royal Belfast Academical Institution in the final of the Northern Bank Ulster Schools’ […]
Written & compiled by: Nathan Moore: BSc (Hons) Sports Science, P.G.C.E Founder of NM Sports Performance, Video analyst and Coach for NM Sports Performance www.nmsportsperformance.co.uk Click Here BLOG 9 COACHES CORNER: The in’s and out’s of rucking… Get it right and you win the game! A few weeks ago we started looking at rucking with […]
Weight training makes you SLOW and MUSCLEBOUND No- If you perform all exercises through their full range of motion, flexibility will increase As opposed to being sedentary- Exercises like SQUATS, deadlifts, bench presses, and chin-ups stretch the muscle in the bottom range of the movement. Therefore, by performing these exercises correctly, your stretching capabilities will […]
A few of the Donaghadee rugby supporters travelling to Lisburn last Saturday may have thought that on such a perfect rugby day the odds would be on a win for the seasiders – especially with Lisburn being in mid-table and Donaghadee in second place in Ulster’s Qualifying League Two. At the excellent lunch before the […]
Pictures Below Report On Wednesday 9th March the Moy Park Lurgan Tigers in association with Ulster Rugby held its annual tag rugby blitz at Lurgan RFC. Ten of our local schools entered the fun day and used the opportunity to show off their skills and rugby awareness. The weather was indifferent to begin with but […]