Chris Henry will captain the Ulster team to play Treviso at the Stadio Mongio this Friday (26th November, KO 7.05 local time) and the line-up also includes Paddy Wallace who is a late release from the Irish Squad. Two try hero Craig Gilroy retains his place on the wing while Darren Cave returns to the […]
A new looked Newry squad travelled to Lurgan for what was to be an excellent game of free open rugby. Newry appeared sluggish at the start, maybe due to the travel, as Lurgan immediately countered at rucks setting up for a backs move which cut the defence in half resulting in a converted try for […]
With friends and family cheering them on from the sidelines, the boys and girls from both the mini rugby sections did fantastically and a great day was had by all. The levels of skill and commitment on show were fantastic and the minis provided some great entertainment for all the spectators. CLICK HERE for slideshow […]
Carrick RFCs U17s staged a magnificent second half comeback on Saturday last after having trailed Portadown U17s bt 15 points to 7 at halftime. A Gary Andrews try & conversion kept the Woodlawn boys in touch at the break after the home side has scored a hat trick of tries wide out. With the visitors […]
Last Saturday Enniskillen Mini Rugby section opened its doors to potential new players in the form of a Play Rugby Day, an initiative organised by ERFC Community Rugby Officer Rob Watson, and was a great success with many new faces boosting the numbers at each of the six age groups. The Play Rugby initiative gives […]
BALLYNAHINCH 26 BANBRIDGE 10 With All-Ireland League rugby taking a back seat on Saturday, Banbridge once again travelled to face Ballynahinch, this time in the Ulster League. With the Senior Cup drubbing five weeks previously fresh in the players’ minds, the game offered Bann an opportunity to restore pride and the possibility of over-turning a […]
Lurgan returned to Pollock Park on Saturday evening with two well earned league points and also a piece of silverware after retaining Jim Allen’s Wolfhound Cup. The margin of victory may look comfortable in the end but for the first 50 minutes the match was locked at 3 – 3 and was either side’s for […]
University of Ulster 2nd XV have received more than their fair share of criticism in recent weeks after an indifferent start to the season so an away trip to Rainey 4’s seemed an unlikely place to show their critics the error of their thoughts. However, UUC took the game to Rainey in the first half […]